Cheltenham College to open Cheltenham Lombardy in Italy, with partner company, Edumaax.
Cheltenham College is excited to announce the founding of Cheltenham Lombardy. A new
international school offering the best of British boarding education, located in the town of Varese,
in the Lakes region of Northern Italy.
Cheltenham Lombardy will be a British curriculum, co-ed boarding school for pupils aged 13-18.
The school is ideally situated 30 minutes from Milan International Airport, 40 minutes from Lake Como and 1 hour from the Alps. The school will be operated by Edumaax, led by esteemed Old Cheltonian, His Highness Tunku Yaacob Khyra.
Nicola Huggett, Head of Cheltenham College commented, 'We are thrilled that a new and unique Cheltenham College International school will be developed in Italy. We will work with the team there to bring the best of our values and traditions to a whole new community in a completely new setting. This is the beginning of a long and exciting journey of partnership and collaboration.'
Steven Geraghty, Founding Head of Cheltenham Lombardy, 'We are delighted to be creating a brand new school, with all the opportunity that the location and facilities offer us, along with the centuries of combined expertise, of Edumaax and Cheltenham College UK. The journey is just beginning, and we look forward to creating an inspiring new International School for children from around the world.'
May 2025