St Patrick's College

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: MYP (ages 11-16). MYP is the middle stage, ages 11 to 16. There are no exams here either; at the end an optional electronic assessment of pupils' work is possible.

A group of private schools, co-educational and non-denominational, for pupils from 1 to 18 years old. The numbers diverge: the home page and the "Our schools" section speak of 125 schools in 30 countries and more than 95,000 pupils, the "About Inspired" page - of "100+" schools. Offices are given in London, Madrid, Milan, Johannesburg, Dubai, Sydney, Auckland, Brazil and Mexico City. The form of the connection with the schools and the year of foundation are not named on the site.

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.