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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