International High School

International High School of San Francisco is a private high school in Hayes Valley, San Francisco, California. Graduates earn either the International Baccalaureate or the French Baccalaureate. The IB curriculum is taught in English, while the French Bac is taught in French. A common misconception is that French is required to attend IHS. This is not true. Non-French speakers follow the IB curriculum. Approximately two-thirds to three-quarters of the students graduate with the IB diploma.

IB and French Bac graduates earn substantial college credit from pursuing these programs. Many graduates attend respected universities. At IHS, for example, 61 out of 239 graduates in the last three graduating classes matriculated at University of Chicago, UC Berkeley, NYU, Carnegie Mellon, Stanford, UCLA, King's College London, St.