Cognita

Cognita
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryEducation
Founded2004
Number of locations
106 schools
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Frank Maassen, Group Chief Executive Officer
OwnerJacobs Holding, BDT Capital Partners, Sofina
Number of employees
18,000
WebsiteCognita

Cognita is a global private schools group which owns and operates schools throughout various countries. The group has over 100 schools and employs over 21,000 staff and teaches 95,000 students across 17 countries. Cognita schools teach 13 different curricula, namely National, International Baccalaureate, American (including American Education Reaches Out – Common Core Plus and Advanced Placement), Australian, Spanish, Chilean, Colombian, Greek, Mexican, Indian, Swiss, Italian, and Brazilian.

Cognita was founded by the late Chris Woodhead, previously Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools in England.