**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 Chinese International School Shanghai                           |       | 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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| **Name of Company**                                        | ** ** | **Place of   Incorporation** |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------------|
| 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    |
| Shanghai Nord Anglia Investment Consulting   Co., Ltd.          |       | China                             |
| Shanghai Yingdi Business Consultancy Company Limited                 |       | China                             |
| 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 Group Limited                                                    |       | UK                                |
| WCL Holdco Limited                                                   |       | UK                                |
| WCL Intermediate Holdings Limited                                    |       | UK                                |
| WCL School Management Services Limited                               |       | UK                                |
| WCL Services Limited                                                 |       | UK                                |

 

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