British International School, Phuket, Thailand 2017-2018 PROFILE
BISP AT A GLANCE HIGH SCHOOL English-medium, 850 students co-educational school 18 months-18 years established in 1996 60 nationalities 38 250 Nationalities Students Boarding and Day school 100+ boarding students situated on Phuket Island in 44 acre campus an environmentally beautiful 5 High Performance sports CLASS OF 2018 and safe location Academies, plus Business, Two full-time professional Art & Design and STEM university counsellors 51 Students All are IB Diploma Candidates ACADEMICS & CURRICULUM Key Stages 1, 2 and 3 are based on the National Curriculum of 19 24% 47% England and Wales Nationalities Thai citizens Dual citizens Two-year IGCSE programme in Years 10 and 11 Two-year IB Diploma programme in Years 12 and 13 9% 20% Exam Centre for: IBDP / IGCSE / SAT / LAMDA / ABRSM / UK citizens Other Nationalities Rockschool Music / Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award FACULTY AFTER GRADUATION 110 professional fully qualified faculty members representing 16 nationalities Immediately after Graduation (2014 to 2017) Average length of stay is in excess of 6 years Low staff turnover (11% in 2017) Balanced level of male v female teachers throughout the school 87% Attend University 6.5% Employed HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORTS 6.5% Year Off ACADEMIES 1.1% Military (SWIMMING, FOOTBALL, GOLF, TRIATHLON & TENNIS) Training is led by professional coaches who have regularly competed at the highest level (including the Olympics). UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS Methodologies and training programmes are of the highest All recommendations are confidential standard and follow internationally recognised programmes Early Decision applicants agree it is their first choice including RPT (Tennis) and Cruzeiro (Football). worldwide Competition is at regional and international level with BISP Disciplinary infractions resulting in out-of-school students regularly representing their countries. suspension are disclosed if requested by college Facilities include golf short course training centre, 50 and 25 Offical transcripts are only sent from BISP directly to metre pool, 6 tennis courts, fully equipped gym and sports hall, 3 universities, they are not given to students full size football pitches (12x7 aside). IB DIPLOMA PASS RATE IBDP COURSES OFFERED
20 40 60 80 100
Group 3
Group 1 Group 2 96 Individuals & First Language Second Language 2014 79 Societies English A: HL/SL English B: HL/SL History: HL/SL Thai A: HL/SL French B: HL/SL Geography: HL/SL 2015 81 98 Russian A: HL/SL Spanish B: HL/SL Economics: HL/SL Self Taught A: SL Chinese (Mandarin) Psychology: HL/SL B: HL/SL 2016 79 95 Spanish Ab Business & Initio: SL Management: HL/SL 2017 93 French Ab Initio: SL ITGS: HL/SL Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Experimental Sciences Mathematics The Arts World Pass % BISP Pass % Biology: HL/SL IB Mathematics: Music: HL/SL HL/SL IBDP POINTS EARNED IN 2017 Physics: HL/SL Maths Studies: SL Visual Arts: HL/SL Chemistry: HL/SL Theatre: HL/SL Design Technology: HL/SL Points Percent of Class Environmental Systems & Societies: SL 40-45 Sports, Exercise & Health 7 Science: HL/SL
35-39 36 IB INCLUSION
Graduating IB Diplomas Year 30-34 30 Class Size Awarded 2017 60 52 24-29 23 2016 62 55 2015 45 42 <24 4 2014 29 26
SAT CLASSES OF 2016-2017 IGCSE GRADES EARNED 2017
Subject 34 Students RECEIVED GRADES OF A*, A, B OR C 91 % READING & WRITING 500 - 600 RECEIVED GRADES OF A*, A OR B 72 % MATH 500 - 640
TOTAL 1000 - 1240 RECEIVED GRADES OF A* OR A 49 % BISP ACCOMPLISHMENTS
English Speaking Union International Competition: BISP student represented the country of Thailand in this international public speaking competition in the UK (42 countries took part)
Athletic Achievements: Golf IJGA USA scholarship, Thai National team selection Football International football club signing in Portugal, Sweden, Thailand, Malaysia and Brazil Swimming SEA Championship wins, Rio Olympic Games (2016) competitor Triathlon SEA Games 2017 Tennis Belgium National Team scholarship, National Champions in Sri Lanka, Belgium and Thailand
ACCREDITATION & AFFILIATIONS
New England Council of National Association International International Association of School International for College Admission Association for Schools Association and Colleges (US) Schools (CIS) Couselling (US) College Admission of Thailand Counselling
Federation of World Academy Boarding Schools Peninsula Sports Office for National British International of Sport Association (UK) Federation Education Standards Schools in Asia & Quality Assessment
CONTACT
BISP COUNSELLOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION SCHOOL CONTACT Mr Dale Ford Mr Neil Richards, MBE British International School, Phuket University Counsellor Headmaster 59 Moo 2, Thepkrasattri Road [email protected] [email protected] T. Koh Kaew, A. Muang Phuket 83000, Thailand Ms Jacqui Brelsford Mr Simon Meredith University Counsellor Secondary School Principal Tel: +66 (0) 7633 5555 [email protected] [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: bisphuket.ac.th Ms Jennie Austrin Ms Ginette Stockings Facebook: facebook.com/bisphuket Counsellor Assistant Secondary Deputy Principal [email protected] [email protected] CEEB Code: 695421 UNIVERSITY MATRICULATION 2014-2017
The Classes of 2014 to 2017 chose to attend the following colleges and universities. BISP graduates from these four classes are attending 107 different institutions in 24 countries. For the Class of 2017, many are applying to universities on a different academic cycle. Their university decisions have not yet been formalised.
UNITED KINGDOM THE NETHERLANDS USA Bath Spa University, 2 Fontys Hogescholen Broward College Bournemouth University Hanzehogeschool Groningen, 2 Duke University Cardiff Metropolitan University Hogeschool Rotterdam Flagler College Cardiff University, 3 Hotelschool The Hague Kapiolani Community College Cass Business School Universiteit Maastricht, 5 New York University Central St. Martins College of Art, 3 Universiteit Twente Queens University of Charlotte Durham University Wageningen Universiteit University of Miami Edge Hill University University of Nevada, Las Vegas Glasgow School of Art OTHER EUROPE Corpus Christi College Hult International Business School Business & Hotel Mgmt School, Switzerland Imperial College London Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, 2, Switzerland THAILAND King’s College London Institute Vatel, France Assumption University, 5 Leeds College of Art & Design Instituto Europeo di Design, Spain Chulalongkorn University, 2 London College of Fashion Jonkoping Intl Business School, Sweden Mahidol University London School of Economics, 2 Leuphana Universitat Luneburg, Germany Rangsit University Manchester Metropolitan University Romerike Folkehogskole, Norway Stamford International University Newcastle University Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality Thammasat University, 4 Northumbria University, 2 Universita Bocconi, 3, Italy Webster University, 3 Nottingham Trent University Webster Vienna Private University, Austria Oxford Brookes University, 3 New York University, Abu Dhabi, UAE OTHER ASIA Regent’s University London Ateneo de Manila Univ, Phillipines Royal Holloway, University of London AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND City University of Hong Kong St George’s, University of London Australian National University Curtin Singapore University College London, 2 Deakin University, 2 ESSEC Business School, 2, Singapore University for the Creative Arts Murdoch University, 2 Korea University University of Bath, 4 RMIT University, 2 Monash University, Malaysia University of Birmingham University of Melbourne National Taiwan University University of Bristol, 2 University of Queensland Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific Univ, Japan University of Canterbury University of South Australia Royal Thimphu College, Bhutan University of East Anglia, 2 Victoria University of Wellington Singapore Management University University of Edinburgh Tamkang University, Taiwan University of Exeter University of Hong Kong University of Kent CANADA Ontario College of Art & Design University of Science and Tech, China University of Leeds, 2 Yonsei University, Korea University of Leicester, 2 Southern Alberta Institute of Technology University of Manchester, 2 University Laval University of Nottingham, 4 University of Alberta University of Salford University of British Columbia, 3 University of Strathclyde University of Toronto, 3 University of the Arts London, 3 Western University University of Wales University of Westminster