Every school. Every detail. Your family's fit.

Yes. Browsing all 4,149 schools across 342 cities and 78 countries is completely free — no signup, no email gate, no paywall. You get tuition ranges, curricula, accreditations, location, ages served, and source links for every school. The optional $49 School Fit Brief is the only paid product, and it's only worth buying once you've narrowed down to a target city.

Every school card shows a 'Last verified' date and links to its primary source (usually the school's official website). Curricula and accreditations are cross-checked against the IBO, COBIS, MSA-CESS, and government education registries. Tuition ranges come directly from the school's published fees — we don't estimate or scrape marketing copy. If a field is uncertain, it's marked rather than filled with a guess.

A 20-30 page PDF that takes your family profile (children's ages, budget, curriculum preference, language needs, learning support requirements) and ranks every relevant school in your target city. Each ranking includes: published tuition, REAL first-year cost (registration, capital fees, transport, uniforms, exams, extracurriculars), per-child and family totals, admissions timing, sibling discounts, and a 30-day action plan. Most parents save 5-15 hours of research and avoid 1-2 expensive mistakes.

Published tuition is usually 60-80% of the real first-year cost. Hidden categories include: registration fee ($500-$3,000), capital/development fee ($2,000-$15,000 one-time), transport ($1,500-$4,000/yr), uniforms + books ($300-$1,500), exam fees (IGCSE/AP/IB $200-$1,500/subject), technology levy ($200-$800), and extracurricular activities ($500-$5,000). The Fit Brief breaks all of these out per school so you can compare apples-to-apples instead of being surprised in September.

Earlier than most parents think. Top international schools have rolling admissions but often fill IB/A-Level cohorts 6-12 months in advance. Capital fee schools may have waitlists 12-18 months out. The Fit Brief includes admissions cadence per school (rolling, fixed deadline, term-based) so you know exactly when to act for your move-in date.

Every school card includes a 'learning support level' field (none, light, moderate, comprehensive). The Fit Brief goes deeper: whether the school has dedicated SEN staff, EAL support for non-English speakers, gifted-and-talented programs, and counseling. We mark schools as a poor fit if your child's needs exceed what the school documents — we'd rather flag a mismatch than sell you a brief that recommends a school that can't actually support your family.

Yes. The database tracks 20+ curricula globally: IB (PYP/MYP/Diploma), British (IGCSE/A-Level), American (AP), French (Ministère), German (Abitur), Swiss, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Montessori, Reggio Emilia, Waldorf, plus bilingual and local-with-English-stream schools. You can filter by curriculum on every city page and the Fit Brief picks the best match for your family's continuity needs.

We have 342 cities across 78 countries — most major expat destinations are covered. If a city isn't in the search, it usually means there are fewer than 5 international schools with verifiable data, in which case browsing the parent country page is your best bet. We ship 5-10 new cities per month based on user demand.