Frankfurt International School

An der Waldlust 15 Head of School: Paul M. Fochtman 61440 Oberursel Principal Upper School: John Switzer Germany IB Diploma Programme Coordinator: Ashley van der Meer t: +49 (0)6171 2024-0 University Advisor: Jessica Angelidis ([email protected]) University Advisor: Anna Boyd ([email protected]) University Advisor: Christopher Wilcox ([email protected]) www.fis.edu Korean University Advisor: Jiyoung Yoo ([email protected]) CEEB 734775 IB 000007 School Profile 2020/2021

School Community IB Diploma Results for the Class of 2020 Frankfurt International School (FIS) was established in 1961 as a private, 116 of 134 graduating students were IB Diploma Candidates. non-profit association to serve the international community by offering 46% received Bilingual Diplomas. education of an excellent quality with English as the principal language of The results of the IB Diploma Candidates are below: instruction. FIS is accredited by the New England Association of Schools CLASS OF 2020 2019 2018 and Colleges (NEASC). As one of the oldest and largest of Europe’s international schools, FIS is known for its high academic standards and Number of IB Diploma Candidates 116 121 115 expansive campus facilities. The school offers a rich extracurricular program, and computing and instructional technology are also an integral FIS IB Diploma Pass Rate 100% 96% 98% part of the school. The facilities at all campuses are excellent and provide outstanding resources for learning. not Worldwide Average Pass Rate available 77% 79%

Our Students FIS Average IB Diploma Score 36 35 36

The Class of 2021 has 138 students. The total enrollment is 1818 students not representing over 60 nationalities, with the largest numbers identifying as Worldwide Average Diploma Score available 29.6 30 American (30%), German (18%), South Korean (18%), British (5%), and Dutch (3%). Over 30 native languages are spoken within the school community. FIS Number of 40+ Scores 31 23 26 In Grades 9–12, the enrollment is 557 students with approximately 140 students per grade level. Historically, one third of graduates matriculate Range of Passing FIS IB Diploma Scores Class of 2020 to the United States, one third to universities in the United Kingdom, and one third pursue higher education in other countries around the world. 40 – 45 points 35 % 35 – 39 points FIS Grade 9 –12 Curriculum

FIS is a founding International Baccalaureate (IB) World School where 27 % roughly 90% of graduates pursue and receive the IB Diploma. Students who do not pursue the IB Diploma may opt to take IB Courses and be 30 % 30 – 34 points awarded a High School Diploma. There are no honors classes; the only tracked subjects in Grades 9 and 10 are Math and Foreign Languages. 8 %

In addition to their required coursework, students may pursue various 24 – 29 points learning opportunities. For example, FIS is a member of Global Online Academy, a consortium of independent schools whose mission is to translate intellectually rigorous programs into online classrooms. Grade 11–12 Cumulative GPA for Classes of 2018–2020

Co-Curricular* and Athletic Programs GPA 2020 2019 2018 Students in Grades 9–12 have a rich variety of co-curricular opportunities, including visual and performing arts, organized clubs, and school 6.75+ 40% 37% 43% publications. Students compete internationally in 12 different varsity 6.25–6.74 19% 25% 24% sports and international travel is also part of activities such as Model United Nations, Math Olympiad, Service Learning, music and theater 6.24 and below 41% 38% 33% exchanges.

Class Ranking and GPA • High Honor Recognition: 6.75+ Given the inherent rigor of the IB Diploma Programme taken by the vast • Honor Recogniton: 6.25–6.74 majority of students, FIS does not provide a ranking of its students. The FIS adheres to the NACAC disciplinary reporting expectations. school uses a 7-point scale with GPAs weighted for the difficulty of their IB courses: an extra 1.0 is awarded for IB Higher Level courses and 0.5 is *Due to Covid-19, co-curricular activities were paused spring semester awarded for IB Standard Level courses. 2020. Currently, in the 2020/2021 school year, students are on campus with access to a reduced number of co-curricular options. Grading Scale: 7 = A+ 6 = A 5 = B 4 = C 3 = D 2/1 = F The graduates from the Classes of 2018 – 2020 have been offered admission to leading institutions worldwide including:

Austria Maastricht University* Elon University Sigmund Freud University Tilburg University* Emory University University of Amsterdam* Florida Gulf Coast University Australia University College Utrecht* Fordham University Macquarie University University of Groningen* George Mason University* The University of Melbourne Utrecht University George Washington University The University of Sydney Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Georgetown University Canada Willem de Kooning Academy Georgia Institute of Technology Concordia University Poland Gonzaga University Harvard University McGill University Poznan University of Medical Sciences University of British Columbia* Indiana University at Bloomington Spain University of Toronto* James Madison University* University of Waterloo Esade Johns Hopkins University IE University* Kansas State University China Switzerland Lehigh University Hong Kong U of Science & Technology Lewis & Clark College Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne University of Hong Kong Lynn University University of St. Gallen Denmark Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Zurich Copenhagen Business School Technical Michigan State University United Kingdom Middlebury College France Durham University New York University* American University of Paris* Lancaster University Northeastern University École Polytechnique Loughborough University Northwestern University Essec Business School Middlesex University Pennsylvania State University Germany Newcastle University Princeton University EBS Universität Wirtschaft und Recht The University of London: Quinnipiac University Frankfurt School of Finance & Mgmt* - City University Rochester Institute of Technology Goethe Universität - Frankfurt a. M. - Imperial College* Rutgers University Heidelberg Universität - King’s College, London* San Diego State University Hochschule Darmstadt - Queen Mary University* Seattle University Hochschule Rhine-Waal - Royal Holloway School of the Art Institute of Chicago Jacobs University* - University College London* Skidmore College Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München* Oxford Brookes University Stanford University Offenbach University of Art & Design University of the Arts, London* St. Olaf College Technische Universität Aachen University of Bath* Texas A&M University* Technische Universität Darmstadt University of Birmingham Temple University WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Mgmt* University of Bristol The New School University of Cambridge Tufts University* Hungary University of East Anglia Tulane University Semmelweis Univ of Medical Sciences University of Edinburgh* University of California, Berkeley Italy University of Exeter* University of California, Davis Università Bocconi di Milano* University of Kent* University of California, Irvine University of Leeds University of California, Los Angeles Japan University of Oxford* University of California, San Diego Hitotsubashi University University of St Andrews* University of California, Santa Barbara Keio University* University of Sussex University of Chicago Kyoto University University of Warwick* University of Cincinnati Nagoya University United States University of Colorado, Boulder Okayama University University of Florida Arizona State University Osaka University University of Maryland, College Park Auburn University Sophia University* University of Mary Washington Barnard College Waseda University University of Miami Bates College Korea University of Michigan* Baylor University University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Chung-Ang University Beacon College University of Pennsylvania* Handong Global University Berklee College of Music University of South Florida Inha University Boston College University of Southern California Korea University Boston University* University of Tampa* Korean Advanced Inst of Science & Tech* Brigham Young University* University of Tennessee-Knoxville* Kyungpook National University Brown University University of Virginia Seoul National University Bryn Mawr College University of Washington Sogang University Carleton College University of Wisconsin, Madison Sungkyunkwan University* Carnegie Mellon University US Naval Academy Yonsei University* Case Western Reserve University Virginia Tech Christopher Newport University Netherlands Wake Forest University College of William and Mary Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Wesleyan University Colorado College* Eindhoven University of Technology Western Washington University Columbia University Erasmus University Rotterdam* Whitman College Connecticut College Hotel School The Hague Yale University* The Hague University of Applied Sciences* Cornell University HZ University of Applied Sciences Davidson College Leiden University College* Duke University Bold indicates FIS students attending * denotes more than one student attending