# ICEQC-ORG-2200:2026 — International Schools and Programmes Education Quality Certification Standards

Status: Published

Version: 2026

Defines scope classification, module selection and public-description rules for international schools, school-based international programmes and international early childhood education.

## Document status

This is the controlled English edition. The applicable edition and status are identified in the ICEQC Standards Register.

## 1 Name

## 2 Purpose

## 3 Authority and application

## 4 Certification object

## 5 Certification boundary

## 6 No comparative determination

## 7 Normative relationship

## 8 Terms and definitions

## 9 Route structure

## 10 Operational eligibility

## 11 Identity and accountability gate

## 12 International education substance gate

## 13 Route IS-W selection

## 14 Route IS-P selection

## 15 International Section profile

## 16 School-Based International Programme profile

## 17 Route IS-E selection

## 18 Mixed early childhood and K–12 scope

## 19 International education model profiles

## 20 Primary sector module composition

## 21 Remote and online delivery

## 22 Language provision

## 23 Tutoring and test preparation

## 24 Boarding, homestay, guardianship and transport

## 25 International travel and exchange

## 26 Multi-campus and school-system scope

## 27 Franchise, brand and membership networks

## 28 External programme, qualification and examination relationships

## 29 Third-party names, marks and protected material

## 30 Education-content neutrality

## 31 Application information

## 32 Scope statement

## 33 Certificate and register descriptors

## 34 Public claims

## 35 Evidence planning

## 36 Conformity determination

## 37 Nonconformity

## 38 Surveillance

## 39 Change control

## 40 Records and machine-readable consistency

# 1 Route selection matrix

# 2 Common composition examples

# 3 Required application information

# 4 Public descriptor controls

# 5 Conformity interpretation

# 6 Normative cross-reference and non-duplication map

# 7 Normative ICEQC references

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ICEQC certification is voluntary and does not constitute governmental authorization, institutional licensing, programme accreditation, degree recognition or academic equivalency.