About
Gökkuşağı Schools is an international school group founded in Istanbul in 1997, with eight campuses in Istanbul, Ankara, Antalya, Bursa and Izmir. It offers kindergarten to high school, with IB Diploma, IB Primary Years and Cambridge programmes, and has students from 47 nationalities.
Key facts
Source: Read from the school's website
Info checked 2026-11-02
Curriculum
IB PYP · IB Diploma · IGCSE
Ages
Ages 4–18
Students
3,000
Language
English
Type
International school
- Grades
- Kindergarten – High School
- Nationalities
- 47
- Founded
- 1997
- Accreditations
- IB, CIE
Admissions
Source: Read from the school's website
- Mid-year entry
- Possible
- Entry process
- Interview
- Scholarships
- Yes
Curriculum and academics
Source: Read from the school's website
Curricula, explainedIB PYP · IB DP (Diploma) · IGCSE · A Level
The IB's four programmes
Schools often run only some of the four. Highlighted boxes are the ones this school offers.
- IB PYPOffered
Early years to primary · Ages 3–12
The IB's primary programme. Children learn through questions and units of inquiry rather than separate subjects.
- IB MYPNot here
Middle years (ages 11–16) · Ages 11–16
The IB's middle-years programme: eight subject groups taught with links between them, ending with a personal project.
- IB DP (Diploma)Offered
Last 2 years of school · Ages 16–19
The IB's university-entrance qualification — what people usually mean by "the IB". Six subjects plus the Extended Essay, TOK and CAS, scored out of 45.
- IB CP (Career-related)Not here
Last 2 years of school · Ages 16–19
The IB's career-related route for the same ages as the DP: at least two DP courses plus a career-related study chosen by the school.
Last two years: DP or CP
IGCSE
Ages 14–16, 2 years · Ages 14–16
A subject-by-subject qualification taken around age 16 in British-style schools — usually 5–10 subjects studied over two years.
A Level
Last 2 years of school · Ages 16–18
The British university-entrance qualification: usually 3–4 subjects studied in depth for two years; UK universities make offers on these grades.
Ages are the usual bands; schools can differ.Curriculum basics guide
Strengths
- Academics
- Languages
- STEM
- Performing arts
- Sport
- Service
Student support
Source: Read from the school's website
- English support (EAL)
- Yes
- School bus
- Yes
Campus and school life
Source: Read from the school's website
After-school activities
- CAP clubs
- Coding
- Chess
- Ballet
- Basketball
- Robotics
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