International Accreditation
Every CIS school is a learning organization.
CIS International Accreditation enables schools to benchmark their organizational learning in alignment with international leading practice.
As a leader in the field of school evaluation and accreditation worldwide, we support strategic school improvement through a developmental approach to accreditation. Research-informed standards will be your guide, supporting your school to assess and strengthen the impact of international education on your community and develop socially responsible leadership.
More than 715 CIS member schools are engaged with CIS International Accreditation. Achieving CIS International Accreditation demonstrates that your school provides high-quality international education and is an effective and agile learning organization. The quality and rigour of CIS International Accreditation is recognized by ministries, departments of education, and universities around the world as demonstration of a school’s commitment to high quality international education.
The CIS International Accreditation Framework for developing socially responsible learning communities offers a multidimensional framework of standards comprised of three areas through which a school pursues strategic and operational development for the future.
Having established evidence of their Purpose, Practices and Planning, the school will engage in development through their Guiding Principles and designs for Learning and Well-being.
Our framework is designed to enable the development and modelling of socially responsible leadership.
Read more about how we have evolved CIS International Accreditation.
Read more about our global recognition and collaborations with other agencies.
Characteristics of a CIS-Accredited School
The award of CIS accreditation shows that the school has achieved high standards of professional performance in international education and has a commitment to continuous improvement. The award of accreditation shows that the school:
- is devoted to its mission and vision for students
- has thought deeply about the services it offers to students, family and community
- invests the time and resources for validation from a globally-recognized accreditation authority
- focuses on the quality of teaching, student learning, as well as student safeguarding and well-being
- is committed to the development of the students’ global citizenship
- has a suitable philosophy of education suitable for its students
- promises only what it can deliver
- is open to regular evaluation by its own school community and peer evaluators
- constantly seeks improvement in all areas of the school plans strategically for the future
Learn more about CIS International Accreditation and share this brochure with your team.
CIS member schools are invited to register for Accreditation.
