The British School Caracas

Altamira, Caracas, Venezuela

IB Diploma
IGCSE
IPC
British

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The British School Caracas was founded in 1950 and has been on its current Altamira site since 1954. It offers an integrated programme from Preschool to Year 13, including the International Primary Curriculum, the British National Curriculum, IGCSE and the IB Diploma. It aims to develop students academically and pastorally.

Key facts

Source: Read from the school's website

School website

Info checked 2026-11-06

Curriculum
IB Diploma · IGCSE · IPC
Type
International school

Founded: 1950

School day: 08:00-16:30

Curriculum and academics

Source: Read from the school's website

Curricula, explained

The IB's four programmes

Schools often run only some of the four. Highlighted boxes are the ones this school offers.

IB PYPNot here
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.
IPC
Primary · Ages 5–11
The International Primary Curriculum: theme-based units that join science, history, geography and more; common in British-style schools.
British curriculum
Early years to sixth form · Ages 3–18
Follows the English National Curriculum; pupils usually take IGCSEs around age 16 and A Levels in the last two years.

Ages are the usual bands; schools can differ.Curriculum basics guide