Cebu International School (CIS), was founded as the Cebu American School in 1924, and renamed in 1973. It is a co-educational day school, non-profit, non-sectarian institution, governed by a ten-member Board of Trustees. The current legal status of the school is defined in
Republic Act No. 9190 (2003). English is the language of instruction at CIS.
From its original location in a villa in Gorordo Avenue, Cebu, the school moved to Banilad, (opposite Cebu Country Club), and then, in 2000, relocated to the present purpose-built campus the northern suburb of Pit-os, Cebu City.
Cebu International School is an authorized
IB World School, offering the
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP) from 1999, the
IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) from January 2014, and the
IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) from 2020.
In the 2007–2008 school year, CIS attained full international accreditation status through the
Council of International Schools (CIS), and the
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC ( )) provided accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in California and Hawaii, the territories of Guam, American Samoa and Northern ...
(WASC).
CIS is also a full member of the
East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools
The East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS) is an organization of 158 member schools in East Asia
East Asia is a geocultural region of Asia. It includes China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan, plus two special adm ...
(EARCOS).
Cebu International School hosted a joint re-accreditation/re-authorization visit by CIS, WASC and the IB in September 2017.
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International Baccalaureate OrganisationCouncil of International SchoolsAccrediting Commission for Schools Western Association of Schools and CollegesEast Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools
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East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools
International schools in the Philippines
International Baccalaureate schools in the Philippines
Schools in Cebu City
Educational institutions established in 1924
1924 establishments in the Philippines