U of T, UBC and McGill all rank higher than Brown and Dartmouth College.

@Psyguy

I find that it is often harder to save in hardship locations because you wind up spending more on 'mental health' - imported goods and weekend trips out of the country.

YMMV

First world emergency services are pretty much restricted to Nairobi and South Africa.

Because there are a lot of for-profit schools that inflate grades, and this is necessary to keep them (somewhat) honest.

In the UAE, to teach at a senior level you (theoretically) needed a degree in the subject you would be teaching. On the other hand, there were lots of work-arounds.

I was happy for my students. Beat the world average by a fair margin, lots of 6s and 7s.

Jobs in Africa come up less because there are less schools. The UAE, with a population of less than 10 million, has more international schools than the entire continent of Africa (with a population of roughly 1.1 billion).

However, it can be done - I am off to Africa for the upcoming school year. I will share my "starting point" list with you from earlier this year. This list isn't supposed to be evaluative - it is a list of international schools in Africa that are non-profit, non-boarding, non-religious, primarily international (in terms of student body), and large enough to support a decent-size graduating class (this might not matter if you teach primary, but I am in secondary). This criteria was important to me when I was looking - it may be less so to you. I've also excluded North Africa, because I've already lived and taught in the MENA region and was looking for something new culturally.

Angola: Luanda International School of Angola (LISA)
Botswana: Westwood International School, Gabarone (WIS)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: American School of Kinshasa (TASOK)
Ethiopia: International Community School of Addis Ababa (ICS Addis)
Ghana: Lincoln Community School (LCS)
Kenya: International School of Kenya (ISK)
Madagascar: American School of Antanarivo (ASA)
Malawi: Bishop Mackenzie International School (BMIS)
Mozambique: American International School of Mozambique (AISM)
Namibia: Windhoek International School (WIS)
Nigeria: American International School of Abuja (AISA) and AMerican International School of Lagos (AISL)
Rwanda: International School of Kigali (ISKR)
Senegal: International School of Dakar (ISD)
South Africa: American International School of Johannesburg (AISJ), American International School of Cape Town (AISCT)
Tanzania: International School of Tanganyika (IST) and International School of Moshi (ISM)
Uganda: International School of Uganda (ISU) and Kampala International School (KISU)
Zambia: International School of Lusaka (ISL) and American International School Lusaka (AISL)
Zimbabwe: Harare International School (HIS)

It will make it easier for American, Canadian, NZ, and Australian teachers to work in Tier 2 schools in Europe because they won't have to compete with no-visa UK citizens anymore.

They have had a difficult time getting visas.

Basically, the Indian gov. is punishing them because the US arrested a diplomat for visa fraud.

It is the "due diligence" immediately before offering a contract.

Usually.

Tier 2B

@Psyguy

Yes.

What I meant is that increase in risk from ME drivers (compared to Europe) is significantly larger than the increased risk of terrorism (compared to Europe). There are almost 5 times more traffic fatalities per year in KSA then there are in Belgium and Holland added together (a roughly equivalent population).

At the same time, there hasn't been a terrorist attack against westerners in the Kingdom since 2007.

You're way more likely to be killed by traffic accidents in the ME than you are by terrorism or crime.

Thanks for your replies, everybody. I've somehow lost my ability to edit the post but I would like to address your comments.

@fine dude

1. Yes, I should have mentioned stable currencies. This has been a big issue recently for those paid in Ringgit and Riel.
2. Also true.
3. Yes - there is a wide range of quality in health insurances. I come from a country with socialized health care, and in my time abroad have almost never used my insurance. If you feel like explaining the subject in more depth, I would love to add the explanation.
4. Also important. Being HIV positive will bar you from residence visas in lots of places, and any kind of pre-existing health condition can make you less hirable.
5. Especially important because many teachers are giving up a pension. I should go into more depth when comparing salaries when I update the guide.

As to your school recommendations:
NIST - I have honestly given this a lot of thought because it is a really great school. I decided to exclude it because it is a step down from ISB in terms of name recognition/history/age/embassy association. I wouldn't hesitate to work here though.
UWCSEA - Also a great school, but I don't think the "chain school" aspect is a huge selling point (although UWC is kind of unique as a NFP chain).
BSJ - Salary is a full $10,000 less than JIS (although the recent JIS "issue" could make this debatable).
SFS - although I would rank this as the best school in Seoul academically, it was excluded for its religious overtones (ie:overnight guest policy for teachers).
CIS - IMO a full step below SAS and strong religious overtones.
ISL - Yes. Should be included.
Taipei American School - Yes. Should be included.

@sid

Yes - I was more comparing turnover between international schools. Can't be compared to DSs. But I will change the description.

@kiaora

CAK has a salary significantly lower than the two Japanese schools I decided to include. Great school though.

@2itteachers

True. But they should, or you can almost automatically relegate them to tier 3 status for having a brutal package.

@peachestotulips

I appreciate your opinion. However, I do disagree. In fact I don't think there is a single country that doesn't have a serious issue with either access to high quality medical care (main exceptions being SA and Kenya) or safety (with Nairobi and SA being particularly dangerous). Once you add in the the risk of malaria and other tropical illnesses, the poor public transportation, and the widespread corruption, there isn't a single place there I could honestly tell my little sister that it would be "easy" to live in compared to Japan, WE, or Singapore.

But difficult doesn't mean bad - I have taken a contract there for the fall. :)

@ Monkey

Yes. If you have more information about this, I would love to include it - however, my cert is easy to renew as long as I am teaching, and so it isn't something I have a lot of familiarity with.

@ Nikkor

You have listed some good schools, but I will explain my thoughts about why they aren't on my list.

CIS Shanghai - Religious overtones.
Taipai Amaerican School - clearly should be on my list. Oversight on my part.
Hong Kong International School - religious overtones, pays less than CIS in HK.
Chinese International School in Hong Kong - High percentage of host-nationals (35%), no free tuition for children of teachers.
ISM - should be on the list. Oversight on my part.
UWC Singpaore - I am not a fan of the "chain" aspect of the school, and consider the responsibilities that come with a boarding school a negative.
Tanglin Trust - I've heard on the circuit that the salary is significantly lower than that of SAS. I would love it if someone could shed some light on the issue.
AS Mumbai - Would love to hear the argument for this one. I'm not super familiar with the school.
Aramco - should be included, I suppose. It does have the magical "heatlh insurance" for life ticket after 10 years.
KAUST - I don't know anybody who has worked there, but I've heard it is over 30% Saudi students. I'd love more input.

@buffalo fan

I think for-profit schools play a nice role of opening doors for new teachers. But the quality varies a lot.

@Pie Guy and Vernacular

I am not quite so cynical as that.

@MedellinHeel

Many do, but I think most do not (especially the more competitive schools). This is often because of visa requirements (ie:China/Indonesia).

@TommyPizza

Thanks for the input. I've worked on three continents, but this is the region that I have by far the least experience and I would appreciate help from you (and others) in actually creating a solid list.

I would love people to weigh in on the following schools and add to the list:

FIS/HIS - Should probably be on the list.
ASH - Should probably be on the list.
ASL - Should probably be on the list.
Copenhagen International School - Not particularly familiar with the school. Would love more information.

Additional Schools I would love to hear an argument for/against:
TASIS
International School of Luxembourg
Vienna International School
American International School of Budapest

As well as more information about tier 1/elite schools in:
Finland/Norway/Sweden
Turkey

In MENA:
Cairo American College

In Africa:
International School of Dakar
American International School of Lagos

The DMLIS Tianjin campus had windows blown out by the explosion, apparently.

Still, lightening rarely strikes twice.