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St Andrews International Schools Thailand — four-campus acquisition

Operator / project parties: Taylor’s Schools / Cognita

Taylor’s Schools acquired the established St Andrews campuses at Sathorn, Dusit and Sukhumvit 107 in Bangkok and Green Valley on the Eastern Seaboard from Cognita. The schools retain their names, staff and identities. This is one portfolio transaction and creates no new campus capacity; Taylor’s reported a post-deal network of 10 schools and about 10,000 students.

Confirmed — acquisition announced

Ariston Education — global platform launch

Ariston launched as a multi-country K–12 education platform. Its current official portfolio shows 15 schools across eight countries serving more than 6,800 students, up from 13 schools and more than 6,000 students at launch. This record tracks the platform event, not 15 new schools or new capacity; ownership claims are excluded unless confirmed by a primary source.

Confirmed — platform operating

Heathfield International School of Bangkok (HISB)

Operator / project parties: International Schools Partnership

Heathfield joined International Schools Partnership on 22 June 2026. The established school had almost 400 students at announcement; enrolment is not campus capacity. This was ISP’s fourth Thai school at the time. Transaction structure and legal completion date were not disclosed.

Confirmed — school joined ISP

Matrix International Schools / Wahat Al Alson School — Project Oasis

Operator / project parties: Al Nashar Educational Company / Ashmore Investment Saudi Arabia Education Investment Fund

Ashmore’s Education Investment Fund confirms its completed acquisition of Project Oasis, comprising Matrix International Schools and Wahat Al Alson School. Both campuses were already operating; the Al Manar opening in 2025/26 is not a new April 2026 opening. One transaction record covers both schools. The announcement does not map each school name to its district or disclose a stake percentage.

Confirmed — acquisition completed

Fulton Science Academy Atherton

Operator / project parties: Fulton Science Academy / Premier School Management / Atherton International School Global

The 1,354-place PK–12 campus broke ground in April 2026. Its original September 2026 approval date has been superseded by a current August–September 2028 target; operation is not yet confirmed.

Royal Russell School Busan Campus

Operator / project parties: Royal Russell School / Busan Metropolitan City / BJFEZ / LH

The building permit was completed in February 2026 and the city scheduled groundbreaking for September 2026. The first phase is planned for approximately 1,350 kindergarten, primary and middle-school students.

Wycombe Abbey Yeongjong Campus

Operator / project parties: Wycombe Abbey / Incheon Metropolitan City / IFEZ

Wycombe Abbey was selected as preferred bidder in March 2025 and signed a campus-cooperation MOU in February 2026. No construction start or opening approval was verified at the cut-off.

Annie Wright School Pyeongtaek

Operator / project parties: Annie Wright Schools / Pyeongtaek City / Pyeongtaek Urban Corporation

A substantive establishment and operating agreement was signed in January 2026. Annie Wright replaces earlier candidate operators whose negotiations failed, superseding the former 2026 delivery target.

Rugby School Songdo Campus proposal

Operator / project parties: Rugby School / Incheon Metropolitan City / IFEZ

Rugby School and Incheon signed a campus MOU in February 2026. The proposal has no published site allocation, project agreement, approval, capacity or construction schedule and remains early-stage.

Ulsan Hyundai International School

Operator / project parties: Ulsan Hyundai International School / HD Hyundai

The operating school completed its rebrand during the 2025/26 winter holidays. It confirms that legal status, admissions rules, curriculum, staff and day-to-day operations were unchanged.