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Most popular international schools in Chittagong

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The five schools Chittagong parents researched most this year, chosen from the 13 international schools in the city. Ranked by how many families opened each school’s profile and spent time reading it between September 2025 and August 2026, then the full picture on curricula, class sizes and fees.

13
International schools
inc. 1 boarding
1,910
Average school size
370 – 3,500 students

The 2026 ranking

Chittagong’s five most-researched schools

Ranked purely by parent interest — the number of families who opened each school’s profile and spent time reading it between September 2025 and August 2026.

Held #1
1 William Carey Academy — international school in Chittagong

William Carey Academy

William Carey Academy is an English-medium school in Chittagong, Bangladesh, founded in 1996. The school offers KG1 to Grade 12 and follows a traditional American curriculum, with students graduating with a U.S. High School Diploma. Its high school programme includes four years of mathematics up to AP Calculus, four years of science up to Physics, and AP Psychology in Grade 11. All courses are taught in English except Bengali and foreign languages. Students also complete Bengali language credits and additional foreign language credits, with Korean and French listed in the high school course offerings. WCA is accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International and the Middle States Association. Senior students complete a project on a social issue in Bangladesh, including research, a 3,000-word paper and a presentation. Activities include basketball, soccer, conditioning, annual high school play, yearbook, school newspaper and student government.

🏷️ Fees not listed
😊 Ages 4 to 18
📖 Advanced Placement (AP), American Curriculum, Christian Curriculum
📍 Chittagong
Held #2
2
C

Chittagong International School

🏷️ Fees not listed
😊 Ages not listed
📍 Chittagong
New entry
3 Al Hekmah International School — international school in Chittagong

Al Hekmah International School

Al Hekmah International School offers an integrated Cambridge curriculum with Islamic Education, preparing students from Play Group through Year 3 for O' and A–level qualifications. The campus is in Chandgaon, Chattogram, at 3307/A Moulvi Pukur Par on Arakan Road. The school emphasizes English as the language of instruction with strong emphasis on Arabic and Bangla language development. The student body is around 200 students, taught by more than 30 teachers and a small administration. Class sizes are typically 15–20 students. The school operates a transport service. Facilities include a library, science labs, and indoor and outdoor sports zones. The curriculum is Cambridge-based and integrated with Islamic Education, and leads to O- and A-levels.

৳63.6K ৳67.5K
🏷️ BDT 63,600 – 67,500 / year
😊 Ages 3 to 10
📖 Bespoke Curriculum, Cambridge (Primary), Islamic Curriculum
📍 Chittagong
▼ Down 1 since August 2026
4
C

Crans-Montana International School

Crans-Montana International School in Chattogram offers an international curriculum based on the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP). The school is authorized to deliver IB PYP, which is designed for younger learners and focuses on inquiry-based, transdisciplinary learning rather than subject-based instruction alone. Students explore themes that connect subjects such as language, mathematics, science, and social studies through structured units of inquiry. The programme emphasizes skills including research, communication, and collaboration, alongside academic content. English is used as the language of instruction, with Bengali also included in learning. A distinctive feature of the school is its IB PYP authorization, making it one of the schools in Chattogram offering this programme. The curriculum includes opportunities for student-led inquiry and action, where learners apply what they study to real-world contexts through projects and activities.

🏷️ Fees not listed
😊 Ages 3 to 12
📖 IB (PYP)
📍 Chittagong
New entry
5
P

Presidency International School

Presidency International School in Chattogram is a co-educational independent school established in 1998. Located at House 51, Road 2, Panchlaish, the campus sits across four buildings equipped with science, computer, and robotics laboratories, a library, a Teachers Learning Centre, and an Advanced Learning Centre. The school delivers Cambridge GCE O and A Levels through Presidency Junior, Middle, and Senior Schools, with Bengali, English, Computer Science, Mathematics (Math D, Additional Math, Further Math), Sciences, Economics, Bangladesh Studies, Commerce, Art and Design, and Islamiyat among examined subjects. Classes are taught in English, and the school complements the Cambridge curriculum with its own workbooks and co-curricular and extra-curricular programs. The Holudia Learning Centre and a 10-acre Camping Site support experiential learning, while a 1.2-acre Sport Zone and three sport fields enable PE. The Duke of Edinburgh Award, Science Fair, and house system (Eagle, Kite, Falcon, Hawk) reinforce leadership, teamwork, and service.

🏷️ Fees not listed
😊 Ages not listed
📖 Cambridge (Secondary), Cambridge A Levels
📍 Chittagong

What’s on offer

Curricula & languages in Chittagong

The mix of programmes and teaching languages across all 13 schools. Many offer more than one curriculum, so totals run higher than the school count.

Most popular curricula

Number of schools teaching each curriculum.

Cambridge
8
British
4
International
3
IB
1
American
1

Languages of instruction

Number of schools teaching in each language.

English
11
Arabic
1

Size & classes

How big are the schools, and the classes?

School size and class size shape day-to-day experience as much as curriculum does.

School size, by students

Schools grouped by total enrolment.

Avg 1,910
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0–100100–250250–500500–1,0001,000–2,0002,000+

Average school size is 1,910 students · based on the 3 schools that report enrolment.

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