Principal: Ms. Shawntay White Address: 103 Calhoun Street City & Zipcode: Charleston, SC 29401 Phone: (843) 724-7750 Fax: (843) 724-1493 Website:http://www.ccsdschools.com/buist Email:shawntay_white@charleston.k12.sc.us 2021-2022 Grades: 3-5 (Elementary), 6-8 (Middle) Type of School: Countywide Magnet (International Baccalaureate) Enrollment: 482 Hours of Operation: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
School Category: Countywide Admissions Magnet
Focus/Description
Buist Academy for Advanced Studies is an academic magnet school established in 1985. The school provides a rigorous curriculum emphasizing language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, and foreign languages. All students study French or Spanish. In 2007, Buist became an authorized International Baccalaureate World School for the Primary Years Programme (PYP). In September 2010, Buist was fully authorized as a Middle Years Programme (MYP) as part of the International Baccalaureate School.