Which curriculum fits your child?
IB, A-Levels, and AP each take a different shape — breadth vs depth vs flexibility. We've written a deep guide for each so you can decide before the school short-list happens.
International Baccalaureate
The de-facto international curriculum: 5,500+ schools across 160 countries, recognized by every major university worldwide. Strongest fit for families who want maximum university optionality and an academic culture that rewards breadth as much as depth.
British (A-Levels)
Two centuries of subject specialization with Oxbridge as the gold-standard exit. Best fit for students who already know what they want to study — and want to spend their final two years going deep, not broad.
American (AP)
Pick-and-mix curriculum culture: students take 4-6 academic subjects per year and add Advanced Placement courses where they want depth. Strongest fit for students targeting US universities and for families who value flexibility over external structure.
A-Level
The world's most subject-specialized sixth-form qualification — three subjects studied to near-undergraduate depth across two years. The gold standard for UK university admission and increasingly accepted at top US, Canadian, and Asian universities.
French Baccalauréat
France's national exit qualification — taken by ~700,000 students annually, accepted by every major global university, and available essentially tuition-free at French state schools and lycées internationaux abroad.