For Families Looking for a Private School in Çiğli

A guide for families looking for a private school among the schools in Çiğli: the campus location, getting there from Karşıyaka and Mavişehir, school stages and the Cambridge programme.

For families looking for a school in the north of İzmir, Çiğli has in recent years become a natural centre: the residential areas extending from Karşıyaka and the new neighbourhoods towards Mavişehir and Menemen have shifted demand for schools in this direction. Our İzmir campus sits right on this corridor. In this article we describe the campus’s location, how to get there and the programme it offers, through the eyes of a family looking from Çiğli and the surrounding area.

Location and getting there

Our İzmir campus is in Yeni Mahalle, Çiğli, on Eski Havaalanı Caddesi, close to Anadolu Caddesi. This main road gives convenient access to the campus from two directions: from Karşıyaka, Mavişehir and Bostanlı to the south, and from Menemen and Ulukent to the north. The İZBAN commuter rail line follows the same corridor, so the campus can be reached by public transport, and our school bus network covers all of these areas.

When choosing a school, a more concrete measure than distance is the time the school bus leaves home and the time it arrives at school; these two numbers shape your child’s sleep pattern all year. At your meeting, ask for exact times for your route.

One campus from kindergarten to high school

Our campus offers all stages — kindergarten, primary, middle and high school — on a single site. In practical terms, this means no searching for a new school and no getting used to a new environment when a stage ends. There are few schools in and around Çiğli that offer every stage under one roof; we suggest putting this at the top of your list.

A Cambridge International school

Our campus is a Cambridge International School: English teaching is supported by international assessment tools and Cambridge’s stage-by-stage programmes. We describe the framework that a Cambridge education gives pupils on a separate page. Let us also give an honest answer to a question often asked by families looking for an IB programme in İzmir: our İzmir campus has no IB authorisation; our IB programmes run at our authorised campuses in Istanbul and Ankara.

Exam preparation within the school

Preparation for the LGS (Turkey’s high school entrance exam) in middle school and for the YKS (Turkey’s university entrance exam) in high school runs within the school programme: practice exams, extra study sessions and counselling follow-up are planned so that no separate institution is needed. This is a difference that directly affects both the family budget and the child’s total daily workload.

In short

  • The campus is in Çiğli, near Anadolu Caddesi, and is easy to reach from Karşıyaka, Mavişehir and Menemen.
  • All stages from kindergarten to high school on a single site.
  • A Cambridge International school; the İzmir campus has no IB authorisation, and we say so openly.
  • LGS and YKS preparation is part of the school programme.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which areas does the school bus cover?

As well as Çiğli, our school bus network covers Karşıyaka, Bostanlı, Mavişehir, Menemen and Ulukent. Routes and times are planned by address; at your enrolment meeting you will be given exact departure and arrival times for your address.

Which stages do you admit pupils to?

We enrol at every stage — kindergarten, primary, middle and high school — subject to availability. Transfers into intermediate years during the school year are also possible; for the process, see our school transfer guide.

Is there an IB programme at the İzmir campus?

No. Our İzmir campus is a Cambridge International school; IB authorisation is granted campus by campus, and our IB programmes are delivered at our authorised campuses in Istanbul and Ankara. For details of the programme in İzmir, see our campus page.

You can find the stages, facilities and transport information on our İzmir private school page. For a city-wide search, see our articles on private schools in İzmir and choosing a kolej in İzmir; to arrange a meeting, use our information request form.

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