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ISB High School Profile 2017/2018

Integrity in College and University Applications• All students at ISB from Grades 10 to 12 are supported by a

dedicated team of college and careers counsellors.

• Students are limited to a maximum of 10 university applications worldwide. Any university reading an application from an ISB applicant can therefore be sure that the student is a serious applicant.

• ISB students are required to sign and adhere to the school’s Integrity in Applications policy that includes: if an ISB student applies Early Decision, they agree it is their first choice for universities worldwide and, if admitted, will withdraw all other university applications.

• Given our close working relationships with seniors, ISB counsellors provide detailed, in-depth recommendations that best represent our students. It is our policy to not fill in Ratings.

School and Community• Established in 1951, ISB is the oldest and largest English

medium international school in Belgium and the largest single campus international school in Europe.

• With 1500 students from 70 countries, it is driven by a powerful mission of inclusion, challenge and success for all students. The Class of 2018 has 162 students.

• A not-for-profit organization, ISB is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and by the Council of International Schools. The most recent reaccreditation occurred in 2010.

• ISB is a member of the National and International Associations for College Admissions Counseling, the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), The College Board, the National Honor Society, International Baccalaureate and Council of International Schools.

• Brussels, the capital of Belgium, is a multicultural city of one million. It is the home of the European Commission, NATO, and the headquarters of many Belgian and international organizations. ISB is the school of choice for the children of many of their employees.

• 12% of students receive Learning Support.

The High School Academic Programme• ISB is recognized as a global leader in international school

curriculum development. Our challenging learning continuum leads to the High School Diploma and the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma examinations.

• ISB offers three forms of High School Diploma: academic, general and individualized. The Individualized Diploma is awarded to students in our Special Education Unit who have achieved individually tailored goals.

• CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service), a graduation requirement, is completed in regular and balanced projects and activities over the High School Programme.

The International School of BrusselsKattenberg 19, 1170 Brussels, Belgium

Tel +32 2 661 42 00 | Fax +32 2 661 42 00www.isb.be

CEEB/SAT/ACT N°716240

B code N° 0050

DirectorLee Fertig fertigl@isb.be

Head of High SchoolFélim Bolster bolsterf@isb.be

Head of College & Careers Counselling Department Mark Stacey staceym@isb.be

Counsellors Justin Kurrass kurrassj@isb.be

Kay Kurashige kurashigek@isb.be

Mariko Ishida ishidam@isb.be

Coordinator/ University Visits Jane Capon caponj@isb.be

Registrar Colette Schoune schounec@isb.be

IB Coordinator Julie Deegan deeganj@isb.be

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The IB DiplomaISB has been authorized to offer the IB Diploma Programme since January 1977, and currently about 85% of ISB students follow this rigorous 2-year course of study.

ISB has an open enrolment policy which produces a widely diverse student body. Unlike many schools that are highly selective, students from ISB must only satisfy the minimum requirements in mathematics and language to be eligible to enter the programme. Full IB Diploma students will take 6 IB subjects, 3 at Higher Level and 3 at Standard Level.

2017 Results

Number of students taking IB exams 160

Number of IB Diploma candidates 140

Average diploma points per candidate 33

Percentage of students getting a Bilingual IB Diploma 49%

Highest IB Diploma score 44

Distribution of IB grades 2016/17

Course Offerings The language of instruction is English, unless otherwise listed.

First Languages Language Acquisition Mathematics

• Dutch 10

• English 10

• English 11

• English 12

• French 10

• IB Dutch A Language & Literature SL & HL

• IB English A Language & Literature SL & HL

• IB English A Literature SL & HL

• IB French A Language & Literature SL & HL

• IB French A Literature SL & HL

• IB Japanese A Language & Literature SL & HL

• IB Tutored Languages A Literature SL

• Japanese 10

• Dutch Language

• ELD A

• ELD B1

• ELD B2

• ELD C

• French 1

• French 2

• French 3

• French 4

• IB Dutch B SL & HL

• IB English B SL & HL

• IB French ab initio SL

• IB French B SL & HL

• IB Spanish ab initio SL

• IB Spanish B SL & HL

• Spanish 1

• Spanish 2

• Spanish 3

• Algebra 2

• Algebra 2+

• Algebra 2 & Trigonometry (H)

• IB Math Studies SL

• IB Math SL

• IB Math HL

• IB Further Math HL

Business and Economics

• IB Business Management SL & HL

• IB Design Technology SL & HL

• IB Computer Science SL & HL

• IB Economics SL & HL

• Design Technology Computer Programming

• Introduction to Business & Economics

Humanities Sciences & Technology Creative Arts

• IB Geography SL & HL

• IB Global Politics SL & HL

• IB History SL & HL IB Theory of Knowledge

• IB Theory of Knowledge in French

• IB Psychology SL & HL

• ELD Humanities B1

• ELD Humanities B2

• Challenge & Change in the 21st Century

• Integrated Science

• IB Biology SL & HL

• IB Chemistry SL & HL

• IB Physics SL & HL IB Environmental Systems and Societies SL

• IB Sports Exercise and Health Science SL & HL

• Physical Education / Sports Management

• Physical Education (G10)

• Choir

• Digital Music

• Drawing

• Graphic Design

• IB Music SL & HL

• IB Theatre Arts SL & HL

• IB Visual Arts SL & HL

• String Orchestra Symphonic Band

• Textile Design & Fashion

• Theatre Design & Technology

• Theatre

• Studio Art

• Digital Illustration

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New SAT results – Class of 2018A total of 56 students took the new SAT (34% of the graduating class), including students for whom English is not a first language.

Section ISB Mean

Evidence based reading and writing 622Math 653Total 1275

ACT results – Class of 2018A further 18% students took the ACT (11% of the graduating class), again including students for whom English is not a first language.

Section ISB Mean

English 27Math 26.5Reading 28Science 26.5Composite 27

The High School Extra-Curricular ProgrammeThe ISB learning experience is enhanced by its after-school programme. The school offers the largest athletics programme in Europe, an International Award programme at Bronze, Silver and Gold levels, as well as an outstanding visual and performing arts programme. Many students will also be actively involved in one of a number of after-school clubs offered each year. ISB is consistently amongst top European schools in both maths and speech & debate competitions. In addition, many of our students each year are involved in our Beyond ISB programme, gaining valuable work experience through structured internships before leaving school.

Grading and RankingGrades are recorded at the end of each quarter and reported at the end of each semester. ISB does not rank its students.

ISB Descriptor Letter System Unweighted GPA

Weighted GPA

7 Excellent A+ Credit given 4.3 4.8

6 Very good A 4.0 4.5

5 Good B 3.5 4.0

4 Satisfactory C 2.5 3.0

3 Below expectations D Passing Grade 1.5 2.0

2 Seriously below expectations F Credit not

given 0.0 0.0

1 Serious intervention F 0.0 0.0

ISB Class of 2018 GPAs

2016-17 University Offers and MatriculationsListed below are the universities who offered places to ISB students in 2016-17. Universities in Bold are those at which ISB graduates are matriculating in Fall 2017.CANADA• Bishop’s University• Carleton University• Concordia University• Guelph University• Humber College• McGill University• Ottawa University• Queen’s University• Ryerson University• Trent University• University of Alberta• University of British

Columbia• University of Calgary• University of Regina• University of Saskatchewan• University of Toronto• University of Waterloo

EUROPE• Bocconi University, Italy• Ecole Hoteliere de

Lausanne, Switzerland• ESADE, Spain• Glion Institute of Higher

Education, Switzerland• Henallux University,

Belgium• IE University, Spain• INSA, France• Haute École Léonard de

Vinci, Belgium• KU Leuven, Belgium• Solvay Brussels School

of Economics and Management, Belgium

• Toulouse Business School Of Barcelona, Spain

• UBi, Belgium

• ULB, Belgium• Université Catholique de

Louvain, Belgium• Vesalius College, Belgium

NETHERLANDS• Erasmus University

College• Hotelschool The Hague• Maastricht University• The Hague University of

Applied Sciences• Tilburg University• TU Delft• University College

Maastricht• University College Utrecht• University College

Roosevelt• University of Amsterdam• University of Groningen• Utrecht University• Wittenborg University of

Applied Sciences

UNITED KINGDOM• Buckinghamshire New

University• City University of London• Durham University• Edge Hotel School• Goldsmiths, University of

London• Guildhall School of Music

and Drama• HULT International

Business School• Imperial College London• King’s College London• Lancaster University

• Liverpool John Moores University

• Loughborough University• LSE• Manchester Metropolitan

University• Manchester University• Middlesex University• Oxford Brookes University• Queen Mary University of

London• Regent’s University London• Royal Holloway, University

of London• Royal Veterinary College,

University of London• SOAS, University of

London• London South Bank

University• Southampton University• St. George’s University of

London• University College London• University of Aberdeen• University of Bath• University of Birmingham• University of Brighton• University of Bristol• University of Cardiff• University of Derby• University of Dundee• University of Durham• University of East Anglia• University of East London• University of Edinburgh• University of Essex• University of Exeter• University of Glasgow• University of Hull

• University of Kent• University of Leeds• University of Liverpool• University of Manchester• University of Newcastle• University of Northumbria• University of Nottingham• University of Plymouth• University of Portsmouth• University of Sussex• University of West London• University of West of

England• University of Westminster• University of Worcester• University of York• Warwick University

USA• Austin College• Bard College• Bennington College• Bentley University• Boston University• Brown University• Christopher Newport

University• Clark University• College of the Atlantic• Cornell University• Davidson College• Drexel University• Emerson College• Emory University• Fordham University• Franklin & Marshall

College• George Washington

University• George Masion University

• Georgia Institute of Technology

• Hampshire College• Hendrix College,• Humboldt State University• Indiana University at

Bloomington• Ithaca College• James Madison University• Kalamazoo College,• New York University• North Carolina State

University• Northeastern University• Northern Michigan University• Northwestern University• Oberlin College• Pennsylvania State

University• Pittsburgh University• Purdue University• Richard Bland University• San Francisco State

University• Scripps College• Southwestern University• Syracuse University• Trinity College• Tulane University• University of Chicago• UCLA• University of California San

Diego• University of California Irvine• University of California Santa

Barbara• University of

Massachusetts at Amherst• University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill

• University of Arizona• University of California Davis• University of Colorado

Boulder• University of Florida• University of Georgia• University of Maryland• University of Miami• University of North Texas• University of Tulsa• University of Vermont• University of Washington• University of Texas at Austin• Villanova University• Virginia Commonwealth

University• Virginia Polytechnic

Institute and State University

• Virginia Tech• Wake Forest University• Washington State University• Wellesley College• Whittier College• Willamette University• Worchester Polytechnic

Institute

REST OF THE WORLD• Chinese University of Hong Kong• Hong Kong University of

Science and Technology• IDC Herzilya, Israel• KAIST University, Korea• Keio University, Japan• National Institute of

Technology, India• University of Pretoria,

South Africa