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Welcome to International School Bangkok

We are a community that creates, learns and enriches. Your child will learn in a diverse, multilingual community and experience an education that prepares them to make a positive impact on our world. 

As one of the top international schools, ISB offers an accredited and challenging international curriculum that incorporates North American (USA) and International Baccalaureate (IB) frameworks.

Your child will receive a standards-based, vigorous, balanced and transferable education and have boundless opportunities to explore and discover their passions through our extensive programs and extra-curricular activities. This holistic approach will prepare them to become leaders in meeting the ever-changing needs of the world and equips them with the knowledge and skills to become caring global citizens. 

 

53 Nationalities

Our student body of over 1600 children is comprised of 53 different nationalities.

Highly Qualified Faculty

Our 211 faculty members have 1,530 years of experience. 76% hold either a Masters or Doctorate degree.

100% IB Diploma Pass Rate

100% of our IB students pass their diploma exams with 89% scoring above the world average.

Exceptional 37 Acre Campus

5 athletic fields, a baseball pitch, 2 pools, 2 theatres, a cultural centre, 2 cafeterias, gyms, and more!

SCHOOL IS IN SESSION

COVID-19 Safety for our Students, Faculty, and Families

The safety of our students, staff and community is our top priority and to this end, bases on research and expert advice, the ISB has, once again, safely re-opened.

Our safety plan is guided by two principles:

  1. The health and safety of students, staff and our community are paramount, and
  2. The educational and social-emotional needs of students are best provided in a face-to-face environment on campus.

Our Director of Risk Management, in conjunction with our Crisis Management Team, has implemented a comprehensive and detailed action plan for the safe reopening of campus. This plan has been reviewed by safety consultants at Control Risks (Singapore) and Clearpath Emergency Planning Management (USA), as well as the US Embassy’s RSO office.

INVESTING IN AIR QUALITY

 

Over the past years, we have seen a seasonal rise in the level of air pollution experienced in the winter months.

To ensure the health and safety of our community within the winter months but also throughout the year, ISB has invested over 20 million baht in air purification systems throughout our school campus, which is based in the green area of Nichada Thani.

Exceptional Campus and Facilities

The spacious ISB campus provides one of the finest learning environments in Asia. From our modern classrooms and study spaces to our learning support centers, ISB has all the comforts and special features you would expect from the first International school in Thailand – as well as extras like our own outdoor wilderness campus!

 

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Our Curriculum

We have an international curriculum influenced by leading research that follows global best practices. Understanding the needs of our families, our curriculum is designed to enable our globally mobile students to transfer between other international schools or back to their home country.

Our curriculum is designed to prepare our students to graduate with an IB and/ or High School Diploma, both of which are recognized by universities and colleges around the world.

While our Math and English/Language Arts curriculum is designed to exceed the Common Core Standards from the USA, in other subject areas research from other countries with leading education systems has heavily influenced the standards we have adopted or created. This gives us the flexibility to develop courses that will challenge and enrich our students’ learning and hopefully ignite their passion to become life-long learners.

Standards provide a framework of key learning outcomes, organized by grade level, which we promise our learners we will help them achieve. They are the “blueprint” or roadmap for the development of our curriculum, which describes how understanding will develop as a student progresses through ISB.

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE

We are the first school in Thailand to offer the International Baccalaureate program. The majority of our students in Grades 11 and 12 take one or more IB subjects, with most electing to take the full IB diploma.

Therefore our PK–10 curriculum is designed to ensure that students are fully prepared for the IB curriculum by the time they reach Grade 11.

Students who do not wish to take the full IB diploma can take a mix of IB and non-IB courses that will challenge them and ensure that they reach their full potential and graduate with our High School diploma.

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ISB offers your child an exceptional education in a holistic teaching environment. Our world-class campus and welcoming community is waiting for your family!

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Our Signature Programs Include:

College Counselling

ISB’s College Counselors support students through a thoughtful, reflective, and well-researched post-secondary search and university application process. Our goal is to teach each student how to identify and evaluate a wide range of university or post-secondary options around the world.

Native and World Languages

Multilingualism and multiculturalism are assets in our increasingly interconnected world. Native language learning benefits an individual’s emotional well-being and enhances academic success. ISB offers native language programs both in-class and after school.

Outdoor Education

ISB strongly believes that education goes beyond the four walls of a classroom. ISB's Environmental Awareness Wilderness Camp offers students unique, scenario-based challenges challenging them to solve problems and to step out of their comfort zone.

Words from our Community

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YUKI SHIMIZU, ISB ALUMNI

"Unlike Japanese high school life where you focus and study hard for a short period preparing for your quarterly exam, ISB school life requires hard work on a daily basis, but the hard work you put in during high school in ISB will definitely pay off when you get older. It’s been 20 years since graduating from ISB, but still today, ISB days are still the best days in my life. I would strongly recommend to choose ISB."

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SHINJI MIZOGUCHI, ISB ALUMNI

“ISB, thank you for making me ‘me’”

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ISB ALUMNI

“I am very happy I went to ISB and I wish for my daughter to also attend ISB. ISB has a very good academic environment that offers a lot of resources and opportunities for learning. Thank you ISB, keep it up!”

OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD

Nichada Thani

ISB lies in the heart of Nichada Thani on the outskirts of Bangkok, about 25 kilometres from downtown Bangkok

Nichada is a special gated community comprising 45 different sub-communities offering over 1000 different housing choices. The whole area is beautifully landscaped around a large lake.

With plenty of amenities including clubhouses, swimming pools, gyms, restaurants, grocery stores, and medical services, there is every convenience with the "real" Thailand just outside the gates.

Nichada provides a very safe environment such that children can ride their bikes or walk to school. This helps them develop their independence from an early age and is a unique feature of the ISB campus.

 

 

   

OUR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

School generally commences on or before August 13th of each year and usually ends after the first week of June of each year.

New student/parent orientation for Middle School and High School are scheduled the day before school opens.

You will find that the ISB calendar consists of the same number of instructional days as US schools.

Classes at ISB begin early and end early in order to beat the Bangkok traffic.

Classes in the Elementary School begin at 7:35am and end at 2:20pm.

Classes in Middle School and High School begin at 7:20am and end at 2:25pm.

After-School Activities in Elementary School and Middle School generally run from 2:35 – 3:35pm.

Over half of the student population resides in the Nichada Thani housing estate which is where ISB is located. Many of these students have the wonderful option to come to school on foot, on their bicycles, be driven to school in a family golf cart or car. This short commute to school is very safe for children to complete on their own as the roads in Nichada Thani are monitored by guards at all times.

For students living outside Nichada Thani, the Montri Transportation Company has been providing transportation services to ISB since 1976. Montri will provide transportation services for students up to 50 kilometers away.

Each bus is air-conditioned, has retractable seat belts, and a bus supervisor. Service is door-to-door for all students before school and immediately after school at 2:20pm.

There is an Elementary after-school activity bus at 3:50pm which also offers door-to-door service for students in grades Kg – 5.

Middle School and High School students also have additional 3:50pm and 5:10pm bus services that travel on the main routes.

Students will be dropped off on a main route at a point closest to their home. For many students, this means a short walk into a Soi (lane).

Yes, ISB has uniforms for students which can be purchased on campus at the Book Store. The uniform consists of a polo shirt with the school emblem with either khaki or black shorts, pants, or a skirt. Each school section has a different uniform color but all students have the choice of also wearing the school’s white polo shirt.

Physical Education (PE) uniforms are required at all levels. This is a unisex uniform that consists of black shorts and a white or yellow top.

Elementary School students wear PE uniforms to school on the day they have PE classes. Middle School and High School students must change into their PE uniforms before their PE classes in the locker rooms.

Once their children have been admitted to ISB, parents will be issued an ISB ID card. This ID card will allow parents to use the libraries and sports facilities, such as the tennis courts, weight room, and track, at ISB.

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