INT E R NAT ION AL S CH O O L O F HAM B UR G Hemmingstedter Weg 130 • D-22609 Hamburg, Germany Phone: +49 (0)40 8000 50 0 • Fax: +49 (0) 40 881 1405 • info@ishamburg.org • www.ishamburg.org
Secondary School Profile 2017-2018
Head of School
Andrew Cross
across@ishamburg.org
Secondary School Principal
Dr. Howard De Leeuw
hdeleeuw@ishamburg.org
College Counsellor
Birgit Preu
bpreu@ishamburg.org
UK University Advisor
Sophia Lugard
slugard@ishamburg.org
IBDP Coordinator
James Dalton
jdalton@ishamburg.org
CEEB code: 734425
MISSION STATEMENT
ACADEMIC PROGRAMME AND CURRICULUM
Our mission is to provide our students with an international education, which seeks to develop their full potential and to foster understanding, respect for others, freedom of thought and expression, enjoyment of learning and personal responsibility.
The language of instruction at ISH is English. The IB Middle Years Programme is the framework for our curriculum in Grades 6 to 10. The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) is offered in Grades 11 and 12. The majority of students take the full Diploma, while a small number choose the Courses (Certificates) option, both in addition to earning the ISH High School Diploma. ISH has been an IB school since the 1970s and we have an experienced faculty which includes IB examiners and workshop leaders. Both the MYP and DP are led by Coordinators who assist the faculty in ensuring the best possible delivery of subject knowledge and skills to our students.
THE SCHOOL The International School of Hamburg (ISH) is a private, coeducational and non-selective day school enrolling students from Primary 1 (age 3) to Grade 12. It was founded in 1957 as the first international school in Germany. In 2010 the school moved to its present campus situated in a residential district approximately 30 minutes from the centre of Hamburg. The School has over 750 students from more than 50 nationalities.
THE FACULTY The school employs 107 teachers. It is an experienced faculty with about one-third having been at ISH for more than 10 years. They come from 21 different countries with most from the USA, followed by the UK and Germany. The average class size is 16.
THE STUDENTS The student body is highly diverse with the most highly represented nations being the UK, the USA, India, Korea, The Netherlands, and Germany. The secondary school enrolment for 2017-2018 is presently (October 2017) as follows: Grade 12:
70
Grade 11:
72
Grade 10:
72
Grade 9:
71
ACCREDITATIONS ISH is accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the New England Association of School and Colleges (NEASC). ISH is a member of the European Council of International Schools, the North-West European Council of International Schools, the Association of German International Schools, and the International Baccalaureate Organisation. Through these, ISH is affiliated with over 600 international schools worldwide.