Pharo Schools / Somaliland

Pharo Hargeisa International School

Under construction, with the ambition of setting a new standard for education in Somaliland. Part of the Pharo Schools network, run on a shared pedagogical model.

Pharo Hargeisa International School, Somaliland.

Pharo Hargeisa International School, Somaliland.

Introduction

A Pharo school, built to last.

We broke ground on the Pharo Hargeisa International School in 2025. Construction is underway, with the dining hall prioritised in time for Pearson examinations.

Pharo Hargeisa International School sits inside one national network of curriculum, assessment and teacher development, so a lesson learned in one school improves the others.

We measure ourselves on whether a child who starts here finishes here, and on what happens to them afterwards.

Opening soon
Enrolment
KG–G12
Provision
Somaliland
Location
Network
Shared Pharo model
The problem

In Somaliland, a place at a good school is rationed by cost.

Quality schooling is scarce and expensive where we work, and the children with the most potential are the least likely to find a classroom that can develop it.

This is not a shortage of ability. It is a shortage of access to the institutions that turn ability into qualifications and work.

Impact

Our impact

2025 figures, reported in the annual report.

2%
Build progress, Q1 2026
KG–G12
Planned provision
New
Standard for the country
What we've learnt

What we learnt

01

Continuity beats intensity.

A child who stays for years outperforms one given a single intervention. Keeping students enrolled is where the returns are.

02

Local leadership is not a compromise.

Schools led by people from the community recruit better, retain better and are trusted more.

03

The network multiplies quality.

Shared curriculum, assessment and teacher development mean each school raises the others.

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