Koç School
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Istanbul Turkey |
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| Type | Private, Independent, Boarding, Bilingual |
| Motto | Reason, Conscience, Courage |
| Established | 1988 |
| CEEB code | 696175 |
| Headmaster | Koray Özsaraç |
| Enrollment | 2114 192 boarding |
| Campus | Suburban (750 acres / 303 ha) |
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| Team name | Rams |
| Newspaper | TAWA |
| Website | www |
Koç School (Turkish: Koç Okulu) is a private coeducational school in Turkey. It was founded by Vehbi Koç, one of Turkey's wealthiest businessmen, and is currently under the umbrella of the Vehbi Koç Foundation. The school comprises a high school, which was established in 1988, and an elementary school, established ten years later, in 1998. In 1994, Koç School has become the first school in Turkey to offer the IB program. The school admits its students based on their achievements on the nationwide examination for high schools in Turkey. It is one of the most selective private schools in Turkey.
Koç School is a high and elementary school, fully accredited by the Turkish Ministry of Education, European Council of International Schools (ECIS), International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO), Independent schools UK, England, Scotland, Wales & NI and international schools worldwide (ISBI) and the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC). It offers boarding for five or seven days a week for students of classes between 6-12 at its dorms on its campus.
Founded in 1988 by the Vehbi Koç Foundation, Koç School has quickly become one of Turkey's most selective and competitive university preparatory schools.
Koç School has started offering the IB Diploma Programme in 1994. With the introduction of the programme, many students started applying to overseas educational institutes with high reputation. Koç students have been accepted into universities such as Harvard, Princeton, Oxford, Cambridge, Yale, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, Stanford, MIT, and University of Chicago. Up till 2016, the number of students seeking overseas education has constantly increased.
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