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
MatthewAkitani-akitanim@isbbe
CatherineIrvine-HeadofDepartment-irvinec@isbbe
CounsellingOfficeCoordinator(visitscheduling)
MariekeEikendaldeGroot-eikendaldegrootm@isb.be
Registrar
AnneCallender-callendera@isb.be
AssistantHeadsofHighSchool AdamSalem LeighHeglund
EveryoneIncluded.
TheInternationalSchoolofBrussels(ISB)operateswithinanon-selective,openenrolment admissionpolicy.Ourstudentbodyincludes:
60 55 25% 10%
Different Countries Languages Spoken
Studentsreceiving learningaccommodations
StudentswithEnglish LanguageSupport
EveryoneChallenged.
AtISB,wearecommittedtodevelopingstudentswhohavethecapacitytolearnthroughout theirlives.AllstudentsatISBreceiveaUSHighSchoolDiplomaupongraduation.Students addrigourtotheirprogrammethroughanyofthefollowingcurricularenhancements:
Ourqualifiedandexperiencedfacultyarepassionateandcommittededucators,many ofwhomholdadvanceddegrees,areIBtrainers,orexaminers
EveryoneSuccessful.
Webelievethatthereisnoonecorrectpathforstudents,butthroughpersonalized explorationandplanning-withthegoalofeachstudentfindingtheirownuniquepost-ISB destination Thepost-secondaryplansofthe159studentsintheClassof2025included:
HighSchoolProfile
HighSchool inNumbers:
HighSchoolEnrolment (Grades10-12) Classof2026
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
ISBhasanopenenrolmentpolicy,andstudentsjoinusfrommanydifferenteducationalsystems from around the world. In line with our school’s mission and values, ISB does not calculate GradePointAverage(GPA)orrankourstudents.
ISBGraduationExpectations:
Infouryearsofstudy,studentswillundertakeanaverageof30fullyearcredits,with8courses inGrades9&10and7coursesinGrades11&12 TheMiddleStatesAssociationrequiresthe followingcreditswithinaU.S.HighSchoolDiploma:
2 2 7 2 2
Asaninclusiveschool,westronglybelieveinstudentandfamilychoiceregardingacademic pathways Studentsareguidedbyindividualacademiccounsellingandallpathwaysareopen toallstudents
IBDPResults
Participation:
160 141 118
Numberof 2025 Graduates
Scores:
Numberof Students TakingIBExams
TotalDiploma Candidates
Bilingual Diplomas
StudentsTaking IBCourseswith Accommodations
PassRate
5.5 35
Average IBDPScore Average CourseScore (outof7)
APResults
APcoursesareopenforstudentsfromGrade10toGrade12 SomeAPcoursesrequireprerequisite gradesandcoursework StudentsareabletoindependentlystudyanAPsubjectandsittheexam atISB Inthesecases,agradewillnotappearontheirISBtranscript
6
APExamsTaken
103
Numberofstudentstaking APExams
3.84
AverageScore (outof5)
Examswithscores of3orhigher
19 13
NumberofAPExam subjects
NumberofAPsubjects taughtinschool
2 33 BTECResults 100%
NumberofBTEC pathways offered Numberof studentstaking BTEC
HighSchoolProfile
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AttheInternationalSchoolofBrussels,westrivetobeaplacewhereallstudentsare included,challenged,andsuccessful. Weareproudofthediversityofinterests, talents,andskillsthislistrepresents.
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