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Elite Passion Ranking · Editorial 2026-27

Elite Computing & AI 60, 2026-27

Best Public Evidence Edition · International Access

The Elite Computing & AI 60, 2026-27 identifies the world's strongest secondary-age Computer Science and AI programmes, ranked from the best public evidence available today. Every entry also carries an international application access flag — Yes / Conditional / No / No* — because 'world's best' and 'available to international families' are genuinely different questions. Only a minority of the strongest CS/AI schools are actually accessible from overseas.

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International access
  1. 01
    🇸🇬NUS High School of Mathematics and ScienceInternational Access

    Singapore

    Explicit international-student admissions route.

    Also on:#2Science#7Mathematics
  2. 02
    🇰🇷Korea Science Academy of KAISTInternational Access

    South Korea

    Dedicated foreign-student international admissions exercise.

    Also on:#1Science#35Mathematics
  3. 03
    🇺🇸Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & TechnologyNo Access

    United States

    Applicants must reside with parent/guardian in a participating Virginia jurisdiction.

    Also on:#3Science#44Mathematics#18Entrepreneurship
  4. 04
    🇷🇴Tudor Vianu National College of Computer ScienceNo Access

    Romania

    Romanian national/local secondary admissions route; no overseas admissions route identified.

  5. 05
    🇻🇳High School for Gifted Students, VNU University of ScienceNo Access

    Vietnam

    Vietnamese gifted-school competitive admissions; no international route identified.

  6. 06
    🇭🇷XV Gymnasium, Zagreb (MIOC)No Access

    Croatia

    Croatian secondary-school admissions system.

  7. 07
    🇵🇱XIV LO Staszica, WarsawNo Access

    Poland

    Polish secondary-school admissions system.

  8. 08
    🇷🇸Mathematical Grammar School, BelgradeNo Access

    Serbia

    Specialist entrance examination within Serbian secondary education.

  9. 09
    🇺🇸Illinois Mathematics and Science AcademyNo Access

    United States

    Illinois residents plus limited US out-of-state places; published expansion is domestic, not international.

    Also on:#4Science#48Mathematics
  10. 10
    🇸🇬Hwa Chong InstitutionConditional Access

    Singapore

    International students can enter through Singapore routes when already within the relevant local system.

    Also on:#18Science#11Mathematics#10Entrepreneurship
  11. 11
    🇺🇸North Carolina School of Science and MathematicsNo Access

    United States

    Permanent North Carolina legal residency required.

    Also on:#8Science#47Mathematics
  12. 12
    🇺🇸Bergen County Academies – ATCSNo Access

    United States

    Public magnet for Bergen County, NJ residents.

    Also on:#14Science#2Entrepreneurship
  13. 13
    🇨🇳Hangzhou No. 2 High SchoolNo Access

    China

    Ranked Chinese domestic programme.

  14. 14
    🇨🇳Nanjing Foreign Language SchoolNo Access

    China

    Ranked Chinese domestic programme.

  15. 15
    🇺🇸The Harker SchoolInternational Access

    United States

    Explicit international applicants route; school issues US I-20 documentation.

    Also on:#20Science#43Mathematics#1Entrepreneurship
  16. 16
    🇸🇬Raffles InstitutionConditional Access

    Singapore

    International students can apply in certain entry routes; Year 3 applicants must already attend a Singapore mainstream school.

    Also on:#19Science#10Mathematics#9Entrepreneurship
  17. 17
    🇭🇰Diocesan Boys' School, Hong KongInternational Access

    Hong Kong

    School explicitly provides arrangements for overseas candidates.

  18. 18
    🇰🇷Seoul Science High SchoolNo Access

    South Korea

    Korean gifted-school domestic admissions.

    Also on:#7Science#1Mathematics
  19. 19
    🇰🇷Daejeon Science High School for the GiftedNo Access

    South Korea

    Korean gifted-school domestic admissions.

  20. 20
    🇰🇷Gyeonggi Science High School for the GiftedNo Access

    South Korea

    Korean gifted-school domestic admissions.

    Also on:#12Science#37Mathematics
  21. 21
    🇧🇬First Private Mathematical High School, SofiaConditional Access

    Bulgaria

    Private Bulgarian school; no clearly documented standalone international/visa application route located.

  22. 22
    🇺🇸Montgomery Blair HS – SMCS MagnetNo Access

    United States

    Non-residents are ineligible for MCPS application-based magnet programmes.

  23. 23
    🇷🇴International Computer High School of BucharestConditional Access

    Romania

    Private direct admissions process; no clear standalone overseas-student route; Romanian/English testing applies.

  24. 24
    🇨🇳Chongqing Bashu Secondary SchoolNo Access

    China

    Ranked Chinese domestic programme.

  25. 25
    🇧🇬Sofia High School of MathematicsNo Access

    Bulgaria

    Bulgarian public specialist-school route.

  26. 26
    🇺🇸Massachusetts Academy of Math & Science at WPINo Access

    United States

    Permanent legal residency in Massachusetts required.

  27. 27
    🇸🇬National Junior CollegeConditional Access

    Singapore

    Has an international route via Singapore's AEIS/S-AEIS; placement depends on local vacancies/residence.

    Also on:#15Science#21Entrepreneurship
  28. 28
    🇰🇿Republican School of Physics & Mathematics, KazakhstanConditional Access

    Kazakhstan

    Foreign children can enter Kazakhstan schools with appropriate permanent-residence status; not an open overseas boarding route.

  29. 29
    🇰🇷Korea Digital Media High SchoolNo Access

    South Korea

    Korean specialist/vocational high-school admissions.

  30. 30
    🇬🇧St Paul's School, LondonInternational Access

    United Kingdom

    Explicit overseas applications and UK Child Student visa sponsorship for eligible pupils.

    Also on:#47Science#34Mathematics#4Entrepreneurship
  31. 31
    🇨🇳Shanghai High SchoolNo Access*

    China

    Ranked evidence comes from the Local Division; Shanghai High School International Division is a separate school we do NOT conflate with the ranked track.

    Also on:#17Science#3Mathematics
  32. 32
    🇨🇳Tsinghua University High SchoolNo Access*

    China

    Ranked Chinese programme is domestic; separate international provision exists but is not the ranked track.

  33. 33
    🇭🇺Debreceni Fazekas Mihály GimnáziumNo Access

    Hungary

    Hungarian domestic secondary admissions.

  34. 34
    🇭🇺Budapesti Fazekas Mihály GimnáziumNo Access

    Hungary

    Hungarian domestic secondary admissions.

  35. 35
    🇺🇸Stuyvesant High SchoolNo Access

    United States

    Open only to NYC residents through the SHSAT.

    Also on:#36Science#45Mathematics#7Entrepreneurship
  36. 36
    🇺🇸Adlai E. Stevenson High SchoolNo Access

    United States

    Students must reside inside District 125, Illinois.

  37. 37
    🇨🇳Ningbo Zhenhai High SchoolNo Access

    China

    Ranked Chinese domestic programme.

  38. 38
    🇹🇼National Experimental HS at Hsinchu Science ParkNo Access

    Taiwan

    Taiwanese domestic/public school admissions; no overseas route identified for the ranked programme.

  39. 39
    🇺🇸High Technology High SchoolNo Access

    United States

    Applicants must be full-time Monmouth County, NJ residents.

    Also on:#32Science
  40. 40
    🇺🇸Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science & TechnologyNo Access

    United States

    Gwinnett County, GA public specialist school; local admissions.

  41. 41
    🇨🇦University of Toronto SchoolsConditional Access

    Canada

    Student must live full-time in the GTA with a parent/legal guardian; certain parent work-permit situations qualify.

    Also on:#55Mathematics
  42. 42
    🇨🇳Jinhua No. 1 High SchoolNo Access

    China

    Ranked Chinese domestic programme.

  43. 43
    🇸🇬School of Science and Technology, SingaporeInternational Access

    Singapore

    Explicit international-student application provision; international applicants are exempt from AEIS.

  44. 44
    🇬🇧University of Liverpool Mathematics SchoolNo Access

    United Kingdom

    State-funded specialist school aimed at students from North West England; no international visa-sponsored admissions route identified.

  45. 45
    🇬🇧Cambridge Mathematics SchoolConditional Access

    United Kingdom

    Welcomes international applicants but they must already have an eligible UK status (e.g. parent on appropriate visa).

  46. 46
    🇵🇭Philippine Science High School – Main CampusNo Access

    Philippines

    Applicant must be a Filipino citizen with no pending/approved foreign immigration application.

  47. 47
    🇦🇺John Monash Science SchoolConditional Access

    Australia

    Certain visa holders qualify; enrolment policy refers to visa categories exempt from international-student fees rather than a general overseas route.

  48. 48
    🇬🇧Exeter Mathematics SchoolNo Access

    United Kingdom

    Designed primarily for Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset applicants; admissions policy uses a defined regional catchment.

  49. 49
    🇺🇸The Nueva SchoolInternational Access

    United States

    Explicitly accepts international applicants and issues US I-20 documentation.

  50. 50
    🇨🇦Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute – TOPSNo Access

    Canada

    TDSB specialist programme with local/board admissions; no independent overseas route.

  51. 51
    🇭🇰La Salle College, Hong KongConditional Access

    Hong Kong

    Hong Kong local aided-school admissions; foreign nationality itself does not necessarily exclude a locally entitled student.

  52. 52
    🇻🇳HNUE High School for Gifted StudentsNo Access

    Vietnam

    Vietnamese domestic gifted-school admissions.

  53. 53
    🇦🇺Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics & TechnologyInternational Access

    Australia

    Explicit international-student programme through Education Queensland International, followed by QASMT selective admission.

  54. 54
    🇦🇺Australian Science and Mathematics SchoolInternational Access

    Australia

    Explicit International Student Study Program.

  55. 55
    🇯🇵Ritsumeikan Junior & Senior High SchoolConditional Access

    Japan

    International exchange/global activity is extensive; not the same explicit overseas admissions pathway as Ritsumeikan Uji.

  56. 56
    🇨🇳High School Affiliated to Renmin University (RDFZ)No Access*

    China

    Main ranked track is domestic; separate international provision exists but is NOT the ranked track.

    Also on:#38Science#22Mathematics
  57. 57
    🇨🇳No. 2 High School of East China Normal UniversityNo Access*

    China

    Domestic division generates the ranked evidence; International Division accepts foreign students by separate application.

  58. 58
    🇭🇺Földes Ferenc Gimnázium, MiskolcNo Access

    Hungary

    Hungarian domestic secondary admissions.

  59. 59
    🇭🇺Veres Péter Gimnázium, BudapestNo Access

    Hungary

    Hungarian domestic secondary admissions.

  60. 60
    🇷🇺AESC MSU – Kolmogorov Boarding SchoolNo Access

    Russia

    Russian specialist-school recruitment; no current international secondary admission route identified.