Cebu International School

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
Location
Pit-os, Cebu City 6000, [Philippenes]
Coordinates10°23′37″N 123°55′16″E
Information
TypePrivate, International School
MottoResponsible, Respectful, and Prepared
Established1924
SuperintendentDr. Gwyn Underwood
GradesPre-School - Grade 12
Enrollment300 students
HousesAcacia, Mahogany, Molave, Narra
Athletics conferenceISAC
Team nameCIS Dragons
Phone/Fax+6332 261 0247
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.

In the 2007/8 School Year, CIS attained full international accreditation status through the Council of International Schools (CIS),[1] the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC);[2] as well as being authorized and recognized by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) and the Department of Education (DepEd) within the Philippines. CIS is also a full member of the East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS).

Cebu International School is an authorized IB World School,[3] offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) from 1999, and the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) from January 2014.

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

References
  1. "Membership Directory". Council of International Schools. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  2. "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.
  3. "Find an IB World School". International Baccalaureate. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
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