Welcome to International Gateway Academy

International Gateway Academy (IGA) offers an international education, with English as the medium of instruction, to children in Kindergarten through Grade 12. Located in Istanbul, Turkey, IGA seeks to provide an education that will nurture students in all areas of life. 

The school currently has 238 students enrolled with 77 of those in the high school. The first class graduated from IGA’s high school (grade 12) in June 2007. Overall, the students represent 18 countries, with approximately 47% from the USA, 32% from Korea, 8% from the UK.

IGA endeavors to provide a quality international education to our students. We are therefore committed to a program of curriculum development, evaluation and improvement in order for the curriculum to reflect the international character of the school.  English is the primary language of instruction. Academic standards, textbooks, and instructional materials are drawn for the most part from American and British sources. Students attend school 180 days between early September and mid-June.  All students receive instruction in the core areas of Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Religious Studies.  Electives include Fine Arts, Foreign Languages, I.T., and Physical Education / Health.