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International schools in Colombia

Are you looking for an international school in Colombia? Search for the best international schools in Colombia; you can find a list of selected schools at the bottom of this page. Use the search filters to select only girls' or boys' schools, prep schools, senior schools or sixth forms; or you can search for schools that offer a particular curriculum, such as the International Baccalaureate, the UK or US national curriculum or the International Primary Curriculum.

Colombia has a diverse and vibrant international education sector with schools clustered around the regional cities of Cartagena, Medellin and Barranquilla as well as the capital Bogota.

There are more than 50 international schools offering the curriculums of the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Switzerland and the International Baccalaureate. The vast majority are coeducational and offer day schooling but several provide single-sex education or boarding. 

Colombia has 61 IB World Schools. A total of 58 schools are authorised to offer the IB Diploma and 13 follow three IB programmes. Some schools combine IB programmes with US or British exams. 

All children are required to attend school from age five to 15, with state education provided free of charge. After one year of pre-school, children go to primary school for five years and junior secondary school for four years.

Two years of optional senior secondary education, divided into academic and technical tracks, culminates in the school-leaving Baccalaureate, which entitles students to sit the national university entrance exam. Columbia has more than 130 universities.

The number of out-of-school children and teenagers fell dramatically after a historic peace deal was signed in 2016 to end five decades of armed conflict in the country. Net enrolment was 94 per cent at primary schools and 80 per cent for secondary education in 2019, while gross tertiary enrolment was 54 per cent, according to UNESCO.





Altamira International School

Km 10 Autopista,
Puerto, Atlántico,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior.

Asociación Colegio Granadino

AA 2138,
Manizales, Caldas,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Aspaen Gimnasio Iragua

Av. Calle 170, No. 76-55,
Barrio San José de Bavaria,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Girls, Day.

Aspaen Liceo Tacuri

Callejon de la Viga Pance,
Cll 22 and 23,
Cali, Valle del Cauca,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior.

British International School

Apartado Aéreo 4368,
Barranquilla, Atlántico,
Colombia

Co-educational, Boarding, Day.

Buckingham School

Cra 52 No 214 - 55,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Bureche School

Troncal del Caribe Km2 vía Gaira,
Santa Marta, Magdalena,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

CAS Colombo American School

Carrera 73 No. 214-53,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

CIEDI - Colegio Internacional de Educación Integral

Km 3 vía Suba-Cota,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Colegio Abraham Lincoln

Av. Calle 170 # 65 31,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Colegio Albania

Calle 15 3-00,
Campamento de Mushaisa,
Cerrejón La Mina, La Guajira,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Colegio Alemán

Autopista al Mar poste 89 Electricaribe,
Baranquilla, Atlántico,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Colegio Americano

Carrera 89 No 4c-35B Melendez,
Cali, Valle del Cauca,
Colombia

Co-educational, , Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Colegio Andino - Deutsche Schule

Cra 51 No 218-85,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Colegio Anglo-Colombiano

Apartado Aéreo 253393,
Avenida 19 Nº 152A-48,
Santa Fé, Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Colegio Bilingüe Santa Marta

Troncal del Caribe Urb. San Francisco,
470004 Santa Marta, Magdalena,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Colegio Bolivar

Calle. 5 #122-21,
Cali, Valle del Cauca,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Colegio Británico - The British School

Call 18 # 142-255 (Esquina),
La Viga, Pance,
Cali, Valle del Cauca,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Colegio Británico de Cartagena

Anillo Vial Km. 12,
130001 Cartagena, Bolívar,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Colegio Británico de Montería

Calle 65 No. 9-100,
Montería,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Colegio Cambridge

Sede Cajicá,
Kilómetro 2 Vía Cajicá, Chía Vereda El Canelón,
Cajicá, Cundinamarca,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Colegio Canadiense

Carrera 51 # 97 Sur 137,
Sector Sierra Morena,
Itagüi, Antioquia,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Colegio Colombo Británico

Avenida La Maria 69,
Pance,
Cali, Valle del Cauca,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Colegio Colombo Británico de Envigado (IED)

Transversal 29 Sur Diagonal 32 B-97,
Envigado, Antioquia,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Colegio Colombo Gales

Avenida Guaymaral,
Costado sur Aeropuerto,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Boarding, Day.

Colegio de Cambridge (Cambridge International School)

Vereda La Aurora,
Municipio La Calera,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Colegio de Inglaterra - The English School

Calle 170 #15-68,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Colegio Domingo Savio

Calle 24 Sur #24 f-16,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Colegio Gimnasio Internacional de Medellín

Calle 73 sur #64-23,
La Estrella,
055468 Medellín, Antioquia,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Colegio Gran Bretaña

Carrera 51 No 215-20,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Colegio Hacienda Los Alcaparros

Vía Bogotá La Calera,
Vereda el Salitre, km 3,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Colegio Helvetia

Calle 128 no 71A-91,
Santa Fé, Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior.

Colegio Inglés de los Andes

Km 4 Vía Cali Puerto Tejada,
Cali, Valle del Cauca,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Colegio Internacional de Bogota

Carrera 49 no 202-85,
Apartado Aereo 103314,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Colegio Internacional Los Cañaverales

Carrera 29 No 10-500,
Arroyohonfo, Vía Dapa Km 1 Yumbo,
Yumbo, Valle del Cauca,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Colegio Jordán de Sajonia

Cra. 1 Nro 68-50 Rosales,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Colegio Karl C. Parrish

Km. 2 Antigua Via a Puerto Colombia,
Barranquilla, Atlántico,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Colegio La Arboleda

Carrera 125 No. 2, Avenida La Maria 80,
Pance,
Cali, Valle del Cauca,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Colegio Los Ángeles Tunja

Calle 73A No. 2-02 E,
Altos de la Arboleda,
Tunja, Boyacá,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Colegio Los Nogales

Calle 202 # 56 - 50,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Colegio Los Tréboles

Vereda cerca de Piedra,
Finca Santa Elena,
Chía, Cundinamarca,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Colegio Marymount Barranquilla

Km. 5, Via a Sabanilla,
Barranquilla, Atlántico,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Colegio Mayor de los Andes

Kilómetro 3 vía Chía,
Cajicá, Cundinamarca,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Colegio Nueva Granada

Cra 2 Este # 70-20,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Colegio Nueva Inglaterra (New England School)

Calle 218, No. 50-60,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Colegio Nueva York

Calle 227, No. 49-64 Urbanización El Jardín,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Colegio Panamericano

Calle 34 No. 8 -73 Cañaveral Alto,
Floridablanca,
Bucaramanga, Santander,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Colegio San Mateo

Calle 215 #50-24,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Colegio San Viator - Sede Bogotá

Autopista Norte 209-51,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Colegio San Viator - Sede Tunja

Av Universitaria 62 - 100,
Tunja, Boyacá,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Colegio Santa Francisca Romana

Calle 151 No. 16-40,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Colegio Santa Maria

Carrera 11 #185B-17,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Girls, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Colegio Santo Tomás de Aquino

Cra 21 No. 132-46,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Colegio Tilatá

Kilómetro 9 vía La Calera,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Deutsche Schule - Cali / Kolumbien

Avenida Gualí Nº 31,
Barrio Ciudad Jardín,
Cali, Valle del Cauca,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Deutsche Schule Medellín

Cra 61, No. 34-62,
Itagüi, Antioquia,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

El Camino Academy

Calle 221 #52-30,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Fundacion Gimnasio Ingles de Armenia (GI SCHOOL)

KM.3 Via Armenia-Circasia,
630007 Salento, Quindío,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Fundación Gimnasio Los Portales

Calle 212 No. 77- 20,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Girls, Day.

Fundacion Liceo Ingles (Pereira)

Km 5 Via Cerritos Entrada 17,
Pereira, Risaralda,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Fundación Nuevo Marymount

Calle 169B,
No 74A-02,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Girls, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

GCB - Bilingüe Internacional

Costado Sur - Occidental Aeropuerto Guaymaral,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

George Washington School

Apartado Aereo 2899,
Cartagena, Bolívar,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Gimnasio Británico

Calle 21 No 9A-58,
Avenida Chilacos,
Chía, Cundinamarca,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Gimnasio Campestre la Fontana

Km 4 Vereda El Amor,
Vía Multf. Centauros,
Villavicencio, Meta,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Gimnasio Campestre Los Cerezos

Vereda Canelón,
Cajicá, Cundinamarca,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Gimnasio Campestre San Rafael

Sede Campestre,
Km 6 vía Siberia,
Tenjo, Cundinamarca,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Gimnasio Cantillana

Vereda La Mata, Menzuly Sector,
Highway Piedecuesta, Floridablanca,
Bucaramanga, Santander,
Colombia

Girls, , Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Gimnasio Contemporaneo

Cra. 6 #29 Norte-648 a 29 Norte-1034,
Salento, Quindío,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Gimnasio de Los Cerros

Calle 119 Nº 0-68,
Usaquén,
Santa Fé, Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Boys, Day.

Gimnasio del Norte

Calle 207 No.70-50,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Gimnasio El Hontanar

Cra. 76 No. 150-26,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Gimnasio Femenino

K7 #128-40,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Girls, Day.

Gimnasio Fontana

Calle 221#108-20,
Guaymaral,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Gimnasio Los Alcázares

Calle 63 Sur No 41-05 Sabaneta,
Medellín, Antioquia,
Colombia

Boys, Day.

Gimnasio Los Pinares

Carrera 35 No. 9 sur 160,
Medellín, Antioquia,
Colombia

Girls, , Pre-Preparatory, Senior.

Gimnasio Los Pinos

Calle 193 #38-20,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Gimnasio Vermont

Cl 195 No 54-75,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

International Berckley School

Km 5 - Vía al Mar,
Poste 115,
Barranquilla, Atlántico,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Jardín Infantil Stanford

Calle 134A No. 16-39,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Jardín Infantil Tía Nora y Liceo Los Alpes

Av 8 Norte,
No. 66-05 Urbanización Menga,
Cali, Valle del Cauca,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Knightsbridge Schools International Bogotá (KSI Bogotá)

Calle 221 No. 115-51,
Vereda Recodo de Guaymaral,
111176 Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

La Colina School

Km 9.5 Via La Calera Vda Salitre,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

La Sierra International School

KM 2.5 Vía Los Besotes Después,
del Seminario Juan Pablo II,
Valledupar, Cesar,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior.

Liceo Francés de Pereira

Kilometro 5 vía Armenia,
Pereira, Risaralda,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior.

Liceo Pino Verde

Kilometro 5 Vía Cerritos Entrada 16,
El Tigre,
Pereira, Risaralda,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Lycée Français Louis Pasteur

Calle 87 #7-77,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Lycée français Paul-Valéry

Calle 50 N #4AN-56,
Cali, Valle del Cauca,
Colombia

Co-educational, , Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Marymount School - Medellín

Calle 7 No 25-64,
Medellín, Antioquia,
Colombia

Girls, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Montessori British School, Bogota

Calle 128 #72-80 Calatrava,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Neil Armstrong School

Dir. Cr 44 Cl 14 El Buque,
Villavicencio,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

New Cambridge School Bucaramanga - Sede Cabecera

Cra. 39 No. 44-72,
Bucaramanga, Santander,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

New Cambridge School Bucaramanga - Sede Cañaveral

Calle 32 No. 22-140,
Floridablanca,
Bucaramanga, Santander,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

New Cambridge School Cali

Cra 125 No. 12-20,
Barrio Pance,
Cali, Valle del Cauca,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Newport School

Ruitoque Bajo, Km3 vía Acapulco Ramal,
Hacienda Trinitarios 600m adentro,
Floridablanca, Santander,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Nuevo Gimnasio School

Kilometro 1 Autopista,
Villavicencio, Meta,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Still I Rise International School - Bogotá

Cra. 17d No. 65 Sur-70,
Ciudad Bolivar,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

The Columbus School

Vda. El Penasco,
Envigado, Antioquia,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

The Victoria School

Calle 215 Nº 50-60,
Bogotá, D.C.,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day.

Vermont School Medellín

Avenida Las Palmas Indiana Mall Km. 2 Vía La Fe,
El Retiro, Antioquia,
Colombia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.