Cebu International School

Summary

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.

Cebu International School
Address
Map
Pit-os

,
6000

Philippines
Coordinates10°23′37″N 123°55′16″E / 10.39361°N 123.92111°E / 10.39361; 123.92111
Information
Former nameCebu American School
School typeNon-profit, Private, International School
MottoResponsible, Respectful, and Prepared
Established1924; 100 years ago (1924)
SuperintendentGwyn Underwood
GradesPreschool – Grade 12
Enrollment300
HousesAcacia, Mahogany, Molave, Narra
Athletics conferenceInternational Schools Athletic Conference (ISAC)
MascotDragon
Websitecis.edu.ph

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,[1] 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),[2] and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).[3] CIS is also a full member of the East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS).

Cebu International School hosted a joint re-accreditation/re-authorization visit by CIS, WASC and the IB in September 2017.

References edit

  1. ^ "Find an IB World School". International Baccalaureate. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  2. ^ "Membership Directory". Council of International Schools. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  3. ^ "ACS-WASC Directory" (PDF). Accrediting Commission for Schools Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2017-11-15.

External links edit

  • Official website  
  • International Baccalaureate Organisation
  • Council of International Schools
  • Accrediting Commission for Schools Western Association of Schools and Colleges
  • East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools