It is a co-educational day school, non-profit, non-sectarian institution, governed by a ten-member Board of Trustees.

The current legal status of the school is defined in Republic Act No.

From its original location in a villa in Gorordo Avenue, Cebu, the school moved to Banilad, (opposite Cebu Country Club), and then, in 2000, relocated to the present purpose-built campus the northern suburb of Pit-os, Cebu City.

[3] CIS is also a full member of the East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS).

Cebu International School hosted a joint re-accreditation/re-authorization visit by CIS, WASC and the IB in September 2017.