The International School Aberdeen

Since 2018, Nick Little. A history degree from Oxford was followed by a brief flirtation with law, after which he headed to China to teach English. Returned to the UK to take a teacher training qualification, spent four years teaching in Lancashire

At any stage, from state and independent schools in and around Aberdeen and direct relocation from abroad. Candidates are only tested if necessary to determine appropriate grade placement or identify any learning support needs. For younger children

All students complete the high school diploma and most also take the IB diploma or IB courses. Majority of sixth form leavers go to Scottish universities, but sizeable numbers to England and a variety of world destinations, including the Netherlands,

In 2024, 35 per cent A*-A at IGCSE. IB average score 33.

The four school divisions are preschool, elementary, middle and high. Preschool begins at age three and now offers year round learning from 8am to 6pm. Housed on the same site as the rest of the school it benefits from the full school facilities and

Learning support has three teachers, one for each division. The official line is that if pupils need more than 20 per cent support per week, then they would have to find another school but the curriculum is broad, the support is always available and

Extremely well-equipped for music and performing arts, with all the technology in the studio theatre and main auditorium. Choirs from fourth grade up and opportunities to sing in international school choirs. Private lessons available for pretty much

Facilities are vast and impressive, including a double sized sports hall which can be partitioned, fitness centre and well-equipped multi- gym (open to high school students only). There’s even a climbing wall in the dining hall. All facilities

Clear mission statement stresses that students are global citizens who contribute to their community and a statement of values based on the IB learner profile highlights the importance of embracing risk and innovation, personal wellbeing through a

American children are no longer the largest cohort but the mix is still international, something local parents and their children find stimulating and engaging. ‘This is the world our children will live in,’ said one parent. Never truer than in

Some fees paid by energy companies and there are some bursaries for outstanding IB students so that the fees are in line with other British schools. In common with the rest of the independent sector they’re trying to mitigate the VAT imposition and

The International School of Aberdeen is not like other Scottish schools because it’s intrinsically not Scottish: it’s a school with a global perspective in a rapidly changing world. Innovative and impressive, parents and children like the unstuffy