Council of International Schools Accreditation  

Mercedes College was the first Australian school to join the Council of International Schools (CIS) back in 2005, and every five years we are assessed to maintain accreditation.

CIS accreditation drives continuous improvement, with assessment against international standards covering a raft of key areas: culture, governance, leadership, financial practices, student wellbeing programmes, co-curricular activities, as well as staff professional support.

The CIS assessment team includes educators from local, national, and international settings. Their insights and feedback will inform our strategic direction so that we are delivering the best education outcomes for our students and continue to improve how we do this.  

As part of our evaluation, the CIS assessment team will speak with our team, visit classrooms virtually to see the learning taking place, plus meet with some of our families, representative of different Year levels, with a focus on gaining insight of the lived experience of our partnership approach to nurturing students to become confident, ethical and successful citizens.

Accreditation is a rigorous process, and we will keep you updated as we progress.