Turkey
Istanbul
This page lists the 6 schools we profile in Istanbul and compares them at a glance: curriculum, teaching languages, ages and boarding. Programmes on offer: IB, GCSE/IGCSE, French curriculum, German curriculum and host-country national programmes. All of them are day schools.
School profiles in this area
| School | Curriculum | Teaching languages | Ages | Day or boarding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British International STEAM School IstanbulIstanbul | Cambridge Primary · Elements of England's National Curriculum · Cambridge IGCSE at the associated secondary campus · IB Diploma Programme at the associated secondary campus | English | Approximately 2½–11 at Etiler; international secondary through age 18 at Zekeriyaköy | day |
| Deutsche Schule IstanbulIstanbul | German curriculum and Abitur · Turkish Lise | German · Turkish | German entry from Klasse 5; Turkish preparatory and Lise stages | day |
| Istanbul International Community SchoolIstanbul | IB PYP · IB MYP · IB Diploma | English | Early Years 3 through Grade 12 | day |
| Liceo Italiano di IstanbulIstanbul | Liceo Scientifico · MEB lise | Italian | Preparatory year through the four-year liceo; separate middle school has its own eligibility rules | day |
| Lycée Français Pierre LotiIstanbul | French national curriculum · Diplôme national du brevet · French baccalauréat général | French | Petite section through Terminale | day |
| MEF International School IstanbulIstanbul | IB Primary Years Programme · Cambridge Lower Secondary and IGCSE · IB Diploma Programme | English | Preschool through Grade 12 | day |
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