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Apr 4, 2024 · London and New York stand out among the major cities, with 25 and 23 schools. Boston, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and San Francisco are also represented in the rankings. These cities showcase the concentration of top international high schools and their contribution to global education excellence.
Mar 1, 2024 · These are officially the world’s best schools in 2024. From a school with a resident puppy to one of the oldest schools in Singapore, this prestigious guide ranks the globe’s top...
- Liv Kelly
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Mar 5, 2024 · Spear’s has released its extensive, prestigious list of the finest private schools on the planet – UK schools make up 40 of the best.
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Many believe the US, a global superpower, has the best educational system in the world. And they’re not wrong. US universities are home to many Nobel Laureates, more than universities in any other nation. And its universities are often in the top 10 of global rankings. Within the higher education realm, its civil rights leader Martin Luther King’s ...
There’s a well-known quote about education among Brits: “Education isn’t the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire.” The sparks are evident in the 2023 QS World University Rankings, where some of UK’s top universities placed in the world’s top 10: 1. University of Oxford (#2) 2. University of Cambridge (#4) 3. Imperial College London (#6) 4....
In the latest PISA results in 2000, Canadian students placed sixth in reading, eighth in science and 12th in math among 78 participating countries. Four of its universities are in the world’s top 100 (Times Higher Education): 1. University of Toronto (#18) 2. University of British Columbia (#40) 3. McGill University (#46) 4. McMaster University (#8...
If the German proverb goes “What little Hans didn’t learn, big Hans doesn’t know” then there are many little Hans who have learned a lot — so much so that they beat the OECD average in reading (498 score points), mathematics (500) and science (503). When they progress to universities, they can choose from eight that are in the world’s top 100: 1. T...
Although students in Australia scored higher than the OECD average in reading (503 points) and science (503), they didn’t do that much better than the OECD average in mathematics (491). The reason? Most students didn’t try very hard as the exams didn’t count towards their school marks. “These results are comparable with the OECD average of 68% of s...
Finland’s performance in the PISA has been widely recognised and admired. This success can be attributed to various factors, including a highly qualified teaching workforce, equitable access to education, a student-centred approach, and a strong emphasis on early childhood education. Compared to many other countries, Finnish schools generally assig...
Singapore has earned a reputation for offering the best education system in the world — and you won’t need to dive deep before encountering how its founding prime minister’s views on education played a role in this. Lee Kuan Yew, the country’s first prime minister, famously said: 1. “If you want to reach your goals and dreams, you cannot do it with...
The education system in the Netherlands is known worldwide for being one of the best in the world. This is due to its excellent quality and many top-ranked world-class universities. In the most recent PISA assessment conducted in 2018, the Netherlands performed above the OECD average in numeracy. Though the Netherlands is a non-English speaking cou...
France is known for much more than the Eifel Tower, croissants and fashion. The country is known globally for having the best education system in the world. In France, education is one of the most basic rights of its citizens. The country made it compulsory for those between the age of six to 16 to receive education. In the most recent PISA assessm...
In South Korea, education comes first. Nine out of 10 elementary school students receive private tutoring after school, and eight out of 10 high school graduates go to college. This is thanks to a Confucian legacy revering education — one that’s enabled it to perform very well in the PISA. Its students have achieved high rankings in PISA since thei...
Jun 17, 2024 · 46% of the world’s top high schools are in the US, followed by 42% in the UK. China was third with 7%. The Hurun Education Schools came from 11 countries and 52 cities, led by London and New York, and followed by Boston and Washington DC.
Dec 5, 2017 · The top of global rankings such as Pirls and Pisa usually have a limited cast list - Singapore, Finland, South Korea and particularly clever parts of China usually dominate. But this year Russia...
Feb 21, 2024 · Top Flight indicates that a school is one of the 100 leading private schools in the world, according to the assessment of the Spear’s Research Unit, our partners at Thuso, and the expert panel of educationalists assembled to create the Spear’s Schools Index; Top Recommended indicates a very high-calibre school that is just outside the top 100
