Harrow International School New York

Harrow International School New York is an international school in Oakdale, New York, on Long Island, that is scheduled to open in 2025. It is a subsidiary of the Harrow School in the United Kingdom, and the first such one to open in the United States.^[1]

History

The New York State Board of Regents gave the school a provisional charter in February 2025.^[1] It is scheduled to open in September 2025. Initially it will have grades 6-10,^[2] and the school administration anticipated that the initial enrollment would be 80. Each subsequent year, a grade is to be added, until it covers grades 6-12. The planned ultimate enrollment size is around 400. The school's plan is to have day, five day boarding, and seven day boarding students.^[1]

The first principal is Matthew Sipple. Harrow School sent an employee to familiarize Sipple with Harrow methods.^[3]

Josie Ensor of The Sunday Times stated that political issues under the Second presidency of Donald Trump may affect the operations of the school and the ability to attract non-US boarding students.^[2]

Academics

The school will use the International Baccalaureate curriculum and it will be coeducational.^[2]

Campus

The campus was previously owned by LaSalle Military Academy and St. John's University.^[1] Amity University had purchased the campus from St. John's in 2016.^[4] Amity then decided to establish a Harrow school in New York.^[5] This campus has 170 acres (69 ha) of land, and includes an 1897 building named the Bourne Mansion.^[2] The Bourne Mansion is scheduled to be the school's central building.^[3]