Commonly known as IC, International College is a premier coeducational day school centrally located on Bliss Street in the Hamra district of Beirut. Serving students from early years through senior school, the institution distinguishes itself by pairing the Lebanese national curriculum with the International Baccalaureate Primary Years and Diploma programmes. This balanced framework provides families with a unique educational experience that honors local academic traditions while offering a rigorous, globally recognized pre-university pathway.
What teachers and parents say
Positives
- Strong academic reputation and university placement, with high acceptance rates into top regional institutions like AUB and prestigious universities abroad.
- Diverse academic pathways, offering well-established programs across the IB Diploma, American High School Diploma, French Baccalaureate, and Lebanese Baccalaureate.
- Generous expat teacher accommodations and well-resourced facilities, including a dedicated faculty apartment building in Hamra and well-equipped campus materials.
Negatives
- Exorbitant tuition and an elitist environment, with discussions highlighting socioeconomic insularity and student behavioral challenges.
- Poor empathy and support for struggling students, with parent reports noting a punitive, high-pressure culture that often sidelines children requiring academic or emotional accommodations.
- Address
- Bliss Street PO Box: 113-5373 HamraBeirutLebanon
- Website
- http://www.ic.edu.lb
- [email protected]
- Phone
- Lebanon (+961) +961 1136-2500
- System
- IB
- National education system
- Lebanon
- Curriculum
- IB Diploma, IB Primary Years
- Levels
- Early years, Primary, Middle school, Senior school
- Enrollment
- 3,679
- Faculty
- 427
- Students
- Coeducational
