Braeburn Schools, officially Braeburn Schools Limited or alternatively the Braeburn Group of International Schools, is an international privately owned educational management company headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Established in 1979, the group operates schools across Kenya and Tanzania. Braeburn schools offers the English national curriculum, International Baccalaureate (IB), BTEC diploma programmes, and teacher training.
History Braeburn Schools was founded in 1979 by British educator Terry Childs, beginning with the establishment of Braeburn School on Gitanga Road, Lavington in Nairobi. The school was designed to offer the English national curriculum to both expatriate and Kenyan students, providing an alternative to the local 8–4–4 system.
During the 1980s and 1990s, the group opened Braeburn Garden Estate School (1982) and Braeside School (1994). In 1999, Braeburn acquired St. George's International School in Arusha, Tanzania, marking its first venture outside Kenya. In 2007, the company established a Tanzanian subsidiary, Braeburn Schools Tanzania Limited, to manage operations in the region.
As of 2025, Braeburn operates eleven schools across East Africa.
Governance Braeburn Schools Limited is managed as a private educational company. Chairman: Mukesh Shah Chief Executive Officer: Terry Childs Managing Director: Andy Hill
Each campus operates under a local headteacher and board, while group-wide policies and standards are managed from the Nairobi headquarters.
Campuses As of 2025, the Braeburn Group manages the following schools:
School name City Country Age range Year established/acquired Notes Braeburn School (Gitanga Road) Lavington, Nairobi Kenya 3–18 1979 Original Braeburn campus; offers IGCSE and A Levels Braeburn Garden Estate School Garden Estate, Nairobi Kenya 2–18 1982 Initially an unfinished nursery; later expanded into a 10-hectare boarding campus Braeside School Lavington, Nairobi Kenya 2–18 1994 Began under the 8–4–4 system, later converted to the English curriculum Braeburn Nanyuki International School Nanyuki Kenya 2–13 2008 Formerly the Podo School Braeburn Mombasa International School Shanzu, Mombasa Kenya 2–18 2004 Introduced A Levels in 2005 Braeburn Kisumu International School Kisumu Kenya 2–16 2006 Expanded from primary to full-year education Braeburn Imani International School Thika, Nairobi area Kenya 2–18 2010 Built on former Del Monte Foods land Braeburn School, Arusha Arusha Tanzania 2–18 1999 Former St George’s International School; A Levels introduced in 2005 Braeburn Arusha Main Campus, Kisongo Kisongo, Arusha Region Tanzania 2–18 2007 Operates under Braeburn Schools Tanzania Limited Braeburn Dar es Salaam International School Mbezi Juu, Dar es Salaam Region Tanzania 2–16 2013 Offers Early Years to Year 11
See also Education in Kenya
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