The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), more commonly known as the International Baccalaureate (IB), is a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and founded in 1968. It offers four educational programmes: the IB Diploma Programme and the IB Career-related Programme for students aged 15 to 19, the IB Middle Years Programme for students aged 11 to 16, and the IB Primary Years Programme for children aged three to 12. To teach these programmes, schools must be authorized by the International Baccalaureate.
Jamnabai Narsee School is a private school in Juhu, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was founded on 17 January 1971 and is managed by the Narsee Monjee Education Trust. The school building is unusual and unique in architecture with three clusters of hexagonal classrooms, each with a central foyer. The school is attended by children mostly from Andheri & Juhu, and its alumni include several famous dignitaries, celebrities and their children.
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) is a two-year educational programme primarily aimed at 16-to-19-year-olds in 140 countries around the world. The programme provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education and is recognized by many universities worldwide. It was developed in the early-to-mid-1960s in Geneva, Switzerland, by a group of international educators. After a six-year pilot programme that ended in 1975, a bilingual diploma was established.
An international school is an institution that promotes education in an international environment or framework. Although there is no uniform definition or criteria, international schools are usually characterized by a multinational student body and staff, multilingual instruction, curricula oriented towards global perspectives and subjects, and the promotion of concepts such as world citizenship, pluralism, and intercultural understanding. Many international schools adopt a curriculum from programs and organizations such as International Baccalaureate, Edexcel, Cambridge Assessment International Education, International Primary Curriculum, or Advanced Placement.
Colegio Tarbut is a Jewish mixed-sex private school founded in 1961 in the city of Olivos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It offers early childhood, primary, and secondary education.
The British International School of Washington (BISW) is a private, nonsectarian, co-educational British school located in the Georgetown neighborhood near the border of the Georgetown and Glover Park neighborhoods in Washington, D.C. BISW educates pupils between the ages of 2 and 18. BISW was originally founded in September 1998 by Dr. Lesley Stagg. In 2013, BISW joined Nord Anglia Education, an international education provider owned by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. As of 2019, Nord Anglia operated 66 international schools in 30 countries with over 61,000 students. BISW leases property from Georgetown University, yet GU's Green Building was purchased in 2009 by the entity that is now HUB Properties Trust.
The American International School, Abu Dhabi is a private international K-12 school offering an American curriculum. The college-preparatory IB Diploma Program (IBDP) is offered in grades 11 and 12, and the IB Primary Years Program (IBPYP) is offered from KG to Grade 5. The school is coeducational in elementary, and gender-segregated in secondary.
Harare International School is an international, co-educational, day school in Harare, Zimbabwe with around 450 students from Pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade. HIS is accredited with the Council of International Schools, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, and the International Baccalaureate Organization. Harare International School is an American-sponsored institution, receiving support from the United States Embassy via an annual grant from the US Department of State's Office for Overseas Schools.
St George's British International School is an independent, not-for-profit international school located in Rome, Italy. It was founded in 1958 to serve Rome's British, international and expatriate communities, and today educates more than 935 children from over 98 countries. The main campus, containing Junior and Senior Schools, is based in La Storta on the northern outskirts of the city. A second campus, located in central Rome, serves Junior School students up to the age of 11. St George’s has been ranked one of the top 125 private schools in the world in the Carfax ranking for four consecutive years.
Neerja Modi School is a private co-educational K-12 day cum boarding school in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The school has been built by Shri Modi Shikshan Sansthan and has campuses spread across Rajasthan.
St. George's International School, Switzerland is a private, co-educational international school for boarding and day students aged 18 months to 18 years old. Its main campus is located in Montreux, Vaud, at the foot of the Alps and on the shores of Lake Léman, approximately halfway between Vevey and the center of the city of Montreux.
The Europa School UK is an all-through, free school and IB world school located in Culham near Abingdon in Oxfordshire. It was founded in 2012 by stakeholders of the European School, Culham and subsumed the former school's campus upon its closure in 2017. It now offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and Middle Years Programme in the secondary section and a bilingual curriculum in primary with English and one of German, French or Spanish. From its foundation until 31 August 2021, it was the only Accredited European School in the United Kingdom. This status was lost due to Brexit.
The International School of France, or Ermitage, is an international day and boarding school in Maisons-Laffitte, just outside Paris, France. The school was founded in 1941 by Anne-Marie Thommeret, a woman seeking to improve conditions of students during Nazi occupied France World War II. It offers an English bilingual education up to French Baccalaureate / International Baccalaureate (IB) level. This is a day school with 5- and 7-day boarding houses. In 2009, the school began offering the IB Diploma Programme. In 2018 the school was also authorised to offer the IB Middle Years Programme. The school is headed by Lee O'Leary. Enrollment was 1500 students in 2022. Student ages range from 21/2 (TPS) through 19. In September 2023 it was recognized in the Carfax's The Schools Index as one of the top 15 schools in Europe.
Ningbo Zhicheng School International (NZSI) was established in 2010 by Chen Hui and is a part of the Ningbo Zhicheng School (宁波至诚学校), a Chinese private domestic boarding school established in 1996.
Jumeirah English Speaking School is a British private school located in Dubai, UAE. Its original campus on Sheikh Zayed Road is a primary school; A second campus at Arabian Ranches has students from primary, secondary, and high school. As of December 2016, JESS had 2000 students enrolled.
Stichting The Rijnlands Lyceum Foundation is an educational foundation in the Netherlands encompassing nine different schools; three offering primary education and six offering secondary education. The Foundation, established in 1936, is based in Wassenaar, a suburb of The Hague.
ACG School Jakarta is an independent co-educational international school in South Jakarta, Indonesia. The school was established in 2004, and is a school for children from 3 to 17 years of age. Currently it has 500 students from 42 different nationalities and is owned by the Academic Colleges Group based in New Zealand. Academic Colleges Group owns a total of seven schools in New Zealand and also schools in Vietnam and Indonesia and has over 6000 students and 600 teaching staff from 40 countries.
Candor International School is a co-educational international school in Bangalore, Karnataka, India that was established in 2010 by Dr Suresh Reddy, the Founder and Chairperson of Saketh Educational Trust. It is an IB & IGCSE (CAIE) certified school on a 30 acre campus. The school has 1000 students from 19 nationalities. Candor alumni are part of prestigious national and international universities such as University of California, Berkeley & San Diego, Princeton University, University of Bath, NUS Singapore, Christ University, and National Law School.
The British International School Bratislava (BISB), established in 1997, is one of the oldest international schools in Slovakia. The school educates over 770 students between the ages of 3 and 18 years from over 45 countries. BISB educates children at pre-school, primary and secondary level and it is located in Dubravka. The school follows a curriculum based on the National Curriculum of England, International General Certificate in Secondary Education (IGCSE) and the Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP).
Malvern College Egypt (MCE) is a British international school in cairo located at B2-B3 South Ring Road Cairo, Egypt. It is operated in a partnership between UK-based Malvern College and the Azazy International Group. It opened in September 2016 with 350 students and 35 expatriate teaching staff. Malvern College Egypt offers a British curriculum, The examinations they take are the Cambridge International Examinations, whilst they teach the Edexcel syllabus to pupils. In 2019 Malvern College Egypt became an IB World School offering the Diploma Programme (IBDP) and offering International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and internationally recognised pre-university qualifications including A-Level.
