The Beacon School is an independent, non-profit, co-educational school modeled upon the best international educational practice. It is committed to providing a global education of the highest quality, rooted in an understanding of Filipino culture and traditions, to children of all nationalities.

The Beacon School is the first educational institution in the Philippines to receive authorization by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) in Switzerland to offer the Middle Years Program (IB-MYP, Grades 6-8). With the authorization of its Primary Years Program (IB-PYP, PS-Grade 5) in 2005 and now its IB-MYP Program in 2007, the Beacon School has the distinction of being the first and only fully IBO authorized educational institution in the Philippines for every level of its academic programmes. The Beacon School is an IBO World School.

The Beacon School has also been accredited by the Philippine Department of Education (DepEd)