INTERNATIONAL BOYS’ SCHOOLS COALITION
The International Boys’ Schools Coalition (IBSC) is a global association of leading boys’ schools, predominantly in the independent sector. The school members collaborate extensively on research, policy development and policy advocacy to develop common, advanced teaching techniques to get the most out of boys education and to ensure that their graduates are capable, great young male leaders.
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The IBSC was established in 1995 by founding member schools: Belmont Hill School; The Boys’ Latin School of Maryland; Brunswick School; Collegiate School; Crescent School; Gilman; Harrow School; The Haverford School; The Hutchins School; Montgomery Bell Academy; The Roxbury Latin School; St. Alban’s School; St. Bernard’s School; St. Christopher’s School; St. Mark’s School of Texas; Scotch College; Town School for Boys; and Woodberry Forest School.
The idea for this formal consortium first came about in 1989 when the heads and principals of a number of leading boys schools from around the world (including Eton College; The Hutchins School; University School and Upper Canada College) met to discuss matters that jointly affected them as boys-only schools. Emanating from that discussion was the realisation that all present and, indeed, many of their peer schools, were highly concerned about the future of single-sex education and the need to present a united front advocating for boys-only education as an option for pupils. In 1993, Hill hosted the first formal conference specifically for faculty of boys’ schools and setting the groundwork for the creation of a dedicated conference and cooperative association. The following year, founding member, Belmont Hill, invited a number of heads and principals of such schools, including those mentioned above, to attend a wider conference focussed on boys’ schools which, ultimately, set out what would become the International Boys’ Schools Coalition.
The IBSC has developed into a large, global mission with some 300 members and a number of occasional members who participate on an ad hoc basis. The organisation is under the stewardship of a steering committee and annually appointed trustees who help govern the organisation. The members of both being selected from the faculty of member schools. The steering committee liaises with and advises the host schools for each annual conference that have taken place every year since the IBSC’s foundation (with virtual conferences taking place during the global COVID-19 pandemic).
These annual conferences include: ‘What Boys Can Be‘, 1995 (University School); ‘Making the Difference: Celebrating What is Essential in Boys and Their Schools‘, 1996 (Upper Canada College); ‘The Wonder of Boys: What Works in Boys’ Schools‘, 1997 (Landon); ‘Boys in Action‘, 1998 (Wesley College); ‘True Grit: Boys Taking Responsibility‘, 1999 (Montgomery Bell Academy); ‘Bridge to the Future: Mentoring Boys in the New Millennium‘, 2000 (Town School for Boys); ‘Making the Grade‘, 2001 (Dulwich College); ‘Standing Tall‘, 2001 (The Browning School; The Buckley School; Collegiate School; and Saint Thomas Choir School); ‘The Spirit of Boys‘, 2003 (The King’s School and Shore School); ‘Broad Shoulders, Open Minds‘, 2004 (St. Mark’s School of Texas); ‘Leadership and Service‘, 2005 (Georgetown Preparatory School); ‘The Best of Boys: An African Celebration‘, 2006 (St John’s College); ‘Boys and Their Worlds‘, 2007 (The Roxbury Latin School); ‘New Worlds for Boys‘, 2008 (Brebeuf College; Crescent School; Neil McNeil High School; Royal St. George’s College; St. Andrew’s College; Sterling Hall School; and Upper Canada College); ‘Windows in Manhood‘, 2009 (Lindisfarne College); ‘Inventions in Teaching‘, 2010 (The Haverford School); ‘Inspiring Boys, Inspiring Schools‘, 2011 (City of London School); ‘Unearthing Creativity‘, 2012 (Scotch College); ‘Brother to Brother: Looking In, Reaching Out‘, 2013 (St. Christopher’s School); ‘Building Boys into Good Men‘, 2014 (Montgomery Bell Academy); ‘Lessons from Madiba‘, 2015 (Bishops Diocesan College); ‘Boys as Global Citizens‘, 2016 (St. George’s School); ‘Beyond Innovation: Creativity, Discovery, Engagement‘, 2017 (The Boys’ Latin School of Maryland); ‘Our Boys, Their Future: Learning to Lead‘, 2018 (The Southport School); ‘Boys and the Arts: Great Minds, Big Hearts‘, 2019 (Selwyn House); Virtual Conference, 2020; Virtual Conference, 2021; and ‘The Path to Manhood‘, 2022 (St. Mark’s School of Texas).
Membership varies year on year, especially with the growing movement towards co-educational schools which has seen many traditional boys-only schools admitting girls and thus no longer qualifying as IBSC members. However, those schools which maintain a diamond model or that operate co-ordinated or segregated boys and girls streams may still participate in the IBSC. The core membership of the consortium has remained largely the same, with many famous schools that are revered around the world. IBSC member institutions range from primary to secondary level schools and include both boarding and day schools, faith-based and progressive schools.
Today, the IBSC has grown to encompass some 300 subscribing members – including honorary non-school members who have contributed significantly to the coalition’s agenda over the years. The schools listed below are current or recent member schools of the IBSC, however you should consult with the IBSC secretariat or your preferred school about current membership status.
MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES
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M. C. KEJRIWAL VIDYAPEETH
MCKV
243 G.T. ROAD (N), LILUAH, HOWRAH, WEST BENGAL 711204, INDIA
PRE-SCHOOL, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
MALDEN CATHOLIC
MALDEN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL / MC
99 CRYSTAL STREET, MALDEN, MASSACHUSETTS 02148, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1932
FEE-PAYING
DAY
BOYS & GIRLS (CO-DIVISIONAL SCHOOL)
AGES 14 – 18 (GRADES 9 – 12)
ROMAN CATHOLIC (XAVERIAN)
MALVERN PREPARATORY SCHOOL
MALVERN / MALVERN PREP
418 SOUTH WARREN AVENUE, MALVERN, PENNSYLVANIA 19355, UNITED STATES
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1956
FEE-PAYING
DAY
BOYS
AGES 11- 18 (GRADES 6 – 12)
ROMAN CATHOLIC (AUGUSTINIAN)
MARCELLIN COLLEGE
MARCELLIN
160 BULLEEN ROAD, BULLEEN, VICTORIA 3105, AUSTRALIA
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1950
FEE-PAYING
DAY
BOYS
AGES 11 – 18 (YEARS 7 – 12)
ROMAN CATHOLIC (MARIST)
MARIST COLLEGE ASHGROVE
MCA
142 FRASERS ROAD, ASHGROVE, QUEENSLAND 4060, AUSTRALIA
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1940
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
BOYS
AGES 10 – 18 (YEARS 5 – 12)
ROMAN CATHOLIC (MARIST)
MARIST COLLEGE CANBERRA
MARIST
MARR STREET, PEARCE, CANBERRA, AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY 2607, AUSTRALIA
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1968
FEE-PAYING
DAY
BOYS
AGES 9 – 18 (YEARS 4 – 12)
ROMAN CATHOLIC (MARIST)
MARITZBURG COLLEGE
51 COLLEGE ROAD, PIETERMARITZBURG, KWAZULU-NATAL 3201, SOUTH AFRICA
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1863
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
BOYS
AGES 14 – 18 (FORMS 2 – 6 / GRADES 8 – 12)
MARLBOROUGH BOYS’ COLLEGE
MBC
5 STEPHENSON STREET, BLENHEIM 7201, NEW ZEALAND
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
ABOUT
MAYO COLLEGE
SRINAGAR ROAD, AJMER 305001, RAJASTHAN, INDIA
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PREPARATORY SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
MAZENOD COLLEGE
55 GLADYS ROAD, LESMURDIE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA 6076, AUSTRALIA
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1966
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
BOYS
AGES 12 – 18 (YEARS 7 – 12)
ROMAN CATHOLIC (OMI)
MAZENOD COLLEGE
KERNOT AVENUE, MULGRAVE, VICTORIA 3170, AUSTRALIA
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
MCCALLIE
MCCALLIE SCHOOL
500 DODDS AVENUE, CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE 37404, UNITED STATES
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
MEDBURY SCHOOL
109 CLYDE ROAD, FENDALTON, CHRISTCHURCH 8041, NEW ZEALAND
PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
MELBOURNE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
GRAMMAR / MGS
355 ST. KILDA ROAD, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA 3004, AUSTRALIA
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
INC. GRIMWADE HOUSE AND WADHURST
ESTABLISHED 1856
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
BOYS (CO-EDUCATIONAL PREP SCHOOL)
AGES 4- 18 (PREP – 12)
ANGLICAN
MELBOURNE HIGH SCHOOL
MHS
FORREST HILL, SOUTH YARRA, VICTORIA 3141, AUSTRALIA
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
ABOUT
MEMPHIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL
MUS
6191 PARK AVENUE, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 38119, UNITED STATES
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
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MERCHANT TAYLORS’
THE MERCHANT TAYLORS’ SCHOOL, CROSBY / MTS
LIVERPOOL ROAD, CROSBY, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE L23 0QP, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
INC. STANFIELD PREP
ESTABLISHED 1620
FEE-PAYING
DAY
BOYS & GIRLS (CO-ORDINATE SEGREGATED SENIOR SCHOOLS)
AGES 4 – 18 (RECEPTION – SIXTH FORM)
MERCHISTON
MCS / MERCHISTON CASTLE SCHOOL
COLINTON ROAD, EDINBURGH EH13 0PU, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PREPARATORY SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
MICHAELHOUSE
BALGOWAN, KWAZULU-NATAL 3275, SOUTH AFRICA
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
MIDDLESEX
MX
1400 LOWELL ROAD, CONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS 01742, UNITED STATES
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
MIDDLETON GRANGE SCHOOL
MGS
30 ACACIA AVENUE, UPPER RICCARTON, CHRISTCHURCH 8041, NEW ZEALAND
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
STATE-INTEGRATED SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1964
FEE-PAYING
DAY (HOMESTAY BOARDING AVAILABLE)
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 5 – 18 (YEARS 1 – 13)
CHRISTIAN (EVANVELICAL)
MONTFORT JUNIOR SCHOOL
MJS
52 HOUGANG AVENUE 8, HOUGANG, SINGAPORE 538786
PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
GOVERNMENT-AIDED SCHOOL
ABOUT
MONTFORT SECONDARY SCHOOL
MONTFORT / MSS
50 HOUGANG AVENUE 8, HOUGANG, SINGAPORE 538785
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
GOVERNMENT-AIDED SCHOOL
ABOUT
MONTGOMERY BELL ACADEMY
MBA
4001 HARDING ROAD, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37205, UNITED STATES
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
MORETON BAY BOYS’ COLLEGE
MBBC
302 MANLY ROAD, MANLY WEST, BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND 4179, AUSTRALIA
EARLY LEARNING, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 2003
FEE-PAYING
DAY
BOYS (CO-EDUCATIONAL EARLY LEARNING)
AGES 1 – 18 (ELC – YEAR 12)
UNITING CHURCH
MOUNT ALBERT GRAMMAR SCHOOL
MAGS
ALBERTON AVENUE, MOUNT ALBERT, AUCKLAND 1025, NEW ZEALAND
SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1922
BOARDING & DAY
BOYS & GIRLS (CO-EDUCATIONAL UPPER SCHOOL)
AGES 13 – 18 (YEARS 9 – 13)
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INTERNATIONAL BOYS’ SCHOOLS COALITION
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CLEVELAND HEIGHTS
OHIO 44118
UNITED STATES
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