Yes, all our teachers are qualified teachers and all subject teachers are native speakers.

Yes, we offer extra learning support for ESL students.

Thai, Mandarin, Spanish, and have possibility to do IGCSEs for German, French and Latin.

24 to 26 maximum students per class in Primary and Senior school

24 to 26

Yes, primary school has teacher assistant in every class, while in Senior school there are Learning support teachers to provide extra support for those students who needs it.

Every class room in Primary equipped with IMAC computers, senior students offered as a part of ECA and Friday clubs 3D printing and robotics and coding. Students use IPADs for some of the lessons.

We do not offer online lessons since COVID time past, however we offer offer a full Sixth Form timetable of live online AS and A Level lessons.

We are an international school and we have students of different religions, we do not offer religious lessons as a part of our curriculum.

IGCSE, AS and A Levels, BTEC level 2 and BTEC level 3 Qualifications.

In the last 5 years our students have consistently achieved grades that are higher than the UK average.
Over 50% of our students' grades were A* and A in the most recent IGCSE & A Level examinations series.

Yes, our students have homework to do.

Depends on the year group. Up to Year 3 all homework is optional, starting from Year 3 and till Year 6 it is from 1 to 2 hours per week. In Senior school starting from Year 7 homework assigned every day, somedays student needs about an hour or less to complete, somedays it might take up to two hours.

95%

We have a professional Learning support department, which cater all the different types of support needed for help and support our students.

Depend on the particular need of each individual child - it is either a group support or individual one-to-one learning or counselling support.

Giving them opportunities to develop their talents as much as possible. We want every child to be the best they can be.

We offer counselling and pastoral support for all our students.

Every potential student will sit admissions tests, Senior students will go through the interview with the Head of Senior school.

Students joining ISS from Years 3 to Year 11 will normally be required to take two online assessments prior to being offered a place at the school. The online tests are an English test (NGRT) and Cognitive Ability Test (CAT). These tests can be done onli from home if student not arrive yet. For students who are non-native English speakers - we will sit Oxford English Placement test as well.

Yes, almost all classes have waiting lists

We do accept students through the year if we have places available, so there no exact deadline for the registrations.

Yes, if we have places available in the classes.

Lessons start from 8:20

Lessons finish at 15:00, and from Monday till Thursday we offer ECA from 15:00 to 16:00.

ECA (extra-curricular activities) and Late Parents service in case if parents are running late to pick children.

Yes

Yes

Our lunch offers every day vegetarian and non-vegetarian freshly made hot food, salad-bar and fresh fruits.

Yes, it is compulsory for all students in Primary and Senior school (except Early Year group)

ISS offers wide range of ECA activities - arts, craft, sport, learning support and STEM.

Swimming, Team sports (such as football, netball, basketball and etc.) and PE lessons, we also offer trainings as a part of ISS Sport Academy, which are out of school hours.

Yes, students from our Sport Academy participate in different competitions in Koh Samui and other places in Thailand.

We have spacious classrooms, iPADs and fully equipped computing classroom with 3D printers and Lego Robotics equipment, science lab-classroom, library (LRC), designs and technology room with cooking equipment, drama hall. Our primary students has two playground areas with some shaded areas. For Senior students we have air-conditioned common rooms and recreation room. We have special rooms for learning support lessons and sensory room.

Swimming pool, basketball court, indoor airconditioned sports hall, table tennis, small football pitch and we are building a new 7 a side football pitch.

The International School of Samui is an ISQM Gold Award (Outstanding) school. We offers an Internationally recognized standard of education which follows the famous British Independent School model. The school follows the British Curriculum supported by the University of Cambridge curriculum programs, and has a very strong emphasis on giving every child the chance to shine.

ISS offers an extensive and stimulating curriculum covering a wide range of subjects and skills, as well as a comprehensive program of after school activities and school trips.
​Everything the school does is designed to make learning enjoyable and to give every child the opportunity to develop a sense of confidence in themselves. We want every child to be the best they can be.