You can submit an inquiry or book a visit in OpenApply, our Admissions Portal. This will create a profile for your family in the system and our team will reach out to you shortly after to provide support and to address any immediate questions.

Click HERE to reach our Admissions Portal where you can start your journey and register through OpenApply. If you've already submitted an inquiry form or an application and have a profile in OpenApply, please sign in and go to the checklist to start the Application Form for Admission. This form should take you between 15-20 minutes.

For a downloadable step-by-step guide, read through this page and our application guide to learn about how to successfully complete an application.

Once you complete the application form, please visit the checklist accessible through your child's dashboard. We will need the following for a complete application and may request further documents based on your child's profile. Please upload all documents appropriately labeled and in PDF format.

• Application Fee (Online payment available in the Applicant Portal)
• School Reports & Student Profile Documents
• Standardized Assessment Results for grades 3-12 (if available)
• ISB Teacher Recommendation Forms (available in Applicant Portal)
• Learning Support Documentation (if applicable)
• Passport copies
• Assessments
  • We can complete assessments on-site or online. Your admissions officer will support you in scheduling your child’s assessment. These can only be scheduled after payment of the application fee and submission of required application documents. Students applying for consideration to Kindergarten-Grade 12, who may not be grade-level proficient in English, will be required to take an online or in-person English proficiency assessment. We may also request that your child completes other assessments in the form of standardized testing, math, and/or learning support, based on your child's learner profile.
• Interviews
  • Parents complete online interviews for Elementary School applicants (Pre-K to grade 5) and Middle & High School (grades 6-12) applicants complete their own online interviews.
  • These are Asynchronous Virtual interviews using Canvass so they can be completed anytime and require no prior preparation.

All applications are reviewed by our admissions committee. During the evaluation process, the committee takes into account the student’s academic and behavioral history, English proficiency, potential requirement for additional support services, and whether the school’s program and community would be a good fit for the child and their family.

During the review, parents may be requested to compete additional steps or submit further supporting documentation, including but not limited to:

• Additional admissions/placement testing
• Observation at ISB or at current school
• In-person interview
• Further supporting school/medical reports or documents

For each application, there are three potential outcomes. Please refer to the Key Admissions Dates page for when you can expect to receive your child’s admissions decision. 

Acceptance
If your child meets our qualifications and there is available space, you will receive a formal Offer Letter. Parents must confirm the acceptance by email within seven days. You will receive an Enrollment Checklist to complete prior to your child’s start at ISB.

Waitpool
Qualified applicants are placed in a waitpool if there are no seat openings at their grade level or within their required support services. If your child is not offered a seat by the end of the semester before your child's semester of entry, you will need to reapply for the next entry period.

Unsuccessful Applications
Our team will provide your family with the appropriate guidance in the event of an unsuccessful application. 

Applications may be unsuccessful due to:

• seat availability in a grade level or required support program
• academic or behavioral needs that cannot be supported at ISB
• insufficient English language proficiency for the child's grade level

All applications are reviewed by our admissions committee, which considers academic and behavioral history, English proficiency, potential support needs, and overall fit for the student and family, now and in the future. We also confirm a viable pathway to graduation and review the cohort’s current and projected capacity.

During the review, parents may be requested to compete additional steps or submit further supporting documentation, including but not limited to:

• Additional admissions/placement testing
• Observation at ISB or current school
• In-person interview
• Further supporting school/medical reports or documents

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