2024-2025 HighSchoolProfile
Established in 1951, The International School of Brussels (ISB) is a diverse community located in the capital of Belgium, in the heart of Europe. This international location is reflectedintheschoolculture,builttodevelopindependentlearnersandglobalcitizens.ISB is the oldest and largest English-medium international school in Belgium and the largest single-campusinternationalschoolinEurope
CEEBCode:716240|IBCode:0050
Director JamesMacDonald
HighSchoolCounsellors
HeadofHighSchool Dr.ChrisSchuster
KarenSagall-sagallk@isb.be
AmyDurrant-durranta@isbbe
JenniFranklin-franklinj@isbbe
CatherineIrvine-HeadofDepartment-irvinec@isbbe
CounsellingOfficeCoordinator(visitscheduling)
MariekeEikendaldeGroot-eikendaldegrootm@isb.be
Registrar
AnneCallender-callendera@isb.be
EveryoneIncluded.
AssistantHeadsofHighSchool AdamSalem LeighHeglund
TheInternationalSchoolofBrussels(ISB)operateswithinanon-selective,openenrolment admissionpolicy.Ourstudentbodyincludes:
63 55 23%
Different Countries Languages Spoken
StudentswithLearning Accommodations
13%
StudentswithEnglish LanguageSupport
EveryoneChallenged.
AtISB,wearecommittedtodevelopingstudentswhohavethecapacitytolearnthroughout theirlives.AllstudentsatISBreceiveaUSHighSchoolDiplomaupongraduation.Students addrigourtotheirprogrammethroughanyofthefollowingcurricularenhancements:
Ourqualifiedandexperiencedfacultyarepassionateandcommittededucators,many ofwhomholdadvanceddegrees,areIBtrainers,orexaminers
EveryoneSuccessful.
Webelievethatthereisnoonecorrectpathforstudents,butthroughpersonalized explorationandplanning-withthegoalofeachstudentfindingtheirownuniquepost-ISB destination Thepost-secondaryplansofthe159studentsintheClassof2024included:
HighSchoolProfile
HighSchool inNumbers:
GradingScaleatISB
ThechartbelowoverviewsISB’sgradingstructureintheUpperSchool.
TheHighSchoolincludesGrades10-12;Grade9ishousedintheMiddleSchool.Pleasenotethat ISBdoesnotgradewithorreportusingpercentages Theequivalencyissharedheretosupport universities and external organisations who are more familiar with this model Our grades are ultimatelytiedtodescriptiveindicatorsandcurriculumstandards ThegradingscaleatISBis1-7, regardlessofexternalqualifications
ISBGraduationExpectations:
Infouryearsofstudy,studentswillundertakeanaverageof30fullyearcredits,with8courses inGrades9&10and7coursesinGrades11&12 TheMiddleStatesAssociationrequiresthe followingcreditswithinaU.S.HighSchoolDiploma:
ISBhasanopenenrolmentpolicy,andstudentsjoinusfrommanydifferenteducationalsystems from around the world. In line with our school’s mission and values, ISB does not calculate GradePointAverage(GPA)orrankourstudents. 4 2 2 7 2 2
PathwayStatistics Classof2024
Asaninclusiveschool,westronglybelieveinstudentandfamilychoiceregardingacademic pathways Studentsareguidedbyindividualacademiccounsellingandallpathwaysareopen toallstudents
Participation: IBDPResults
159 137 111
Numberof 2024 Graduates
Scores:
Numberof Students TakingIBExams
TotalDiploma Candidates
Bilingual Diplomas
StudentsTaking IBCourseswith Accommodations
PassRate
34
5.34
Average IBDPScore Average CourseScore (outof7)
APResults
APcoursesareopenforstudentsfromGrade10toGrade12
SomeAPcoursesrequireprerequisite gradesandcoursework StudentsareabletoindependentlystudyanAPsubjectandsittheexam atISB Inthesecases,agradewillnotappearontheirISBtranscript
136
APExamsTaken
3.9
AverageScore (outof5)
110
Numberofstudentstaking APExams
Examswithscores of3orhigher
Studentswhoscored aperfect5ontheexam
13 7
NumberofAPExam subjects
NumberofAPsubjects taughtinschool
2 11 BTECResults 100%
NumberofBTEC pathways offered
Numberof studentstaking BTEC
2024-2025 UniversityAcceptances
AttheInternationalSchoolofBrussels,westrivetobeaplacewhereallstudentsare included,challenged,andsuccessful. Weareproudofthediversityofinterests, talents,andskillsthislistrepresents.
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