Selected work.
Selected engagements
A representative selection of GSE projects across school development, management, feasibility, and education investment advisory. These are a sample of our work, not the full record. Click any project to read the case.
International School, Tangier, Morocco
Full development · In development
A private family office set out to build a new international school in Tangier. GSE was engaged for full development, taking the project from concept through design, licensing, and build to opening.
Started 2025. Opening planned 2028.
International School and Golf Academy, Southeast Asia
Start-up and management · In development
Full start-up and subsequent management of a planned K-12 UK-curriculum school with an integrated golf academy, with school design finalised alongside the project architect.
In development. Start-up 2026, launch planned 2027.
Cradle-to-Career Education Ecosystem, Saudi Arabia
Feasibility · GSE MENA
Full feasibility for a cradle-to-career ecosystem: early years, ten K-12 schools, university programmes, a teacher training academy, and technical colleges, on a standardise-then-scale model.
Completed and accepted. In architecture design. First two schools launching 2028.
GFH Alia School, Bahrain
Management · Founder partnership
Appointed as the school’s management team in partnership with the founder, taking over a live 550-student American-curriculum, WASC-accredited school without disruption.
Operated under management agreement in partnership with the founder, 2026 to present.
International Language Institute, Alasala Colleges, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Turnaround · Shared JV
Takeover and transformation of an underperforming English language institute inside a host university, rebuilding staffing and preparing facilities for examination accreditation.
2024 to present. Enrolment doubled in two years. Now an accredited IELTS centre.
Confucius International Education Group, China
Development · Exited
Set up and operated a differentiated group from launch, building the proprietary Confucius Six Arts curriculum and growing to three locations before a private equity sale.
Set up and operated 2011 to 2015. Group sold to private equity 2015.
Royal International College, Equatorial Guinea
Full set-up · Named
Full school set-up in a market with little existing provision: facilities, curriculum, branding, marketing, and accreditation, built to 1,500-student capacity as an IB PYP candidate school.
Delivered and handed over 2024. Now operated by owner.
360-Degree School Turnaround Review, Saudi Arabia
Review · Anonymised
Whole-school operational and academic review of an established school, surfacing financial savings, restructuring leadership, and readying the school for transition to a new campus.
Review and improvement plan delivered 2022.
Kingsgate International School, Malaysia
Development and management · Exited
Greenfield development and seven years of full management for a school built as the anchor asset of a mixed-use development, from bare land to an operating institution.
Operated under management agreement 2017 to 2024. Sold to new investor 2024.
International School Launch Programme, China
Multi-school launch · Exited
Launched twelve schools across China, including eight private IGCSE and A Level divisions within government schools, running international provision alongside a host state system.
Launched 2011 to 2016. Fastest launch in six months. GSE exited 2016.
STEAM-focused K-12 Development, South Africa
Feasibility and delivery
Market research, feasibility, and delivery planning for a STEM-focused, socially inclusive development on a PropCo/OpCo split, as the pilot for a ten-school platform.
Completed and accepted. Planned for up to 6,000 students on a 50-hectare site.
School Expansion Strategy, UAE School Group
White-label strategy
A white-label expansion strategy scaling a high-profile UAE school from one to a group of six, covering feasibility, scalability, facilities, regulatory pathway, and accreditation.
Strategy delivered. Execution in development.
Market Research and Financial Model, Premium UK School Brand
Feasibility and modelling
Market research and financial model for a premium UK school brand forming a new group and planning its first move beyond the UK. The client adapted the model to launch its first overseas school.
Delivered. Client launched first overseas school in a new international market.
International School Feasibility Study, Indonesia
Feasibility and options
Independent feasibility comparing acquiring an established school against a greenfield launch. GSE’s valuation of the acquisition target steered the client to build new.
Completed and delivered 2025.
International School Feasibility Study, Vietnam
Feasibility and modelling
Comprehensive market research, feasibility, and a ten-year financial model for a branded international school inside a flagship development for one of Vietnam’s largest property developers.
Completed and delivered 2022.
US Market Entry Feasibility Study, Corporate Language Training
Market entry strategy
Market research and expansion strategy for a major Mexican corporate language training provider entering the United States, assessing the entry model across seven major US cities.
Completed and delivered 2021.
Kindergarten Model Design and Set-up, Southeast Asia
Proprietary concept
Design and set-up of a kindergarten on GSE’s proprietary multi-sensory early years concept for a major property group, serving up to 700 children across a mixed intake.
Opened 2023. Model acquired by a signature Singapore early years chain for regional expansion.
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