Haileybury Astana School

Haileybury Astana (HAS), located in the capital city, Astana, is the second Haileybury school in Kazakhstan. It has a growing roll that currently stands at 670 pupils from kindergarten to Year 13. The teaching medium is English with additional teaching of Kazakh language and history.

Haileybury Astana has a significant profile within the country and further afield and has been visited by many national and international politicians and other significant personalities including the First President of Kazakhstan, Mr Nursultan Nazarbayev, various European royalty and individuals from the world of sport and the arts.

Astana is a purpose built, modern, international, rapidly growing cosmopolitan city. Haileybury Astana was formally opened by The First President in September 2011.

The school initially took pupils only from years 1 to 6 but is now populated up to year 13 with the Junior school offering a mix of National Curriculum and the IPC up to year 6. The first cohort of IGCSE pupils taking public exams was in summer 2017 and IB diploma in summer 2019. It draws on the educational values and ethos of Haileybury UK and has increasing connections with Haileybury College to ensure that pupils of the school are able to benefit from educational opportunities offered by the UK in the form of reciprocal visits, tours and planned exchanges.

The school also offers a wide range of extra curricular activities and is increasingly becoming an academically successful school.

Continued professional development is an important aspect of staff support at Haileybury Astana. Reciprocal opportunities in conjunction with Haileybury UK are planned, and the school offers both the NPQML and the NPQSL in-house in association with UCL as professional qualifications for aspiring staff.

Despite being a day school, Haileybury Astana operates a House system with four Houses named after famous Haileybury alumni: Attlee, Bartle Frere, Edmonstone and Kipling. House competitions take place during the year and the academic progress of pupils, participation in school life, concerts, sport and contribution to the community are all rewarded by the House system.

The school, with its success and profile is attracting considerable public interest. Please take time to visit our staff recruitment platform where you will find all details of living in Astana and working at Haileybury along with details of the specific job you are looking at. Further details of the school can be found on https://www.haileybury.kz/en/astana/working-at-haileybury The website offers an overall summary of the facilities available, the academic programme, details of the staffing structure, and the wide choice of extra curricular activities which are offered to pupils.

The Governing Body comprises five members nominated by the founding investors, and five nominated by Haileybury UK, including the Master of Haileybury UK, Martin Collier. The Chairman who is nominated by the founding investors is Ian Hunt, former HMC Head, and former CEO of Gabbitas Education.

Mr John Coles, the Headmaster of Haileybury Astana, was appointed in September 2020.

Haileybury Astana is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and those connected to the school to share this commitment. Applicants for this post must be willing to undergo child protection screening including reference checks with previous employers and a DBS check or equivalent. Our Child Protection Policy can be found on the school website: https://www.haileybury.kz/en/astana/school-policies