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High School

Across all grades, ISB is committed to challenging and joyful learning with the freedom to explore. In the High School, our role in these formative years for young adults is to nurture the talents of our students and develop their skills through authentic learning experiences that ensure they are engaged members of society. We want to foster thinkers and leaders who are well on their way to finding their place in the world.

ISB’s social-emotional learning approach values students’ health and character development along with their academic performance. Outcomes matter at ISB and the school believes successful students are not defined solely by their attainment in tests and exams, but also by their integrity, empathy, and sense of teamwork. ISB offers a tailored education to prepare young adults for achievement and success whatever future direction they choose.

ISB has designed its own programs and cherry-picked the best standards from around the world so that what we are offering is of most benefit to students when they graduate into our fast-changing world.

Our academic program balances the breadth of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme with a choice of courses to suit individual student interests. ISB’s High School diploma program is a four-year university preparatory course of study that develops our students as learners and as individuals.

Meanwhile, the High School’s after-school activities provide opportunities for students to excel in sports and performing arts, and we encourage all our learners to take part in a service project or join a community group. These collaborative projects are devised around a common interest and develop real-life skills through learning that integrates different academic subjects.

In Grades 11 and 12, our students elect to study the IB Diploma Programme or construct a personalized program from a combination of IB courses, ISB courses, and online courses around their interests and talents. The Pathways Program offers students voice and choice in their final two years – they are challenged to explore their own ideas, learn beyond the classroom, make connections across content areas, and have an impact on the community. 

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We are confident that ISB’s flexible, personalized and rigorous approach in High School makes for well-rounded, healthy students capable of excelling in many fields.

+50 IB Courses Offered

1:1 MacBook program

1:12 Mentor Student Ratio

+180 HS courses offered

+40 field trips/experiential opportunities

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+45 HS clubs

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IB Program

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The IB Diploma Programme is an academically challenging and balanced course of study that prepares students for success at university and life beyond. The program has gained recognition and respect from the world's leading universities for breadth and depth.The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who can help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

-International Baccalaureate Mission Statement

Students following the IB Diploma Programme study courses from a range of disciplines with a minimum of two languages. Our IB students make connections across traditional academic disciplines and explore the nature of knowledge through the programme's unique Theory of Knowledge course. IB students also undertake in-depth research into an area of interest in one or more academic disciplines for their extended essay. The program seeks to not only enhance students' academically, but also to nurture their personal and interpersonal development. As part of the IB Programme, students undertake creative pursuits, physical activities, and service projects.

Visit the IB website to learn more about the philosophy underpinning the IB Diploma Programme. 

High School Counseling: ISB's Complementary Model

In order to increase student access to social-emotional services and curriculum while simultaneously providing dedicated support for career and university planning, the ISB High School has adopted a “complementary model” of counseling students. We have one team of dedicated School Counselors and another of dedicated University and Career Advisors. This model enables us to better help students not only reach their goals, but also arrive there self-aware and resilient, and ready to face the future.

School Profile

The School Profile is for use by university admissions officers and anyone interested in learning about the High School’s programs and our successful students. With help from our University and Career Advisors and School Counselors, ISB students attend a diverse range of best-fit universities after graduation, while many others pursue options including bridge years or military service. Read this profile to find out how our High School courses offer students new ways of understanding the world and help ensure they leave ISB as well-rounded, healthy individuals capable of excelling in many fields.

Our University Advisors help students to determine the course of study best suited to their goals. Our School Profile offers information about our graduation requirements and the academic results of our students. Regardless of the courses our students choose, our academic program offers new ways of understanding the world. The different disciplines our students study provide a different perspective: a new lens through which to examine the world and their place in it.

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This unit’s focus on meaningful, student-driven physical education is fostering athletes that value fitness and well-being beyond the gym that will prepare these young students for a future of lifelong challenging and joyful learning.  

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