Colégio Evangélico Alberto Torres

A Swiss non-profit, working since 1968. Its programmes are among the most widely recognised school programmes in the world. Authorisation is granted stage by stage, so a school with the final stage does not necessarily run the younger ones; which stages this school holds is set out in the line below.

What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run this programme and to award its certificate. This is a confirmation of the programme, not a judgement on the school as a whole. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. At this school: DP (ages 16-19). DP is the final stage, ages 16 to 19: six subjects plus a compulsory core of theory of knowledge, an extended essay and CAS. The diploma is accepted by universities all over the world, and in a number of countries it counts for admission on the same footing as the local leaving certificate.

An association of schools rather than an owner. It is the body of the Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil (IECLB) answerable within it for school and university education, and it provides services to schools linked to evangelical communities and parishes. The network takes in 50 affiliated schools, its highest body is the General Assembly, and the first of the principles the network names is the autonomy of each school. The present name was adopted in 2000, and the structure now in place took shape in 1981.

What this means for this school. The network owns or operates the school. Its accreditation and programme authorisation the school obtains separately, in its own name.