British International School, Phuket

British International School, Phuket (BISP)
Address
59 Moo 2, Thepkrasattri Road, T. Koh Kaew, A. Muang, Phuket 83000, Thailand
Information
Type Private international school
Established September 1996
Grades K–13
Enrollment 850
Website www.bisphuket.ac.th

The British International School, Phuket (BISP) is an English-medium, co-educational, day and boarding school, established in 1996. The 44 acre (99 rai) campus includes eight boarding houses, primary and secondary schools, and sports facilities including swimming pools, tennis courts, football pitches, and golf centre. The student population consists of 850 day and boarding students, with 60 nationalities represented.

Curriculum

The school provides a pre-school, primary and secondary school education. After Early Years, Key stages 1, 2 and 3 are based on the National Curriculum of England and Wales. Students then complete the two-year IGCSE programme in Years 10 and 11, followed by the IB Diploma programme in Years 12 and 13.

Teaching faculty

The school has 100 full-time and five part-time teachers representing 16 different nationalities, including the UK, US, Canada, France and Australia. The school also has 40 Thai teaching assistants assisting in the primary and secondary schools. In addition, there are more than 300 Thai support staff, including in maintenance, gardening, security, nursing, and housekeeping.

Sports facilities

Six tennis courts, two primary sized football pitches, eight middle school sized football pitches, an Olympic-sized 50 metre swimming pool, a 25-metre swimming pool, an indoor sports hall, a primary gym, a fitness gym, two indoor basketball courts, an outdoor basketball court, a golf short game centre, and a full-sized trapeze with professional trainers.

Extracurricular activities

The school offers academic, artistic and sporting activities for students, through the Creativity, Activity & Service (CAS) programme, as well as optional courses. Activities include Model United Nations and the International Award. The student-elected Primary and Secondary Student Councils raise funds in support of local charitable initiatives. School musical performances have included ‘The Lion King’, ‘Grease’ and 'Oliver'.

Academies

BISP’s Aspirational Curriculum provides opportunities for students, usually in the final four years of school and organised around the mainstream curriculum, to pursue career opportunities to a professional standard. The sporting academies are:

The academic academies are:

Soccer Sevens

The annual Soccer Sevens international schools football tournament attracts 2000 competitors, 150 teams, from 40 schools, from 10 countries, making it the largest such football tournament of its kind anywhere in the world. Players range in ages from 7 years-old to 18 years-old. They play on 12 x 7-aside pitches on the school campus.

Accreditation

Testing and examinations

References

    External links

    Coordinates: 7°57′03″N 98°21′42″E / 7.9509°N 98.3616°E / 7.9509; 98.3616

    This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/17/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.