SCHOOL & COMMUNITY
Highlights from 2020-2022 - COVID Response
MARCH
2021-2022
SEPTEMBER
FEBRUARY 2022
2022-2023
ISD is a community that:
Face-to-face learning on campus
Face-to-face learning on campus.
Therefore the class of 2023 has spent most of Grade 11-12 years learning face-to-face and on-campus.
Testing Restrictions: Students in Bangladesh have experienced limited access to standardize testing because of fewer test dates and fewer sites offering the test. Please take this into account when evaluating our students’ applications.
ISD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT NATIONALITIES
Empowers students to be balanced learners through their voice and choice.
Inspires learners to engage in authentic experiences to develop local and global understanding.
Embraces positive values and encourages empathy and reflection.
K-12 Enrollment
The language of instruction at ISD is English. The academic year runs from August to June. School is in session from Sunday through Thursday, 8:00-3:00.
College Board authorized PSAT/SAT Test Center
CEEB Code: 651002
IB Code: 002163
UCAS: 45602
CONTACT INFORMATION
Plot 80, Block E, Bashundhara R/A
Tel: +880 28431101-7 Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh
Fax: +88028421622
www.isdbd.org
DIRECTOR: Thomas Van Der Wielen thomas.wielen@isdbd.org
SECONDARY PRINCIPAL: Christopher Boyle chris.boyle@isdbd.org
DP COORDINATOR: Dixon Kibengo dixon.kibengo@isdbd.org
COLLEGE COUNSELOR: Ellen Johnston ellen.johnston@isdbd.org
ASST. COLLEGE COUNSELOR: Tasnuva Ahmed tasnuva.ahmed@isdbd.org
School Profile 2022-2023
CURRICULUM & ACADEMIC CALENDAR
MISSION
ACCREDITATION 35 High School Faculty 33 Class of 2022 134 382 High School
65% Bangladeshi 10% American 10% Indian 2% Canadian 2% Sri Lankan 2% Dominican 11% Others
2020
2021
Asynchronous learning
Synchronous learning
learning
online
online Hybrid
ISD offers the IB Diploma, including studies in languages and literature, language acquisition, individuals and societies, sciences, and mathematics, with the option of studying three courses at the higher level and three courses at the standard level, including the DP core requirements.
Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Credit requirements for the ISD High School Diploma include:
4 credits
3 credits
3 credits
3 credits
other than English
2 credits
9 credits
Achieve 24 credits in grades 9 through 12
On average, 75% of ISD students receive the full IB Diploma, 25% of students receive the ISD Diploma and may sit for 1-6 IB exams.
IB COURSE OFFERINGS: ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/23
REPORTING ACADEMIC PROGRESS
All grades at ISD are reported as scores on the IB 1-7 scale and students are given an unweighted grade point average (GPA). ISD does not rank students.
Courses taken at other high schools are not factored into a student’s cumulative GPA.
CREATIVTY, ACTIV
ISD continues to partner with local organizations to run student-led projects that measurably impact the immediate community. All ISD students are supported to complete service learning while working towards the ISD/IB Diplomas.
EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS
ISD offers a wide range of co-curricular programs, including weekly clubs for drama, music, and visual arts, Model United Nations, and Duke of Edinburgh. ISD students may participate in team and intramural sports, including varsity soccer, swimming, cricket, tennis, badminton, basketball, and volleyball.
International School Dhaka
SERVICE LEARNING
IB DIPLOMA ISD DIPLOMA
English Mathematics Humanities Sciences Languages
Electives
YROEHT O F K
ITY,
NOWLEDGE EXTENDEDESSAY
SERVICE
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 English A Language & Literature HL/SL English B HL Business Management HL/SL Biology HL/SL Mathematics Analysis & Approaches SL/HL Visual Arts HL/SL Bengali A Literature HL/SL French B HL/SL Economics HL/SL Chemistry HL/SL Mathematics Applications and Interpretation SL Music HL/SL School Supported Self-Taught Language A Literature SL Spanish ab initio SL History HL/SL Physics HL/SL Theatre HL/SL French ab initio SL
HISTORY OF IB DIPLOMA RESULTS IB DIPLOMA ISD average score World average score ISD highest score 2019 31 30 40 2020 2021 33 30 43 SAT RESULTS CLASS OF 2022 TOTAL 1010 1128 1000-1200 ERW Benchmark MATH Benchmark SAT Benchmark ISD Averages Range 480 556 480-610 530 574 520-640 Class Size: 33 Number tested: 9 34 33 44 7 96 to 100 4 6 90 to 95 4 5 80 to 89 3.5 4 70 to 79 3 3 60 to 69 2 2 50 to 59 0 1 49 and below 0 ISD DP GPA Scale IB Grade ISD Grade GPA
Percentage Receiving
ISD highest score
UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCE AND MATRICULATION 2020-2022
The Class of 2022 is attending universities highlighted in*bold
STRALIA
Macquarie University
Monash College
University of Melbourne
University of New South Wales
University of Sydney
BANGLADESH
Dhaka University
CANADA
Brock University
Concordia University
Dalhousie University
Lakehead University
McGill University
McMaster University
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Queen's University
Ryerson University
Trent University, Peterborough
University of British Columbia
University of Calgary
University of Guelph
University of Lethbridge
University of New Brunswick
University of Northern British Columbia
University of Ottawa
University of Saskatchewan
University of the Fraser Valley
University of Toronto Mississauga
University of Waterloo
University of Windsor
Wilfrid Laurier University
York University
China
Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University
Netherlands
Radboud University
Tilburg University
University of Amsterdam
University of Groningen
UAE
American University in Dubai
American University of Sharjah
Hofstra University
Hult International Business School, Cambridge
Indiana University Bloomington
John Brown University
Lehigh University
Loyola Marymount University
Manhattan College
Michigan State University
Bangor University
Cardiff University
City, University of London
Hult International Business School, London
Lancaster University
London Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan University
Middlesex University
Nottingham Trent University
Queen Mary University of London
Ravensbourne University London
Royal Holloway, University of London
SOAS University of London
University of Aberdeen
University of Brighton
University of Central Lancashire
University of Essex
University of Glasgow
University of Greenwich
University of Lincoln
University of Reading
University of Sheffield
University of Surrey
University of Sussex
University of Westminster
UK USA
American University
Arizona State University
Boston University
Brown University
California Lutheran University
Case Western Reserve University
Duke University
Emerson College
Florida Institute of Technology
Fordham University
George Mason University
George Washington University
Georgia State University
Haverford College
Mount Holyoke College
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New York University
Northeastern University
Ohio State University, Columbus
Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Pratt Institute
Purdue University, West Lafayette
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Rutgers University, New Brunswick
Savannah College of Art and Design
Seton Hall University
Simmons University
Stetson University
Stony Brook University
Syracuse University
Texas A&M University
The New School
University at Buffalo
University of Arizona
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, San Diego
University of Connecticut
University of Illinois Chicago
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
University of Michigan
University of Pittsburgh
University of Richmond
University of San Francisco
University of Southern California
University of Texas at Austin
University of Washington
Wentworth Institute of Technology
ISD ISD Worldwide Worldwide 85.85% Worldwide
Average IB Diploma Score Pass Rate
32 45 48% 27.6%
Bilingual
IB Diploma Resul t 2022
Diploma
International School Dhaka Based on student reported data. US 62% Canada 19% UK 15% Australia 2% Business 45% Social Sciences 15% Medicine 13% Law 11% 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 0 10 20 30 40 50
90% of ISD students matriculate to 4-year universities abroad or in Bangladesh
US CA UK BD AUS NL UAE Business Social Sciences Medicine Law Arts Engineering
2020-2022 Destinations 2021-2022 Preferred Course of Study
32 92% ISD Bangladesh 1% Netherland 1% UAE 1% Arts 10% Engineering 6%
