Buckingham School, also known locally as Colegio Buckingham, is a coeducational Catholic day school in Bogota that integrates the Colombian national education system with the full International Baccalaureate continuum. Serving learners from early years through senior school, it distinguishes itself by combining the IB Primary Years, Middle Years, and Diploma Programmes with a strong faith-based foundation. This dual-curriculum approach provides students with a values-driven, globally focused education that prepares them for higher education both locally and abroad.
What teachers and parents say
Positives
- Strong socio-emotional support and warm atmosphere, with parents consistently highlighting committed teachers and close personal follow-up.
- Innovative early childhood and IB framework, praised by families for its Finnish HEI preschool model and complete International Baccalaureate continuum.
- Effective language immersion, with parents noting strong progress and tailored support for students learning English.
Negatives
- Heavy academic pressure and workload, noted as a source of stress and demanding expectations for secondary students.
- Long commute times, caused by heavy traffic traveling to and from the campus on the far northern perimeter of Bogotá.
- Address
- cra. 52 no. 214 - 55BogotaColombia
- Website
- http://www.cbk.edu.co
- [email protected]
- Phone
- Colombia (+57) +57 1 6760812
- System
- IB
- National education system
- Colombia
- Curriculum
- IB Diploma, IB Middle Years, IB Primary Years
- Levels
- Early years, Primary, Middle school, Senior school
- Enrollment
- 417
- Students
- Coeducational
- Religious affiliation
- Catholic
