Very friendly school. Extremely low turnover of staff. School is consolidating its full IB program, so it is an interesting place to work if you want to have input into how you would like to see things done in the future.

You do not need a car to work at RIS. Many teachers live in the safe (boring?) estate which is next to the school, called Perfect Place. Some live a little further out (25 minute commute) in a local Mooban and some choose to do the long taxi commute from downtown. The area by the school is OK, but not exciting in terms of varied nightlife or restaurants. I agree with aisha that the pressure is off when you are not in the topmost tier. It depends what your career plan is and just how much time you want to devote to your job. RIS kids are very easy to work with. HS Principal is not everyone's cup of tea.