Education in Singapore is managed by the Ministry of Education (MOE). It controls the development and administration of state schools receiving taxpayers' funding, but also has an advisory and supervisory role in respect of private schools. For both private and state schools, there are variations in the extent of autonomy in their curriculum, scope of taxpayers' aid and funding, tuition burden on the students, and admission policy.
An international school is an institution that promotes education in an international environment or framework. Although there is no uniform definition or criteria, international schools are usually characterized by a multinational student body and staff, multilingual instruction, curricula oriented towards global perspectives and subjects, and the promotion of concepts such as world citizenship, pluralism, and intercultural understanding. Many international schools adopt a curriculum from programs and organizations such as International Baccalaureate, Edexcel, Cambridge Assessment International Education, International Primary Curriculum, or Advanced Placement.
Yew Chung International School of Shanghai is a fully triple accredited, co-educational international school in Shanghai, with campuses in both the Puxi and Pudong districts of the city. In 1993, YCIS Shanghai became the first international school officially recognised by, and registered, with the Chinese government in Shanghai.
Education in Belgium is regulated and for the most part financed by one of the three communities: Flemish, French and German-speaking. Each community has its own school system, with small differences among them. The federal government plays a very small role: it decides directly the age for mandatory schooling and indirectly the financing of the communities.
The Academia Británica Cuscatleca (ABC) is an established and highly regarded international bilingual school in El Salvador. It is a community of some 1300 students and is fully accredited by Council of International Schools (CIS), the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO), the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) and the Values-Based Trust for Education (VBFT).
The Australian International School Malaysia (AISM) is a private international school located in The MINES Resort City, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia.
St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School (SACSS) is a government-aided autonomous Catholic girls' secondary school located in Bedok, Singapore. It is part of the Canossian family of Catholic girls' schools in Singapore.
Garden International School (GIS) is a private, co-educational international school in Mont Kiara, Segambut, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Founded in 1951, GIS is one of the oldest and most prestigious private schools in Malaysia. GIS is part of the Taylor's Education Group and a member of the Federation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA).
Yew Chung International School, is a private international school in Hong Kong for boys and girls aged 6 months to 18 years. The campus is situated in Kowloon Tong, and in Kowloon City District, offer a through-train education from Kindergarten to Secondary. The school is operated by Yew Chung Education Foundation. At YCIS, they support learning through Chinese and English as well as French and Spanish.
The British School of Brussels, is an international school in Belgium. It occupies a site of about 8 ha surrounded by woodland near the Royal Museum of Central Africa in the town of Tervuren, Flemish Brabant, east of Brussels. It has over 1350 students aged 1–18 years from approximately 70 nationalities. BSB consists of two schools: Primary and Secondary.
The education in the Flemish Community covers the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium and consists of three networks (netten): government-provided education (gemeenschapsonderwijs), subsidized public schools and subsidized free schools.
The International School Eindhoven (ISE), formerly the International Secondary School of Eindhoven (ISSE), is an international school situated in the northern part of Eindhoven.
The Lycee Français de Chicago is a private, French international school located in Lincoln Square, Chicago, Illinois. It offers a dual French and English curriculum. The Lycée is founded on the French National Curriculum as defined by the French Ministry of Education and complemented by an English language program in addition to foreign language courses.
Sekolah Global Indo-Asia (SGIA) is an international school located in Batam, Indonesia. It is also a Cambridge International Examinations Center and an IB World School. The school offers IB Primary Years Programme for children in Pre-K until Year 5, Cambridge Checkpoint Programme for students in Year 6 - 8, and Cambridge IGCSE for students in Year 9 - 10. For the last two years of education, students take GCE A Level courses. Starting SY 2016 - 2017, students have the option to sit for the IB Diploma Programme instead of the traditional A Level. Students usually sit for the May - June examinations.
Rome International School (RIS) is a private international school in Rome, Italy. The school offers an international education to children aged 2 to 18 years, from Nursery through to Grade 13. The language of instruction is English. RIS is an International Baccalaureate School offering the Primary Years Programme in the Elementary School and the IB Diploma Programme in the last two years of High School. Students in Grade 10 and 11 sit the IGCSE International General Certificate of Secondary Education, as administered by Cambridge University.
MEF International School (MEFIS) is a private international school in the Ortaköy district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was established in 1998 by Dr. Ibrahim Arikan. The enrollment is approximately 461 students of 52 nationalities from Preschool to Grade 12.
Cempaka Schools is a private school in Malaysia that offers Early Years Education, the Primary & Secondary Malaysian and International curriculum, the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, and the A-Level for students aged from 18 months to 18 years old.
Xi’an Hanova International School is an international school established in Xi'an, China in 2012.
Park Lane International School is an independent international day school located in Prague, the Czech Republic. The Park Lane student community consists of 600+ students, representing more than 40 nationalities. The home to foreign student ratio is 54% to 46%.
The French International School of Mumbai commonly referred to as LFIM, is a private French international school in Lower Parel, Mumbai, India. Established in 1983, its levels range from Pre-Kindergarten all the way to senior high school. The school is the only bilingual school in Mumbai and was formerly known as Ecole Française Internationale de Mumbai (EFIB).
