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10. Riverdale Country School
Day student annual tuition (+ other required fees) for middle and upper school: $42 000.
Location: Bronx, New York.
Founded: 1907
Enrolment: 1 060 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12.
Perks: 27,5-acres campus makes it the largest school in New York City; distinguished alumni include John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy (who attended the lower school); faculty involved in cutting-edge conferences such as a design thinking workshop and the Aspen Ideas Festival.
9. The Hotchkiss School
Boarding student annual tuition: $45 350.
Day student annual tuition: $38 650.
Location: Lakeville, Connecticut.
Founded: 1891.
Enrolment: 600 students in grades 9 through 12.
Perks: 827-acre campus; athletic facilities include 15 outdoor tennis courts, two hockey rinks and a golf course; students hail from across the US and 28 other countries; seven levels of language instruction offered in Chinese, French, German, Latin, Greek, Spanish, and Russian.
8. United World College Of South East Asia
Boarding student annual tuition for high school: $48 403.
Day student annual tuition for high school: $24 884.
Location: Dover, Singapore.
Founded: 1971.
Enrolment: 3 000 students in kindergarten through grade 12.
Perks: Extensive sporting facilities such as 20 badminton courts, six volleyball courts and two Olympic-sized swimming pools; a student body comprising of over 39 nationalities; an environmentally-friendly campus with the world’s largest solar powered air conditioning system.
7. Eton College
Boarding student annual tuition: $50 213.
Location: Windsor, England.
Founded: 1440.
Enrolment: 1 300 boys from age 13 to 18.
Perks: Students study two modern languages in addition to English and mandatory Latin instruction; famous alumni include Olympic athletes and 19 British ministers; great odds for college admissions.
6. Middlesex School
Boarding student annual tuition: $50 320.
Day student annual tuition: $40 260.
Location: Concord, Massachusetts.
Founded: 1901.
Enrolment: 375 students in grades nine through 12.
Perks: An endowment and long-term investments worth $160 million; over 40 international students with 18 countries represented; 29 sports offered; 27 faculty dogs on campus.
5. The Lawrenceville School
Boarding student annual tuition: $51 025.
Day student annual tuition: $42 185.
Location: Lawrenceville, New Jersey.
Founded: 1810.
Enrolment: 800 students in grades 9 through 12.
Perks: 700-acre campus with 34 major buildings; famous speakers ranging from singer Jimmy Buffet to Cuban leader Fidel Castro; good chances of attending an Ivy League college (43 students from the school’s past three graduating classes enrolled at Princeton).
4. Lawrence Academy
Boarding student annual tuition: $52 640.
Day student annual tuition: $40 510.
Location: Groton, Massachusetts.
Founded: 1793.
Enrolment: 400 students in grades 9 through 12.
Perks: 100-acres campus; Sony Language Laboratory; experiential learning activities such as dog sledding in Minnesota and studying bats in Australian rain forests.
3. Appleby College
Boarding student annual tuition: $53 911.
Day student annual tuition for grades 11-12: $35 989.
Location: Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
Founded: 1911.
Enrolment: 750 students in grades seven through 12.
Perks: Outdoor education programme with activities such as high-ropes, canoe trips and wilderness living; 22 athletic teams; a successful model United Nations team that competes on the university circuit.
2. Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil
Boarding student annual tuition: $93 158.
Location: Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland.
Founded: 1910.
Enrolment: 180 students.
Perks: A view of the French Alps; expeditions to places like Madagascar; a diverse student body with not more than 10 percent of any one nationality represented at a time.
1. Institut Le Rosey
Boarding student annual tuition: $99 566.
Location: Rolle, Switzerland.
Founded: 1880.
Enrolment: 400 students in primary and secondary years.
Perks: Students can study up to four languages; extensive facilities include 10 tennis courts, an equestrian centre and skateboard park; campus sits on almost 70 acres of land; alumni include monarchs and other royals. — huffingtonpost.com..
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