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Cities / Mexico City / Olinca International School

Olinca International School

A Mexican-founded bilingual school operated since 2022 as part of Cognita's global network, offering IB Diploma alongside Cambridge programmes.


Curriculum
IB, British
Founded
1973

  • Mexico City parents place Olinca among the city's English-Spanish bilingual options alongside Greengates, ASF, Edron, Eton and Sierra Nevada, sitting a step below the fully bilingual flagships.
  • Reviewers credit a strong English and maths programme and an IB pedigree dating to 1980.
  • Recurring concerns flagged in user reviews: cost-to-attention ratio, occasional reports of bullying and teacher unprofessionalism, and weak parent communication on specific issues.
  • Security around drop-off and pickup is mentioned as a worry by some parents.
  • Teachers in Mexican forums list Olinca-Yaocalli among the schools that pay teaching staff at the higher end of the local market.

Av. Altavista 130, San Ángel, Álvaro Obregón, 01060 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico

School website