The International School Aberdeen A GSG School
- The International School Aberdeen
Pitfodels House
North Deeside Road
Pitfodels, Cults
Aberdeen
AB15 9PN - Head: Stuart MacAlpine
- T 01224 730300
- F 01224 865558
- E [email protected]
- W www.isa.aberdeen.sch.uk/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Aberdeen City
- Pupils: 538 (312 boys; 226 girls); sixth formers: 62 (37 boys; 25 girls)
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £12,495 - £16,335 pa
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Wow, you should see this school. Beautiful surroundings, fabulous facilities and bright, engaged and wonderfully welcoming staff and pupils. It will definitely be harder to make friends for life as they could be going back to Norway at the end of term, but what a way to expand your child’s horizons. Strong emphasis on modern languages, including English as an additional language and Dutch language and culture (there are still a considerable number of Dutch expats and oil employees)...
What the school says...
The International School Aberdeen specialises in offering an internationally recognised co-educational pre-kindergarten through secondary school education for students of all nationalities, culminating in the IB Diploma Programme.
ISA's programme of studies has been developed to meet the needs of itsstudent body by utilising the best examples of international curricular models. We feature small classes, individual attention, a caring and supportive environment, academic challenge, and the globally recognised International Baccalaureate Diploma programme. ...Read more
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Curricula
International Baccalaureate: diploma - the diploma is the familiar A-level equivalent.
Other features
All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
Sports
Unusual sports
What The Good Schools Guide says
Principal
Since August 2023, Stuart MacAlpine. Born and raised in England and Scotland, his career has taken him all over the world, including to Singapore, New Zealand and more recently Denmark, where he spent two and a half years as senior director of the LEGO Foundation, the world’s largest private educational philanthropic foundation. He led a team dedicated to supporting play and playful learning, working with schools, universities like Cambridge and Harvard and large multinational organisations and also set up the international Playful Schools Network and Playful Schools Conference.
After studying English at the University of York and doing a postgraduate degree at the University of Edinburgh, he began his teaching career at Sevenoaks School, where he was assistant head of English, before moving to Millfield as head of English. He moved...
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Special Education Needs
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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