International School of Azerbaijan

The International School of Azerbaijan
Location
Baku , AZ1070 Azerbaijan
Information
School type	International
Established	1996
Director	Angela Romney, Ed.D.
Principal	Brianne Eddy-Lee (primary), Marie Favret (secondary)
Enrollment	over 600 students
Website	www.tisa.az

The International School of Azerbaijan (TISA) is a secular college-preparatory international day school in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was founded in 1996 and admits pupils between the age of 2 and 18. The school is located in a purpose-built facility in a residential community on the outskirts of Baku. ^{[1] [2]}

The school provides an English-medium curriculum based on the International Baccalaureate and offers IB Primary Years, Middle Years, and Diploma Programmes. It is accredited by the Azerbaijani Education Ministry and the IBO. ^{[3] [2]} TISA serves both the expatriate and local community, and the school mandates Azerbaijani language for domestic students. ^[2]

Students take part in a variety of Central & Eastern European Schools Association (CEESA) and other International events each school year. These include sports like football, basketball, swimming and volleyball. They also partake in extracurricular activity events such as Speech and Debate and Model United Nations. Each year, TISA hosts international events.

Clubs

TISA officially has football, volleyball and basketball clubs. There are student-created clubs too, which include an MUN Club, a baseball club and a coding club.

Student Body

TISA officially has a democratically-elected and highly-active Student Council with numerous different positions. The current and newly-elected President of Student Council for the 2025-2026 Academic Year is their DP1 Student Aghajabrayil Jafarzade.

Moreover, TISA has other Student Bodies such as the TISA Action Network, Community-Gathering Team, the Media Team and the TISA Treasury.

References

1. "The International School of Azerbaijan (TISA)". International Baccalaureate®. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
2. "School Profile". tisa.az. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
3. "School Profile". International Baccalaureate Organization. Retrieved 16 March 2011.