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Compare schools across the Dominican Republic.
Compare the selected Santo Domingo and Santiago schools through their language setting, middle-to-senior sequence and treatment of earlier coursework. Carol Morgan's new Diploma provision and PYP candidacy differ from Saint George's IGCSE-to-IB route and Santiago Christian's school-credit programme. Each child's placement and final award needs a named-school review.
3 included profiles · 2 destination collections · 0 dated tuition schedules
This is a selected directory, with different levels of evidence in each collection. Open the named campus profile to check its curriculum phases, review date and sources before contacting admissions.
Planning a school search in the Dominican Republic
SCS's transfer and sample-course evidence is from its January 2026 handbook. CMS's newer Kinder 3 announcement differs from its admissions page's youngest-age starting point; confirm the current joining conditions.
Distinguish authorised IB from candidate and school-credit routes
Carol Morgan School (CMS) explicitly describes an authorised IB Diploma and separately identifies PYP candidacy. Its head's 2026–2027 message calls Diploma newly authorised while the elementary division remains a candidate. For a younger child, ask what the actual classroom programme provides now; senior authorisation should not become primary authorisation or an assumed MYP sequence. For a senior pupil, confirm the current subjects, start point and completion plan.
Saint George School in Santo Domingo describes a British foundation integrated with the Dominican National Plan of Studies, leading through IGCSE to Diploma. Santiago Christian School (SCS) instead describes PK3–Grade 12 English-immersion education, with play-centred bilingual Common Core in early childhood and named US standards in later divisions. Its Christian teaching context is school-specific. Compare these actual sequences and language expectations rather than assume every international or American-style school awards the same diploma.
Sources: Carol Morgan: authorised Diploma versus PYP candidacy · Carol Morgan: 2026–2027 Kinder 3 and curriculum context · Saint George: British/National Plan sequence and language support · Santiago Christian: English immersion and standards by phase
Review incoming credits and both teaching languages
SCS's handbook revised in January 2026 describes transcript and admission-test review for incoming high-school pupils. Approved transfer credits can meet graduation requirements but are excluded from its cumulative GPA, and outstanding requirements may need additional coursework. Ask for a written credit evaluation and completion timetable. That is a specific school rule, not a general Dominican transcript calculation or automatic transfer entitlement.
The same handbook's sample senior schedule includes AP Calculus and AP English Literature options; it is a dated planning example, not confirmation that each course runs for the intended cohort. Saint George describes English/Spanish second-language support, while CMS describes English immersion. Ask which academic language the child needs for actual subjects and how support fits the timetable. A language-support offer or an AP subject should remain separate from the full IB course structure and school graduation requirements.
Sources: Santiago Christian: dated transfer credit and senior options · Saint George: British/National Plan sequence and language support · Carol Morgan: authorised Diploma versus PYP candidacy
Use the actual location and current youngest-entry process
CMS gives its Avenida Sarasota contact in Santo Domingo; Saint George's authoriser record identifies Calle Porfirio Herrera 6 in Piantini. SCS gives Autopista Duarte kilometre 5.5 in Santiago. Start with the offered school and division when arranging visits, attendance and sibling schooling. These are different selected city collections, and neither a metropolitan label nor a curriculum acronym establishes a convenient daily journey.
CMS requests reports, a teacher reference, a family interview and screening; international families can provide an employer, school or organisation reference and may arrange remote screening. Its admissions age section still starts with Pre-Kinder for four-year-olds, while the 2026–2027 head's message announces an inaugural Kinder 3 class. Confirm that new class's current conditions rather than extend the older cutoff. Obtain joining-year terms for assessments, support, transport and examination courses, and have the next provider check the exact final qualification.
Sources: Carol Morgan: authorised Diploma versus PYP candidacy · IB: Saint George's named Piantini school contact · Santiago Christian: English immersion and standards by phase · Carol Morgan: school-specific references and remote screening · Carol Morgan: 2026–2027 Kinder 3 and curriculum context
Curriculum pathways recorded across the collection
Each row combines evidence from several profiles. Its phases may be offered at different schools; it does not mean every school provides every phase. Online delivery is listed separately. Open the school profile for its exact route and eligibility.
| Route and delivery | Recorded phases across profiles | Included profiles and source examples |
|---|---|---|
| IBOn campus | Sixth form | 2 profiles |
| AmericanOn campus | Early years, Primary, Secondary, Sixth form | 1 profile |
Parent questions about Dominican Republic schools
Is Carol Morgan's primary programme already authorised PYP?
The school still distinguishes PYP candidacy from its authorised Diploma, including in the 2026–2027 message. Ask about the child's actual primary curriculum and current status. The senior programme's approval does not authorise every younger division or establish an MYP pathway.
Sources: Carol Morgan: authorised Diploma versus PYP candidacy · Carol Morgan: 2026–2027 Kinder 3 and curriculum context
Will approved Santiago Christian transfer credits enter its GPA?
Its January 2026 handbook says approved transfer credits can meet graduation requirements but do not enter the cumulative GPA on the SCS transcript. Ask for the child's credit and placement evaluation, remaining courses and a current policy confirmation; do not apply that school-specific rule to CMS or Saint George.
Sources: Santiago Christian: dated transfer credit and senior options
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