**Exhibit 8.1**

 

**Subsidiaries of the Registrant**

 
| **Name of Company**                                                    | ** ** | **Place of   Incorporation** |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------------|
| B I S Ltd.                                                                       |       | British Virgin Islands            |
| British American School of Charlotte, L.L.C.                                     |       | Delaware, USA                     |
| British International School Bratislava s.r.o.                                   |       | Slovakia                          |
| British International School Foundation                                          |       | Hungary                           |
| British International School LLC                                                 |       | Abu Dhabi, UAE                    |
| British School of Beijing                                                        |       | China                             |
| British School of Boston, L.L.C.                                                 |       | Delaware, USA                     |
| British School of Chicago, L.L.C.                                                |       | Delaware, USA                     |
| British School of Guangzhou                                                      |       | China                             |
| British School of Houston, L.P.                                             |       | Texas, USA                        |
| British School of Washington, L.L.C.                                             |       | Delaware, USA                     |
| British Schools of America, LLC                                             |       | Delaware, USA                     |
| British Schools of Texas, L.L.C.                                                 |       | Delaware, USA                     |
| BSA Resource Solutions, LLC                                                 |       | Delaware, USA                     |
| BSG Limited                                                                      |       | Hong Kong                         |
| BST Holding, L.L.C.                                                              |       | Delaware, USA                     |
| Camplife, Ltd.                                                              |       | Florida, USA                      |
| Chengdu Sterling Educational Consulting Ltd.                                     |       | China                             |
| Collège Alpin Beau-Soleil SA                                           |       | Switzerland                       |
| Collège Champittet SA                                                  |       | Switzerland                       |
| Collège du Léman Sàrl                                             |       | Switzerland                       |
| Collegiate Prep Realty, LLC                                                      |       | Delaware, USA                     |
| Dover Court International School (Pte.) Ltd.                                     |       | Singapore                         |
| Education Overseas Qatar L.L.C.                                                  |       | Qatar                             |
| EEE Enterprise Limited                                                           |       | British Virgin Islands            |
| English International School Prague, s.r.o.                                      |       | Czech Republic                    |
| Fieldwork Education Limited                                                      |       | UK                                |
| Guangzhou Yingkai Investment &   Consulting Co., Ltd.         |       | China                             |
| Instituto de Desarrollo Educacion y Aprendizaje,   S.C.                          |       | Mexico                            |
| International College Spain, S.A.U.                                         |       | Spain                             |
| KG (Beijing) Investment   Consultant Co., Ltd.                         |       | China                             |
| KG Investments Limited                                                           |       | Jersey, Channel Islands           |
| La Côte International School SA                                        |       | Switzerland                       |
| Meritas (Gibraltar) Holdings Limited                                             |       | Gibraltar                         |
| MERITAS CH SARL                                                                  |       | Switzerland                       |
| Meritas Luxembourg Holding S.à r.l.                                         |       | Luxembourg                        |
| Meritas Malta Holdings Limited                                                   |       | Malta                             |
| Meritas México, S. de R.L. de C.V.                                          |       | Mexico                            |
| Meritas MX, LLC                                                                  |       | Florida, USA                      |
| NA Schools Limited                                                               |       | UK                                |
| NAE (Chengdu Holdings) Ltd.                                                      |       | Cayman Islands                    |
| NAE Chengdu Holdings Limited                                                     |       | Hong Kong                         |
| NAE HK Holdings Limited                                                          |       | Hong Kong                         |
| NAE Hong Kong Limited                                                            |       | Hong Kong                         |
| Neptune Education Holdings Limited                                               |       | Hong Kong                         |
| Nord Anglia (Beijing) Consulting Limited                                         |       | China                             |
| Nord Anglia (Shanghai) Business and Information   Consulting Co., Ltd. |       | China                             |
| Nord Anglia Education (UK) Holdings plc                                     |       | UK                                |
| Nord Anglia Education Finance LLC                                                |       | Delaware, USA                     |
| Nord Anglia Education Limited                                                    |       | UK                                |
| Nord Anglia International School L.L.C                                           |       | Dubai, UAE                        |
| Nord Anglia International School, Hong Kong Limited                              |       | Hong Kong                         |
| Nord Anglia Middle East Holding S.P.C                                            |       | Bahrain                           |
| Nord Anglia Middle East Holding S.P.C   (Abu Dhabi Branch)                  |       | N/A                               |
| Nord Anglia School (Hong Kong) Limited                                           |       | Hong Kong                         |

 

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| Nord International Schools Limited                                        |   | UK                             |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------|
| North Broward Preparatory Schools, LLC                                    |   | Florida, USA                   |
| Northbridge International School (Cambodia) Limited                       |   | Cambodia                       |
| Oasis Development Management Limited                                      |   | British Virgin Islands         |
| Regent Pattaya Campus Management Co., Ltd.                      |   | Thailand                       |
| Rice Education Hong Kong Limited                                          |   | Hong Kong                      |
| Saint Andrews International School Sukhumvit   Campus Co., Ltd. |   | Thailand                       |
| Saturn Education Holdings Limited                                         |   | Abu Dhabi Global   Market, UAE |
| The British International School Company Limited                          |   | Vietnam                        |
| The British International School, Shanghai                                |   | China                          |
| The British School Sp. z o.o.                                             |   | Poland                         |
| The Léman International School — Chengdu                        |   | China                          |
| Thien Huong Education Joint Stock Company                                 |   | Vietnam                        |
| Thien Huong Investment Company Limited                                    |   | Vietnam                        |
| Uma Education Holdings Limited                                            |   | British Virgin Islands         |
| Uma Education Hong Kong Limited                                           |   | Hong Kong                      |
| Viking C Corporation                                                      |   | Delaware, USA                  |
| Viking Holdco, Inc.                                                  |   | Delaware, USA                  |
| Viking Holding Company, LLC                                               |   | Delaware, USA                  |
| Village Real Estate LLC                                                   |   | Texas, USA                     |
| WCL Academy of New York LLC                                     |   | Delaware, USA                  |
| WCL Holdco Limited                                                        |   | UK                             |
| WCL School Management Services Limited                                    |   | UK                             |

 

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