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]
Coordinates	10°23′37″N 123°55′16″E
Information
Type	Private, International School
Motto	Responsible, Respectful, and Prepared
Established	1924
Superintendent	Dr. Gwyn Underwood
Grades	Pre-School - Grade 12
Enrollment	300 students
Houses	Acacia, Mahogany, Molave, Narra
Athletics conference	ISAC
Team name	CIS Dragons
Phone/Fax	[phone]
Website	cis.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. As the only internationally accredited and IB-authorized school in the Philippines South of Manila, CIS provides a valuable educational opportunity for local and expatriate families in the Visayas and Mindanao regions of the Philippines, who desire a world-class education, to prepare their children for acceptances into universities around the world.

List of Nationalities currently represented at CIS (Faculty and Students)

Australia	Mexico	South Korea	Ireland
Brazil	The Netherlands	Spain	Italy
Canada	New Zealand	Sweden
China	Norway	Switzerland
France	Philippines	Taiwan
Germany	Russia	United Kingdom
India	Singapore	United States of America
Japan	South Africa	Uzbekistan

University Acceptances In recent years, graduates from CIS have been accepted at the following colleges and universities: Country College/University Australia Bond University, Central Queensland University, Curtin University of Technology, Deakin University, Edith Cowan University, Queensland University of Technology, International College of Hotel Management, International College of Management Sydney, La Trobe University, Le Cordon Bleu, Macquarie University, Monash University, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), University of Melbourne, University of Queensland, University of Sydney, University of New South Wales, University of Newcastle, University of Notre Dame, University of South Australia, University of Technology Sydney, University of Western Australia, University of Wollongong Canada Bishop's University, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Concordia University of Edmonton, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, MacEwan University, McGill University, Ontario College of Art & Design, Sheridan College, Simon Fraser University, St. Thomas University, University of Alberta, University of British Columbia, University of Ottawa, University of Montreal, University of Toronto, York University China Fudan University, Beijing Film Academy, Ningbo University France École Internationale Tunon de Paris Germany MET Berlin Film School, Provadis School of International Management and Technology, RWTH Aachen University, SAE Institute Hong Kong City University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Savannah College of Art & Design, University of Hong Kong Italy Bocconi University, Politecnico di Torino Japan Akita International University, Asia Pacific University, Doshisha University, Sophia University, Temple University Japan Campus, Tokyo International University, Waseda University, Yokohama City University, University of Tsukuba South Korea Chung Ang University, Duksung Women's University, EWHA Woman's University, Handong Global University, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Korea University, Sangmyung University, Seoul National University, Sungkyunkwan University, Yonsei University The Netherlands Hotelschool The Hague, Maastricht University, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, The Hague University of Applied Sciences Philippines Ateneo de Manila University, Cebu Doctors University, Cebu Institute of Technology University, College of Saint Benilde, De La Salle University, Enderun Colleges, University of Asia and the Pacific, University of the Philippines, University of San Carlos, University of San Jose Recoletos, University of Santo Tomas Singapore LASALLE College of the Arts, Management Development Institute of Singapore, SP Jain School of Management Spain ESADE Business School, ESADE Law School, Les Roches Marbella International School of Hotel Management, University of Barcelona Sweden Jonkoping International Business School Switzerland Belvoirpark Hotelfachschule, École hôtelière de Lausanne, Glion Institute of Higher Education, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, University of Zurich United Kingdom Bangor University, Heythrop College, Kensington College of Business, London College of Communication, Middlesex University, Oxford Brookes University, University of Birmingham, University of Durham, University of Exeter, Royal Holloway, University of London, University of Manchester, University of Nottingham, University of Sheffield, University of Southampton, University of York, Richmond, The American International University in London United States of America Academy of Art University, Berklee College of Music, Binghamton University, Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, California College of the Arts, California Polytechnic State University, Chapman University, Columbia College Chicago, Cypress College, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Fashion Institute of Technology, George Mason University, Gonzaga University, Holy Cross College, Maryland Institute College of Art, Indiana University Bloomington, Methodist University, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Northeastern University, Parsons The New School for Design, Penn State University, Pratt Institute, Purdue University, Reed College, Ringling College of Art and Design, San Francisco State University, San Jose State University, Savannah College of Art & Design, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Saint Louis University, Saint Mary's College of California, Santa Clara University, State University of New York, Strayer University, Stony Brook University, Texas A & M University, University of California, Davis, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Irvine, University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, San Diego, University of Nevada Las Vegas, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Notre Dame, University of Portland, University of San Francisco, University of South Dakota, University of Washington, Virginia Tech, Wentworth Institute of Technology References "Membership Directory". Council of International Schools. Retrieved 2019-03-01. "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. "Find an IB World School". International Baccalaureate. Retrieved 2017-05-01. External links Cebu International School International Baccalaureate Organisation Council of International Schools Accrediting Commission for Schools Western Association of Schools and Colleges East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities