International School of Tanganyika

IST offers the full International Baccalaureate continuum. The Primary Years Programme is delivered in two stages, Early Years and Elementary; students then move into the Middle Years Programme, and finish with the IB Diploma Programme. This means a student can stay within one educational framework for their whole school career rather than switching systems at each transition. The school describes a Life Centered Education approach alongside the IB programmes, and student services, counselling and the library support learning across all stages.

The school runs from Early Years to Grade 12 within the IB continuum. The Primary Years Programme covers the Early Years and Elementary stages, the Middle Years Programme covers the middle secondary years, and the Diploma Programme completes the pathway in the final two years. After-school activities are organised separately for elementary and secondary students.

The school publishes a set of guiding statements that define its purpose, together with its approach to governance and safeguarding. Its stated model, Life Centered Education, places the student's wider development alongside academic progress, supported by counselling and student services, and service learning is built into the programme as a way for students to engage with the community in Tanzania rather than remain apart from it.

The school publishes a dedicated Facilities section and a campus road map, reflecting a site spread across more than one campus. Provision includes a library supporting all the IB programmes and a health clinic on site for students.

Student life provision includes a health clinic, a bus service with published route information, a canteen with its own calendar and a school uniform. Counselling forms part of student services, and scholarships and financial support are available to families. The school also publishes practical resources for new families moving to Dar es Salaam, including guides to living in the city.

The co-curricular programme is extensive and organised separately for elementary and secondary students, with distinct after-school activity offerings for each. An Extended Studies Programme takes learning beyond the timetable, and service learning gives students structured community work. Arts and athletics both have their own programmes within school life.