Destinations
Seven places where we advise on private school admission, each with its own calendar, instruments and sporting culture. Example schools are listed for orientation; AJPE has no affiliation with any of them.
The city where school choice, capital instruments and club life intersect most closely.
Deep international-school capacity, careful about who may attend.
Small, selective international schools in a city families increasingly choose for the long term.
Independent schools with a Pacific outlook, including one of the strongest boarding options in the islands.
Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle: competitive day schools with a technology-era curriculum.
The most structured independent-school admissions calendar in the United States.
For families who want the full American boarding experience from Grade 9, with the West Coast as a gentler step from Asia.
Not sure which city?
The pathway review compares two or three destinations against the child’s profile and the family’s horizon.
