ISB General Admissions Procedures
General Admissions Notes: Admission may be offered based on 2-3 years of school records and a student application if an opening is available in the appropriate grade and program. This offer is based on our understanding that the student does not have any learning or special needs that have not been fully disclosed or that are identified during the admissions process.
Documents required by the Admissions Office may be faxed, mailed or sent as email attachments. Originals should be hand carried and submitted in person upon arrival in Thailand.
Please note that students cannot be recorded as applicants until an application and 2-3 years of school records have been received. The date that the application and a complete set of school records are received by the ISB Admissions Office may be important in a waiting list situation, not the date of your initial contact with ISB.
The application is considered complete only when the ISB Admissions office has received ALL of the requested documents.
Application Timeline: Expatriate students may be admitted at any time of year provided the student meets our academic requirements and there is a space available. This includes Thai nationals who have lived overseas for the purpose of employment.
Enrollment age and Birthday Cut-off Dates: Students applying to Pre-Kg must be 4 years old by September 1st of the enrollment year. Students applying to Kindergarten must be 5-years old by September 1st of the enrollment year. Exceptions to Kindergarten may be made under special circumstances and are subject to approval by the principal. Please see the Director of Admissions or the Admissions Officer for details on how to request and exception to Kindergarten. We do not make exceptions to the birthday cut-off date for Pre-KG.
High School Applicants: All students in grades 9-12 are required to submit official transcripts to the ISB High School Office so that credits can be transferred.
High school grade classification will be based on number of years completed, number of credits earned, and time of year of arrival.
Special Needs Students: Qualified students with special needs will be provided services on the basis of records, previous placement, current assessment, Individual Educational Plan (IEP), psycho-educational evaluation, and the admissions committee’s recommendation (please see the Special Needs Admissions Statement which is included in the ISB Admissions Packet).
English as an Additional Language (EAL): Grade 6-12 applicants who participate in the English as a Second Language (ESL) screening, will have a counselor appointment scheduled or confirmed only after ESL results are available. Please refer to the handout on ESL for additional details on the ESL assessment and entrance standards.
Guardianship: Student must be in residence with at least one parent or school-approved guardian while enrolled at ISB. The parent or guardian must be in Thailand for the purpose of employment.
Students Coming from a British Based system or from schools with different calendars: Students who have attended reception and are about to begin Year 1 in a British system, and are 5 years old by September 1st of the year of enrollment will be placed in Kindergarten at ISB. Year 2 students who are 6 years old by September 1st of the year of enrollment will be placed in Grade 1 at ISB. The following years will be placed according to age and number of years the school records show the student has been in school.
In most cases, students coming from schools with vastly different calendars (i.e. Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, India) will continue in the same grade level.
When Seats are Not Available: Applicants who cannot be enrolled due to lack of space in a grade or program shall be placed in a waiting pool until a space becomes available.
Admissions Priority: ISB is a family oriented school. Siblings of current ISB students may be given priority if the student meets our academic requirements and a seat is available in the appropriate grade level and program.
Grade Placement at ISB: ISB reserves the right, through its administrative and professional staff, to determine the proper placement of new students. Testing, interviews and a review of all pertinent records are used to ensure that students are placed properly.
