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Schools in Southeast Asia with At Least 30% Expats
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 3:24 am
by IAMBOG
We're currently in a school with 99.9% local kids, which is fine from a teaching perspective, but we have a six year old (and another one on the way) and would like to move her into a more mixed community in the future. Which schools cater to expats or a mix of expats and locals?
I'm not too concerned about tier 1 or tier 2, we're just looking for a mix of nationalities. Countries we have in mind are Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Brunei.
Thanks in advance.
Re: Schools in Southeast Asia with At Least 30% Expats
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 5:52 am
by wrldtrvlr123
[quote="IAMBOG"]We're currently in a school with 99.9% local kids, which is fine from a teaching perspective, but we have a six year old (and another one on the way) and would like to move her into a more mixed community in the future. Which schools cater to expats or a mix of expats and locals?
I'm not too concerned about tier 1 or tier 2, we're just looking for a mix of nationalities. Countries we have in mind are Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Brunei.
Thanks in advance.[/quote]
I haven't done any scientific research on the subject, but I would venture to guess that most tier 1 and tier 2 schools will have a majority of expat students. There are exceptions of course (JIS has around 50% local students). I would suggest you join a recruitment agency such as Seach that posts that information for all schools in their database.
Maybe someone else will be able to be more specific.
Humm
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 6:13 am
by PsyGuy
I would just go for either the "American" school which you can find on the DOS (Department of State) website
http://www.state.gov/m/a/os/c1684.htm
Its the most likely to be the most international.
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 7:25 am
by liketotravel
Not always true, the school I work at is on the DOS list and we're 99% local.
True
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 7:29 am
by PsyGuy
True, their are always exceptions, its why I wrote that it would be the most "likely".
I was aiming for an easy answer, meaning it would offer a single resource, that could be easily utilized, and would meet the OPs requirements in a majority of the schools. There are of course methods that would generate better results, but they also of course involve a lot more work.