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If you're researching international schools in Zambia offering IB Curriculum, this page lists every school we know of and lets you sort, filter and compare them — without school marketing in the way. The most common curriculum is IB (DP), taught by 3 of the schools below. Annual tuition spans roughly 7,700–18,950 ZMW, with the average sitting around 10,638. Schools range from new openings to long-established names like International School of Lusaka (opened 1963).
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AIS Lusaka is an independent, co-educational day school serving ages 3 to 18. It offers the International Baccalaureate framework (PYP, MYP, DP) alongside an American Curriculum, with authorized delivery of all three IB programs. Founded in 1986, AISL is accredited by the Council of International Schools and the Middle States Association, and maintains affiliation with the American Embassy. The school serves a diverse international community, with approximately 21% European, 28% North and South American, and 22% African nationalities. The Leopards Hill Road campus spans 25 acres and features purpose-built classrooms, science labs, a library/media center, and administration spaces. Facilities include a 400-seat theater, indoor and outdoor gymnasia, three swimming pools, two athletic fields, six outdoor multi-sport courts, a multipurpose hall, and maintenance buildings. Renovation phases have improved spaces, security, traffic flow, and green space. AIS Lusaka emphasizes intercultural understanding, language development, and critical thinking throughout its IB and American programs.
International School of Lusaka (ISL) is a not-for-profit day school founded in 1963 and serving students from age 2 to 18. The school delivers the International Baccalaureate continuum, from the Primary Years Programme to the Diploma Programme, with Cambridge IGCSE offered in the High School alongside the IB Diploma Programme. ISL staff are IB trained and also qualified in Cambridge IGCSE and IMYC, with ESOL and Learning Support available in both Primary and Secondary. The curriculum includes French and Spanish from Reception to Year 13, Chinyanja language lessons, Zambian Studies, and English for Speakers of Other Languages. The campus features libraries, a House system named after Zambian rivers, and an emphasis on field trips, counseling, and a broad range of extracurricular activities. Activities include monkeynastics, tennis, chess, horse riding, dance, golf and violin, plus drama and music performances and annual UN Art events. ISL is accredited by CIS and NEASC.
Enko Pestalozzi International School, Pestalozzi Education Centre, is an IB World School in Ibex Hill, Lusaka. It serves learners from creche to year 12 and offers ECZ national education alongside Cambridge programmes, including Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International AS Levels and Cambridge A Levels, plus the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. The curriculum covers English A: Language and Literature, French Ab initio, Geography, Business Management, Expressive Arts, Environmental Systems and Societies, Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Mathematics. The on-site campus provides spaces for sport, computer labs, science labs, work labs and a library to support inquiry-based learning, a rich drama and art programme, and the CAS Camp for service learning and citizenship. Pestalozzi International, a non-profit trusted by Enko Education, emphasises holistic development of the Head, Heart and Hands and runs service projects such as a recycled bull sculpture (2023) and a borehole installation (2024). It welcomes families and fosters strong community partnerships.
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