Harare International School

Harare International School
Location
Harare
Zimbabwe
Information
Type International School
Established 8 September 1992
Locale Suburban
Director Dr. Kathryn Carter-Golden
Grades Pre K – 12
Pupils 498 (approx.)
School color(s) Green and black
Fees US$3,500 – US$27,600
Website www.harareintlschool.com

Harare International School (HIS) is an international school in Harare, Zimbabwe with around 415 students from Pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade. HIS is accredited with the Council of International Schools, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, and the International Baccalaureate Organization. Graduates have been accepted from numerous universities worldwide, most notably, Yale, Stanford, Cambridge, Harvard, MIT, Oxford and University of California, Berkeley

About

Founded in 1992, Harare International School (HIS) is an independent, non-profit institution, serving students in Early Childhood 1 (EC 1) to grade 12. HIS enrolls approximately 500 students representing over 50 nationalities, including 21% from Europe, 23% from North America, 41% from Africa, 8% from Asia and 7% from other areas of the world.

HIS is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, and the educational program is modeled along North American and International Baccalaureate (IB) guidelines. HIS is fully accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). HIS is an IB World School and is authorized to offer the Primary Years Programme and the Diploma Programme. HIS is currently a Middle Years Programme candidate school.

The school has active membership of the Association of International Schools in Africa (AISA), the Association for the Advancement of International Education (AAIE) and the Association for School Curriculum and Development (ASCD).

International Baccalaureate

It has been an IB World school since January 2004, and has been authorised to offer the IB Primary Years Programme since June 2004.[1]

External links

References

  1. "Harare International School". IBO. Retrieved 2 December 2007.