The British International School Istanbul

The British International School Istanbul has a worldwide reputation for the education it provides. It is a leading private international School in Türkiye, offering a modified English National Curriculum, IGCSE and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. We are an academic school and we send our graduates to universities throughout the world, predominantly to the UK and USA.

Our ethos is welcoming and embracing. We inspire student enthusiasm, confidence, and independence and we welcome new students throughout the year. We seek to instil in all of our students an awareness and esteem of different cultures, beliefs, skills, values and personalities. As world citizens we celebrate both our shared humanity and cultural diversity. We are a co-educational community that includes students from over 55 nationalities, between the ages of 2 ½ to 18 years. We place a high emphasis upon the acquisition of languages and offer German, Spanish, French and Turkish. In addition to our foreign languages we also offer excellent support for English as a Second Language; students who join us with very limited English quickly reach the stage where they are fully able to access our curriculum.

We are a partially-selective school and are fortunate to be able to offer Special Needs Support throughout both the Primary and Secondary departments.

We have an excellent creative arts programme and offer Music, Theatre and Visual Arts in the IB Diploma Programme. We also have a very strong PE Department boasting school teams in several sports. In addition we offer an extensive range of extra-curricular activities both after school and timetabled.

Our PTA is an active body which plays a major role in the development of our school.

BISI is a happy, caring community with parents, students, staff and leadership teams all working together to make our school great. We have a City Campus for Pre School and Primary and a purpose built campus at Zekeriyaköy for Pre School, Primary and Secondary, just four miles from the Black Sea and close to the beautiful Belgrade Forest.

The British International School Istanbul is an International Baccalaureate World School authorised to deliver the IB Full Diploma Programme. We are also an authorised centre for Cambridge International Examinations, offering the CIE International General Certificate of Secondary Education.

Additionally, the international section of BISI is fully accredited by the Council of British International Schools, the Council of International Schools and the Middle States Association Commussions on Elemantry and Secondary Schools. These august bodies have looked at every aspect of our operations in minute detail and found us to be operating at the standards required of the top international schools throughout the world. BISI is, to date, the only school in Istanbul to achieve accreditation by all three of these bodies.

Our accreditations are your guarantee of the quality of education we provide at the British International School Istanbul.

Our school provides a safe and caring international environment that celebrates cultural diversity. Students have the opportunity to achieve their full academic potential and to become lifelong learners and responsible citizens of the global community.

We aim to develop understanding and mutual respect of all nationalities within our community, allowing us to explore the beliefs, values and circumstances of all cultures. We believe our internationalism provides better learning, acceptance, and a holistic approach to the fact that wonder and greatness comes from the diversity of difference.

Students can articulate their learning journey, accurately reflect upon their progress within an engaging enrichment programme, and successfully manage, synthesize and interpret new concepts at a high standard.

Guided by our Vision and Mission we are dedicated to:

• Educating students in a stimulating environment to the highest possible academic standards.
• Fostering global citizens who will shape a more peaceful world by celebrating both their cultural diversity and shared humanity.
• Instilling respect, tolerance, integrity and compassion and promoting the confidence and independence to be responsible risk-takers.
• Educating students to be adaptable, reflective and questioning throughout their lives.
• Being aware of the social, physical and emotional needs of each individual student and working with the home to provide a learning environment that is stable and caring.
• Inspiring creativity in each student in its broadest sense and helping to enrich the human spirit both aesthetically and morally.
• Educating students to be respectful of, and knowledgeable about, and involved in their local and international communities.
• Promoting awareness and responsibility for a sustainable global environment.

We are committed to:

• Providing excellent local and international educational programmes, from the modified English National Curriculum through to the International General Certificate of Secondary Education and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
• Challenging students to realise their potential.
• Appreciating and celebrating cultural diversity.
• Providing extra-curricular activities for the school community.
• Promoting open and effective communication within the community.
• Encouraging active involvement in the school, local and global communities.
• Preparing students to be independent thinkers and lifelong learners.
• Striving for continuous improvement.
• Maintaining our accreditation from international organisations.