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Meet the Top 10 shortlisted schools for 2026
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Leila C. Saad SABIS® School El-Metn, a kindergarten, primary and secondary tuition-free independent school in El-Metn, Lebanon, is rewriting the futures of disadvantaged students by delivering elite-level learning in a country shaped by prolonged economic collapse, political instability, conflict, and deep educational inequality, giving every child, everywhere, a chance to rise above their circumstances.
Centro Educacional Primeiro Mundo, an independent kindergarten, primary and secondary school in Brazil, has become a driving force for educational access by becoming an educational hub in the middle of the Amazon for young people growing up in the severely isolated region, connecting them to the same academic, scientific, and technological opportunities typically associated with major urban centres.
Khan World School @ ASU Prep, a fully remote online school serving students in grades 6-12 in Tempe, Arizona, USA, is redefining what rigorous online learning can look like by building a model where flexibility is paired with mastery, accountability and unusually strong human connection.
Roshen Lakeview Academy, an independent kindergarten, primary and junior secondary school in Port Victoria, Bukoma, Bunyala Sub County, Busia County, Kenya, is changing realities and restoring dignity and belief in education for highly vulnerable learners through a philosophy that is grounded in the belief that every young person, regardless of background, deserves the opportunity to learn and thrive.
Five Acre Wood School, a foundation all age special school in Maidstone, Kent, UK, is proving that students with complex learning needs can access meaningful work through its ‘FAWrient Express’, a public-facing train-carriage café that operates as a hospitality training academy where students engage with real customers, real transactions, and real work challenges.
Ward Jackson Church of England Primary School, part of the Durham and Newcastle Learning Trust, is carving reimagined learning pathways for over 100 students facing poverty, trauma and complex learning needs through a rarely seen learning model that shifts how mainstream schooling responds to adversity.
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