An independent K–12 international school preparing curious, principled young people for a life without borders — through the International Baccalaureate and deep immersion in language, culture, and inquiry.
Pacific Heights was founded on a simple conviction: that the most meaningful education happens when a child is truly known. Our teachers don't just deliver a curriculum — they walk alongside each student, shaping a learning path as distinct as the learner.
The result is a community where academic rigor and genuine belonging are not in tension. Students arrive from more than two dozen countries and leave with the confidence, perspective, and scholarship to thrive anywhere in the world.
From the Primary Years Programme through the Diploma, students follow one coherent inquiry-led framework. Our DP graduates enter universities across four continents with confidence and proven academic range.
With families from 25 nationalities, difference is not something we manage — it is how we learn. Cross-cultural fluency is embedded in daily life, from morning meetings to senior seminars and beyond.
An 8:1 student-teacher ratio means feedback is personal, questions are welcomed, and no child moves on until they are ready. Our faculty hold advanced degrees from twelve countries and teach because they love it.
Students enter reading and writing characters by age six, with subject-area instruction in Mandarin continuing through high school. Annual exchange with our partner school in Hangzhou is offered from Grade 7.
A literature-rich pathway grounded in the voices of the Spanish-speaking world. Upper school students pursue IB Spanish A alongside humanities coursework taught entirely in the target language.
Fifteen acres of oak groves, playing fields, and working gardens stretch to the bluff's edge. Learning spills outdoors — from the tidepool classrooms of our lower school to the observatory that crowns the humanities wing.
Open houses are held the first Saturday of each month, September through April. Private tours available by appointment year-round.