International School of Paris Educating for complexity

The School and Community Founded in 1964 IB and CIS accreditated since 1982 As the first, and leading, International Baccalaureate World School in France, our mission is to prepare students to engage with and succeed in a complex world. With the three International Baccalaureate programmes (Primary, Middle, and Diploma) as our curriculum and the city of Paris as our inspiration, students work in an environment of academic excellence and intellectual curiosity, developing creative and critical thinking skills. ISP is an independent, not-for- Head of School Secondary School Principal John Burns Damian Kerr profit, co-educational day school and was established in 1964. [email protected] [email protected] Our students seek to understand the interdependence of sustainable living in social, economic, environmental, and political structures through community IB Coordinator and service projects and creative programs. We strive to inspire concern for Philip Anderson others and the common good, as well as to encourage talents and skills through [email protected] our activities and service initiatives. Our activities include: Namibia Sustainable University Counselor (English-speaking countries) Development Project, China Cultural Excursion, Amnesty International, Refugee Diane Hopkinson [email protected] Initiative, Math and History Competitions, Model United Nations, Theatre, University Counselor (Continental Europe) Yearbook, Student Council, Life Drawing, Choir, The Inquirer Newspaper, Latin Nils Baumann Club, Eco-école, Design Club, Music Soirées, and Art Vernissages. Competitive [email protected] team sports include: soccer, basketball, and swimming. University Counselor (Japan) Kiyonori Ishimura 185 High (G10-G12) [email protected] SCHOOL University Counselor (South Korea) POPULATION 244 Middle (G6-G9) Jeong Nam Seo 2018-19 [email protected] 283 Primary (N-G5)

6 rue Beethoven - 75016 Paris, France Languages +33 1 42 24 09 54 51% of our students speak 3 languages or more. [email protected] www.isparis.edu 1 9%

Code CEEB (731668) - Numéro IB (0242) 2 40%

3 37%

Student Nationalities 4 11% 61 total countries are represented in our student body; NUMBER OF LANGUAGES NUMBER OF below are the most common nationalities. 5 3% % of Classes per Class Size (Diploma Programme, Grades 11-12)

18% 15%

31% 36%

1- 5 students 11-15 students 6-10 students 16-20 Students

Field Trips (Average/Year) 100% of Grade 6-12 students participate in community service projects. 73 Paris 32 France 20 World Grading for each subject is reported on the transcript and follows the IB assessment criteria based on a seven-point scale. Grades are issued at the end of each semester. ISP does not calculate GPA or provide a class ranking due to high student mobility. International School of Paris All students in Grades 11 and 12 are encouraged to follow the rigorous IB Diploma Educating for complexity Program, and ISP has put in place the support structures necessary for them to succeed. Students also earn an American accredited high school diploma after successfully completing Grades 9 – 12.

Language Science Individuals Language Mathematics Arts & Literature Biology & Societies Acquisition Studies Film English Chemistry Geography English Standard Music IB DIPLOMA French Physics History French High Theatre COURSE Korean Design Technology Economics Visual Arts OFFERINGS Japanese Environmental Spanish Systems & Societies

Our 2018 IB Results Limited Applications ISP encourages students to complete extensive research in order to select a limited number of colleges and universities representing best-fit choices. 47% of our graduates were awarded a BILINGUAL 96% IB DIPLOMA. The worldwide SAT/ACT Results average is around 30%. 10% of our students take the SAT and ACT. The school curriculum does not prepare students for these standardized tests, nor do we promote their validity in assessing academic ability.

Discipline ISP reports out-of-school suspensions/expulsions on a student’s disciplinary record. If a suspension/expulsion occurs in Grade 12 after university applications have been submitted, 78% the student and university counselor must disclose this to all requesting institutions where 47% the student holds an acceptance or is awaiting a decision. 40%

30% 28% 34% 30% DISTRIBUTION OF GRADE 11 SEMESTER GRADES IN CURRENT IB CLASS OF 19% Overall Bilingual Results of 12% Pass Rate IB Diploma 36 Points or 2019 0% 0% 5% Awarded More 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ISP 36 POINTS OR MORE is regarded as a very good IB Diploma result. WORLD Grade IB 7 6 5 4 3 2 40% of our students achieved this result compared with the worldwide Equivalencies USA HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA A+ A B+/B- B-/C+ C D of around 28%.

College and University Acceptances for Class of 2018 All ISP graduates attend university, while some may take a gap year or fulfill military duty.

Canadian Universities New Jersey Institute of Technology Cardiff University The University of Nottingham The New School City Royal Holloway, University of London University of Alberta Northeastern University Durham University School of Oriental and African Studies University of British Columbia* University of Pittsburgh The University of Edinburgh* The University of Sheffield Carlton University Skidmore College University of Essex University of Southampton McGill University* Tennessee Tech University University of Exeter University of St Andrews Queen’s University Washington & Jefferson College University of Glasgow University of Sussex University of Toronto* Wesleyan University Goldsmiths, University of London University College London* U.S. Colleges and Universities Yale University* * The University of Warwick The University of Kent American University UK Universities Other Universities Worldwide King’s College London* Bradley University The University of Aberdeen Lancaster University University of Colorado Boulder University of Amsterdam University of the Arts London University of Leeds Colorado School of Mines University of Hong Kong* London Metropolitan School of London Culinary Institute of America INSA Lyon Birbeck, University of London London School of Economics and Political Georgetown University Modul University Vienna The University of Birmingham Science* Johnson & Wales University University of Bristol* Loughborough University Loyola Marymount University, Los Brunel University London The University of Manchester* Angeles * Newcastle University University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Bold indicates matriculation / *Indicates ranked in the top 50 universities worldwide according to The Times Higher Education Rankings 2018 and/or The QS Rankings 2018.