Cognita is a leading community of diverse schools with one common purpose: to enable students to thrive in a rapidly evolving world. Together, our schools provide a truly holistic education that goes beyond grades to develop all-round academic excellence – equipping young people with the agency, adaptability and positive attitudes that prepares them to grow, thrive and find their success in a fast-changing world.
Offered by a number of our international schools, the IB qualification is distinguished around the globe for the rigour and breadth it fosters in students. The IB offers three programmes. The Primary Years Programme focuses on the development of the whole child in the classroom and in the world outside. The Middle Years Programme provides a framework of academic challenge and life skills through embracing traditional school subjects. The Diploma Programme is a demanding two-year curriculum for highly motivated students.
The English National Curriculum provides broadly based, age-appropriate courses of study, designed to build towards GCSE and A Level qualification. Compulsory subjects include English, mathematics, science, ICT, physical education, geography, history, music, arts and design, design and technology, modern foreign languages and citizenship.
Split into three parts according to age, the Chilean Curriculum prepares students for national assessment through the Sistema de Medición de la Calidad de la Educación and equips them with the tools to reach high levels of attainment in the Prueba de Selección Universitaria. Yet within Cognita schools it is our enrichment initiatives that set us apart as we look to give our students a deep understanding of the world alongside academic excellence.
Students obtain IGCSE qualifications before proceeding to Advanced Level or pre-university study. Recognised by leading universities in the UK and globally as the equivalent to GCSEs, IGCSEs are offered in as many as 70 subjects. The course requires less written coursework than the GCSE, thus examination is considered more rigorous and challenging.
Our schools in Spain follow the structure and curriculum of the English National Curriculum and combine this with the obligatory elements of the Spanish Curriculum, namely culture and language. After Year 11, many of our schools offer Bachillerato Modalidad courses as well as A Levels which prepare students for further study both in Spain and internationally.
The American Curriculum is comprehensive and robust, designed to inspire students to become successful lifelong learners and responsible global citizens. This program seamlessly strikes an effective balance between academic excellence and guiding students in their creative, physical, emotional and social goals, and at each stage prepares them for a smooth transition into further study.
Our pioneering schools in Brazil offer a truly bilingual experience, in Portuguese and English, to students following the Brazilian Curriculum. A broad learning experience alongside a rich academic programme ensures students are grounded in the skills needed to achieve strong results in the ENEM and are afforded the opportunity to study at the best universities.
The Australian International School in Singapore is in a privileged position as one of the few international schools that offer the Australian Curriculum alongside the IB. In the younger years, the IB Primary Years programme is mapped to the Australian National Curriculum. In Years 6, 7 and 8, the school offers the Australian National Curriculum which prepares students for IGCSEs in Years 9 and 10. For the final two years of study, students have the option of studying for either the IB Diploma Programme or for the New South Wales Higher School Certificate.
Offered in more than 24 countries across the world, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is one of three curricula available at CHIREC International School, India.
Life skills and value-based education is at the core of the CBSE syllabus. Students following this curriculum develop in-depth subject knowledge alongside practical understanding through activity-based, hands-on learning.
At Cognita schools it’s not just about getting high grades. But an excellent set of results is a natural by-product of our approach. Take Amelia, an IB Diploma graduate from Australian International School who achieved a perfect score of 45, the highest possible in the IB, and has taken up her offer to study at Stanford University.
Our emphasis is on nurturing every child’s natural love of learning and empowering them with skills to control and drive their own education. With the support of her teachers at Southbank International School, Sahara secured a place to continue her studies at the world-renowned Harvard University, USA.
We are prioritising the use of education technologies to focus on the wellbeing of students, unlocking learning in schools and virtual classroom environments.
A four-year EdTech strategy hugely accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic. Every student at St Clare’s School in the UK received a personalised device – pre-loaded with carefully selected learning platforms, apps and safeguarding tools – in just three days to minimise disruption to learning during school closures.
