Our Founding School, Wellington College (Crowthorne, England) was the vision of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Granted its Royal Charter in December 1853, with Queen Victoria laying the foundation stone in 1856, the school opened in 1859 as a national monument to Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington and one of the country's most renowned military figures and statesmen. Its purpose was to provide an education to the children of soldiers who died in service. Today, Wellington College is a globally acknowledged, leading British co-educational boarding and day school providing a world-class holistic education within an inclusive community.

Wellington College Education (China) opened its inaugural international school in China, Wellington College International Tianjin, in 2011. The group expanded further in China with the addition of Wellington College International Shanghai in 2014 and Hiba Academy Shanghai in 2018. That same year also saw the opening of Hiba Academy Hangzhou and Wellington College International Hangzhou. Most recently, in 2022, it launched its flagship bilingual boarding school, Hiba Academy Nantong. The group is also expanding globally with Hiba Academy Bay Area, opening in in San Francisco in Fall 2026.