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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Founded | 2004 |
Number of locations | 105 schools |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Frank Maassen, Group Chief Executive Officer |
| Owner | Jacobs Holding, BDT Capital Partners, Sofina |
Number of employees | 18,000 |
| Website | Cognita |
Cognita is a global private schools group which owns and operates schools throughout the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, India, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Thailand, Vietnam, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Mexico and the United States.
According to Cognita, schools in the group teach twelve different curricula, including International Baccalaureate programs, British, American (including Common Core Plus and Advanced Placement), and national curricula local to each school.[1][better source needed]
Cognita was founded by the late Chris Woodhead, previously Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools in England. The company says that it employs 18,000 staff at over a hundred schools, and educates over 90,000 children.[1]
- ^ a b "About Cognita". Cognita.