Most popular international schools in Salvador

Pan American School of Bahia (PASB) is an international day school for students aged 2 to 18. It offers three diplomas: the Brazilian Ensino Médio Diploma (MEC), the American High School Diploma, and the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB DP). The IB Primary Years Programme runs from Pre-K to Year 5, and the IB Diploma Programme is offered in Years 11–12. All classes are taught in English, with Brazilian History and Geography (Secondary), Spanish (Secondary), and Portuguese (ECC, Elementary and Secondary) taught in other languages. The curriculum blends American-style college-preparatory coursework with MEC requirements and the IB framework to prepare students for universities worldwide. PASB was founded in 1960 and now operates across campuses featuring an Early Childhood Center (2–6), Elementary (1–5), Middle (6–8), and High School (9–12). The school emphasizes digital fluency and a Maker Culture, with MakerSpaces and a multimedia library. The Community Hub houses an Auditorium, Black Box, a gym, a Music Room, two MakerSpaces, a Media Lab and an MPR. Panthers Sports includes football, futsal, volleyball, basketball, swimming, and cheerleading, part of AASB.

Land School, part of Gurilândia Schools and Inspired Education Group, opened in 2019 in Salvador, Bahia, as an expansion of Gurilândia International School. It provides bilingual instruction in English and Portuguese and integrates the Brazilian national curriculum with international programs. The school delivers the International Baccalaureate from Primary Years through the Diploma Programme, the only IB continuum in the Northeast of Brazil. In high school, students may pursue only the Brazilian curriculum or continue with the IBDP, earning both diplomas and access to Brazilian and international universities. Land School operates two campuses in Salvador: Land Federação (about 6,000 m²) and Land Pituba (about 18,000 m²). Facilities include science laboratories, a cinema laboratory, a music room, a Maker Space, and a library. Pituba has 32 classrooms and advanced spaces. Extracurriculars include robotics, Model United Nations, a Student Film Festival, Olympiads, and Thematic Symposium, with global exchange through Inspired Global Summer Camps.

Villa Global Education offers an International Curriculum with IB DP and an American curriculum, alongside a bespoke program tailored to student needs. The school operates across campuses on Paralela Avenue and Litoral Norte, with Praia do Forte as a third site. It is an International Baccalaureate World School, organized around seven curricular dimensions: Authorship, Interculturality, Socioemotional Intelligence, Digital Culture, Multiliteracy, Sustainability, and Scientific Thinking. Language learning is integrated to promote immersion and cultural understanding. Founded by a family with more than 60 years in education, Villa blends tradition with technological advancement. Facilities include Villa Code & Maker Lab, Bosque EcoVilla, Ateliê das Artes, Villa de Brincar, Minicidade, and labs such as Digital Life Studio, Nature, Maker, Art Workshop and Music Room. The campus features a heated pool, a sports centre, Teatro da Cidade, Speak Up and Happiness Center. The program enables a double degree for higher education in Brazil or worldwide.

Escola Gurilândia is a bilingual international school in Salvador, Bahia, with two campuses serving ages 1 to 11. Inspired Education Group offers IB Continuum anchored by the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) alongside a bespoke Brazilian curriculum. The school blends national standards with the PYP, incorporating Singapore Mathematics and Reading and Writing Workshops from Columbia University, plus emotional intelligence classes and a focus on 21st‑century skills. The PYP certification, earned in 2014, made Gurilândia first school in Northeast to offer the programme. A Land School founded in 2019 ensures seamless progression through year 5. In 2020 Gurilândia joined Eleva Global Schools and, in 2021, opened second campus in Pituba; in 2022 it joined Inspired, linking to a network of premium schools. Facilities on the Federação and Pituba campuses support academic, athletic, technological and artistic development. Extracurriculars include capoeira, judo, swimming, arts, programming and scouting, with competition opportunities through Inspired worldwide.

Villa Global Education is a 100% international school in Salvador, Brazil, with three campuses (Paralela, Litoral Norte and Praia do Forte). Part of the United World Schools network, the school offers the IB Diploma Programme alongside a bilingual Portuguese-English immersion programme from Early Years through High School. Its pedagogical approach emphasises solid knowledge construction, problem-solving autonomy and teamwork, forming 'strong and happy individuals' as global citizens.