Ardingly Astana
Updated July 2026
Ardingly Astana is a co-educational international school and the first Kazakh branch of the British independent school, Ardingly College. It offers a strong academic focus with a commitment to the arts and technology.
Curriculum
Teaching approach
The school aims to provide a forward-thinking, high-achieving 21st-century education that is contextualized within Kazakhstan's culture and language. Its mission is to prepare pupils for the world as it will be, fostering values, personal qualities, and skills through a 'World Ready' programme that encourages students to be AdventuroUS, CurioUS, GeneroUS, and IngenioUS.
Programmes
The school offers a curriculum that integrates the 'World Ready' programme, which is adapted for the Primary School as 'Shaping My World'. This programme is designed to cultivate specific characteristics and skills alongside traditional academic courses to help pupils thrive in a rapidly evolving world.
Student support
Learning support
The school emphasizes excellent pupil support as a core component of its educational offering. It operates on the assurance that every child is known, valued, and encouraged, with a focus on understanding and developing individual character and abilities.
Tuition & fees
No published fee schedule was found for this school.
Admissions
The admissions process is designed to be straightforward and transparent. It involves six steps: initial inquiry, follow-up contact, submission of an application form, assessment via online testing and interviews, receipt of an enrollment decision, and finalization through document submission and prepayment.
About the campus
The school provides state-of-the-art facilities designed to support a bespoke education and allow pupils to explore their interests. These facilities are intended to enable each child to experiment and pursue their own unique path.
- Darren JonesFounding Headmaster
Darren Jones serves as the Founding Headmaster of Ardingly Astana. He provides a welcome message to prospective families on the school's website.