Company: GHC
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000104889-25-000022
Chunk: 140

Company: Graham Holdings Co
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 140
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, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) awarded Kaplan UK the contract to become the sole authorized assessment provider for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) for all candidates seeking to become a solicitor in England and Wales. The first SQE assessments took place in 2021.

The KI Pathways business offers academic preparation programs designed for international students who wish to study for degrees at universities in English-speaking countries. KI Pathways also recruits international students for enrollment in certain U.S., U.K. and Canadian university partner programs. In 2024, university preparation programs were delivered in Australia, Japan, Singapore, and the U.K. 

The Kaplan Languages Group (KLG) business is comprised of Kaplan International Languages, Alpadia Language Schools, and Azurlingua. In 2024, KLG served approximately 36,000 students in language training, academic preparation, and preparation for proficiency exams to help students advance their educational and professional goals. As of December 31, 2024, KLG operated 20 English-language Kaplan schools, with 13 located in the U.K., Ireland, and Canada and six in the U.S. and an online language school. Additionally, KLG operates four Alpadia schools, with one in France, two in Germany, and one in Switzerland, as well as Alpadia language camps for juniors (from 8+) and teens in the U.K., France, Germany and Switzerland. In 2024, KLG also acquired Azurlingua, a language school in Nice, France, offering French-language programs for adults and juniors. KLG also includes ESL Education (ESL), a study abroad agency with offices throughout Europe. ESL connects students with partner schools including KLG’s schools. The language travel business is expected to encounter ongoing headwinds on several fronts, including price competition and uncertainty around immigration and student visa policy in some markets.

MPW is a U.K. independent sixth-form college that prepares domestic and international students for the A-level examinations that U.K. universities require for admission. MPW comprises three fifth- and sixth-form colleges in London, Cambridge and Birmingham. 

KI also operates Dublin Business School in Ireland, a higher education institution, and Kaplan Open Learning in the U.K., an online learning institution working in partnership with the University of Essex and the University of Liverpool. At the end of 2024, these institutions enrolled an aggregate of approximately 11,100 students. 

In 2024, Kaplan Professional Middle East