The mission of Bilkent High School is succinctly stated using the name BILKENT as an acrostic.

To educate future citizens for the global society, respecting the principles of the founder of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and our school founder, Professor İhsan Doğramacı.

Our graduates…

B enefit their society, showing leadership for improvement,
I ntegrate their own identity with their cultural heritage,
L earn life-long through inquiry, experience, and skilled use of technology,
K now and demonstrate the importance of learning others’ languages,
E mbrace ethical and culturally appropriate values,
N urture a principled, balanced, open-minded, sensitive and reflective self-image,
T hink globally, embracing an internationally-minded world view.

The vision highlights the importance of international mindedness and to provide a high quality teaching and learning environment which:

  • produces outstanding citizens with languages;
  • encourages knowledge of the world in which we live and enhances students’ ability to operate successfully beyond school;
  • promotes students’ problem-solving abilities, creativity, understanding of different cultures, and familiarity with modern technology;
  • develops students’ initiative, self-esteem, self-discipline and social responsibility;
  • establishes a healthy balance of assertiveness, competitiveness and cooperation in students in a safe physical and emotional environment