Washington International School

Since August 2018, Suzanna Jemsby BA MA (Cambridge UK) and a fellow of Columbia University, has been leading with true passion and dedication. Born and raised in England, she's half Indian/half Australian, with a Swedish/Norwegian husband and three

As you may expect, demand for places is very high and therefore extremely competitive. The main entry years are preschool, kindergarten, and grades 6 and 9. In any given year the number of places in other grades varies. They take the best of the best

In recent years, the majority of students, around 70 per cent, stayed in the UK with the rest mostly heading to the UK, Canada and mainland Europe (around 10 per cent each).

In the US: Harvard University, Barnard College, Stanford University,

In 2025, 93 per cent pass rate in IBDP with average score 33. An astonishing 71 per cent of students earned the bilingual diploma.

Initial impressions may leave you wondering how the children manage to keep abreast of what they are learning and in which language. You need not worry; it is a well-oiled machine.

Preschool, prekindergarten and kindergarten is open to all

School-wide there are four counsellors and four learning specialists (two each in the primary school, one each for the middle and upper schools). If more structured support is required, then this is reviewed on a case-by-case basis. If significant

This is backed up by the superb SAL/FAL programme, though numbers are restricted to a maximum of five per grade in both FAL and SAL (potentially 10 per grade) in primary school. In middle school, this support can be one-on-one with new pupils

While small, the arts and design department certainly packs a punch. In both schools the area was messy but in an artistic way, giving children the opportunity and freedom to experiment and try new things. One parent commented that ‘her children

With one or two lessons a week in primary school, pupils try their hand at a variety of games, team building activities and problem-solving tasks. This is less structured than many other schools and there is less focus on traditional team sports.

Parents are happy with the social environment and show no real concerns over bullying or drugs. Whilst there is the occasional disciplinary issue these seem to be few and far between - ‘students are working too hard’, was the only comment that we

This is a truly multicultural and diverse school with over one hundred nationalities but don’t for a second think that means it is a transient school, average turnover is in the single figures. Half of students have two international-born parents, 20

Tuition fees are in line with other independent and international schools in the area and there is an option to spread pay the annual fee over 10 months. Financial aid is available and approximately 15 newly admitted pupils will receive aid per

Students that excel at WIS are bright, motivated and self-disciplined, gaining an excellent education with an international mindset. Parents are delighted that they get true value for money - put simply ‘you get two things for the price of one, a