The CIS accreditation cycle is a five-year cycle. All CIS member schools can apply for accreditation. A new member school is expected to begin the CIS accreditation process within two years of becoming a member, unless your school is already accredited by another recognized international agency or has a verifiable external quality assurance process in place. Read more...

The Preparatory evaluation marks the beginning of the accreditation or re-accreditation cycle. This stage is a critical reference point for tracking your progress made since the Membership evaluation or previous accreditation cycle, and during the Self-study stage. Read more...

The rubrics show CIS’ expectations for each stage of a school’s development. Rubrics allow your school to monitor its progress through the accreditation cycle and identify goals for future development. Each rubric contains criteria that exemplify minimum expectations for each stage of the evaluation and accreditation cycle. These criteria are used by both your school and the CIS evaluators to assess your school’s alignment with the standards. Read more...

In the Self-study stage, your school community will identify your own strengths and areas for growth. The Self-study process typically lasts between 12 and 18 months, allowing time to identify issues and act to begin to resolve them. Your school will be a better institution by the end of the Self-study. Read more...

The Self-study begins with collecting, presenting and analysing data. Committees responsible for Part 1 should work first, so that other committees can use their data and analysis. Read more...

The CIS evaluation criteria are expressed in a set of standards. These standards are statements against which your school measures its alignment by discussing across all stakeholders and gathering relevant evidence to justify its assessment of alignment. The standards are the minimum levels of performance required for CIS accreditation. Read more...