Quick Facts
The Academies are dedicated to expanding access to the highest standard of education for exceptional young people across 14 developing countries, regardless of their ability to pay. They measure success not just by academic achievement, but by how students apply what they know to make the world a better place.
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“In my experience, Aga Khan Academy students show a stunning combination of capability to work across different backgrounds, and insight for creating solutions in the service of noble goals. This combination in young people with compassionate and caring hearts is important for our future.”
Margaret Kenyatta, First Lady of Kenya
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Aga Khan Academies:
Dhaka (2021)
Hyderabad (2011)
Maputo (2013)
Mombasa (2003)
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32.7
Our 2020 Academy average IB Diploma score with a 91% pass rate.
(2020 World average IB score was 29.9 with a pass rate of 78.75%)
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Experienced
The AKDN has 115 years of experience delivering education, from preschool to postgraduate[ More ]
Academy
Capacity
Kindergarten
(Maputo) – 26
Primary – 250
Middle years – 350
Diploma – 150
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Partners
We work with governments, universities and civil society organisations
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99%
of students go to university. In 2020 135 students went on to university, with 31% of them receiving a scholarship. [Link to spotlights]
“At the Academies, we work together to figure out how to make our world a better place to live for all people. What we do here matters.”
Michael Lizotte, Music Director, AKA Mombasa
Developing Leaders
Combining skills, ethics, global awareness, cross-cultural teamwork and real-world experience
Transforming Societies
Professional development for local teachers
Sustainable community projects
New generations of civic-minded graduate
Looking to the Future
2,000 teachers at 18 Academies
will serve 14,000 students,
graduating 1,400 alumni annually
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