International School of Beijing
| International School of Beijing in Shunyi (ISB). | |
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No. 10, Anhua Street, Shunyi District, Beijing 101318 China |
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| Type | Private, Day School |
| Established | 1981 |
| Head of School | Tarek Razik, Ed. D |
| Faculty | 193 full-time, 9 part-time |
| Grades | Pre-K3–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,887 |
| Campus | Shunyi, 32 acres |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Dragon |
| Website | http://www.isb.bj.edu.cn |
The International School of Beijing (ISB, simplified Chinese: 北京顺义国际学校; traditional Chinese: 北京順義國際學校; pinyin: Běijīng Shùnyì Guójì Xuéxiào) is an English-language day school, offering an international curriculum for expatriate children in China. It is located in Shunyi District, in the northeast of Beijing. ISB provides education from Pre-Kindergarten (age 3) through grade 12, in three divisions: Elementary School, Middle School, and High school. Each division has its own principal, assistant principal, and support services team. The school year runs from August to mid-June over two semesters. ISB is recognised by the Beijing Education Commission (BEC) as an independent school for expatriate children.
It is situated on a 32-acre (13 ha) property, with facilities constructed specifically for the campus.
ISB offers the full Diploma Programme of the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB). They are accredited by WASC and NEASC (in the United States), the Chinese authority NCCT, and the IS (Europe).
In 2010 Sarah Leung of the South China Morning Post wrote that ISB was "Recognised as one of the most academically rigorous international schools in Beijing". In 2013 Mike Embley, the headmaster of the British School of Beijing (BSB), stated that ISB was, along with BSB and Western Academy of Beijing (WAB), one of the top three English-language international schools in Beijing, all having long waiting lists. Citing Embley's definition of two lower tiers of Beijing Anglophone international schools which have vacant student spaces, Tristan Bunnell, the author of The Changing Landscape of International Schooling: Implications for Theory and Practice, stated that this was an instance of the idea of "'superior' and 'inferior' schools" shared by teachers and parents.
ISB, along with SAS Puxi and HKIS, has the long-standing reputation of being among the most prominent and recognised international schools in Asia.
Organization: A 12-member Board of Trustees provides oversight and governance. All parents of currently enrolled ISB students are members of the Parents’ Association.
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