New School Reviews
• Cebu International School Philippines 4/30 review 17
Lacking written policies & practices… [2,170 words]
• Mont’ Kiara International School Malaysia 4/30 review 30
Get what you need from the school & move on… [555 words]
• Dasman Bilingual School Kuwait 4/30 review 58
Say goodbye to your self-respect & mental well-being… [2,100 words]
• Nord Anglia Guangzhou Panyu China 4/29 review 6
It’s slowly getting better, but it took a hit… [362 words]
• Misk Schools Saudi Arabia 4/29 review 45
If you ignore it you have only yourself to blame… [366 words]
• Qatar Academy Doha Qatar 4/29 review 32
I loved living and raising my kids in Doha… [387 words]
• Xi’an Hanova International School China 4/26 review 15
Aggressive & top down style of management… [175 words]
• Aldenham Prep School Saudi Arabia 4/26 review 10
Three words to describe: stressful, frustrating, depressing… [84 words]
• Berlin Metropolitan School Germany 4/26 review 6
An enriching & fulfilling experience… [192 words]
• Mont’ Kiara International School Malaysia 4/25 review 29
My first year here has been… interesting, to say the least… [240 words]
• American School Asuncion Paraguay 4/25 review 15
There’s a certain type of teacher who will do very well here… [891 words]
• American International School Kuwait 4/25 review 87
Only join to be trained in IB & move on… [169 words]
• Fukuoka International School Japan 4/24 review 12
This is a great school to work at… [170 words]
• Hong Kong Academy Hong Kong 4/24 review 13
Students are about 1 – 2 years behind… [680 words]
• Aldar Academies UAE 4/24 review 14
Hopefully, this gives you a taste of the environment of this school… [1,379 words]
• Westminster International School Uzbekistan 4/23 review 18
Characterized by frustration & a profound sense of stagnation… [755 words]
• Beijing International Bilingual Academy China 4/23 review 60
BIBA has potential to be great with the right leaders… [1,921 words]
• Sekolah Ciputra Indonesia 4/23 review 13
An extremely well organized school… [207 words]
• GEMS American Academy Dubai UAE 4/22 review 35
A revolving door of hirings & ‘exits’… [871 words]
• International School Budapest Hungary 4/22 review 2
Pay shockingly low wages in comparison to the costs of living… [148 words]
• Panaga School Brunei Darussalam 4/19 review 26
A good place to bring up a young family… [394 words]
• Aldenham Prep School Saudi Arabia 4/19 review 9
Will I come back after the summer break? No… [49 words]
• Valley Forge Academy Qatar 4/19 review 3
If you’re struggling to find a job elsewhere, fine… [503 words]
• British Academy School Marrakech Morocco 4/18
First time reviewed on ISR [1,779 words]
• British International School Cairo Egypt 4/18 review 27
Life is good but tough here… [613 words]
• British International School Riyadh Saudi Arabia 4/18 review 20
BISR likes to pride itself on being top tier. It’s OK, at best… [817 words]
• Trinity International School Bangkok Thailand 4/17 review 2
An appalling lack of awareness on the subject of health & safety… [185 words]
• CfBT Project Brunei Darussalam 4/17 review 35
The package I was promised was reduced when I got here… [116 words]
• Westminster International School Uzbekistan 4/17 review 17
A bit of a ‘fixer-upper’ but there’s signs to be optimistic about it… [1,018 words]
• Sherborne Qatar 4/16 review 21
It’s been the worst decision of my life to join this school… [390 words]
• Sherborne Qatar 4/16 review 22
Working at this school has become a harrowing experience… [263 words]
• ABC International Vietnam 4/16 review 8
This review stems from profound disappointment & revulsion… [399 words]
• Xi’an Liangjiatan International School China 4/15 review 3
Just come in, put your head down, do your job, then go home… [251 words]
• GEMS World Academy Abu Dhabi UAE 4/15 review 38
There is no respect for a life outside of work… [152 words]
• Osaka YMCA International School Japan 4/15 review 7
Flexibility & a stress-free environment… [465 words]
• Jakarta Intercultural School Indonesia 4/12 review 24
Strongly committed to its current boss & worker bee environment… [1,024 words]
• ACS Doha International School Qatar 4/12 review 10
No one knows what it is about to happen… [279 words]
• ACS Doha International School Qatar 4/12 review 11
I can’t say that it has a good working atmosphere for new teachers… [695 words]
• ISA Tianhe International School China 4/12 review 17
There’s a noticeable absence of an appraisal process… [210 words]
• South Island School Hong Kong 4/11
First time reviewed on ISR [214 words]
• Nord Anglia Guangzhou Panyu China 4/11 review 5
If you’re expecting a holiday atmosphere, you’ll be sorely disappointed… [859 words]
• International School Luxembourg 4/11 review 12
Prioritizes its image over addressing systemic issues… [322 words]
• American School Vietnam 4/11 review 30
The only way to improve faculty optimism is to listen to staff… [200 words]
• ISA Tianhe International School China 4/10 review 16
I found the children & parents to be really wonderful… [177 words]
• CfBT Project Brunei Darussalam 4/10 review 34
Weird & horrible place to work… [75 words]
• Aldar Academies UAE 4/10 review 13
Inadequate work-life balance… [280 words]
• Korea International School Korea 4/10 review 29
An ok place that is on a downward trend… [332 words]
• Nord Anglia Guangzhou Panyu China 4/9 review 4
Don’t make the mistake many have made… [448 words]
• Hanoi Toronto School Vietnam 4/9 review 5
This is our third principal in less than two years… [116 words]
• Hanoi Toronto School Vietnam 4/9 review 6
My schedule is insane, I teach 32 periods a week… [119 words]
• Misk Schools Saudi Arabia 4/9 review 44
HR department is not acting in our best interests… [385 words]
• International School Myanmar 4/8 review 43
Things are changing… for the worse… [694 words]
• Robert College Istanbul Turkey 4/8 review 13
A shadow of its former self… [363 words]
• Xi’an Liangjiatan International School China 4/8 review 2
I wouldn’t recommend any secondary teacher to teach at this school… [526 words]
• ACS Doha International School Qatar 4/8 review 9
I decided it’s time for my child to move to a different school… [372 words]
• American International School Abu Dhabi UAE 4/5 review 57
You can change a lot of things, but don’t mess with my paycheck… [290 words]
• Qatar Academy Doha 4/5 review 31
The school is recovering from utter chaos… [119 words]
• Aldenham Prep School Saudi Arabia 4/5 review 8
Poor decisions leading to lots of time wasted… [108 words]
• Britannia International School China 4/5 review 4
While I was there, things were changing for the worse… [556 words]
• Xiamen International School China 4/4 review 11
Suffers from poor management & leadership… [258 words]
• Sherborne Qatar 4/4 review 20
This school has undergone significant change over the past few years… [260 words]
• Nord Anglia Guangzhou Panyu China 4/4 review 3
Teachers are exhausted & there is no stability… [587 words]
• Al Sahwa Schools Oman 4/4 review 53
I’d rather change professions than set foot inside this school… [831 words]
• Wycombe Abbey International School China 4/3 review 57
Lack of focus on education make it unfulfilling… [386 words]
• Canadian International School Phnom Penh Cambodia 4/3 review 15
Phnom Penh is a decent place to live… [971 words]
• Pacific American School Taiwan 4/3 review 19
Please think twice before giving up other opportunities… [138 words]
• ACS Doha International School Qatar 4/3 review 8
The mood of the staff is completely deflated… [1,050 words]
• Haileybury Astana Kazakhstan 4/3 review 19
Teachers & students succeed despite the management “team”… [271 words]
• BASIS International School Bangkok Thailand 4/2 review 2
HOS changed three times within my three years here… [65 words]
• Misk Schools Saudi Arabia 4/2 review 42
Has Misk Schools Lost Its Identity?… [521 words]
• Misk Schools Saudi Arabia 4/2 review 43
Negatively impacted by high staff turnover… [181 words]
• International School Hamburg Germany 4/2 review 10
This school has been through a lot but it is changing… [210 words]
• Invento The Uzbek International School Uzbekistan 4/1 review 5
Only good for its salary, how much do your values cost?!… [151 words]
• Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt Peru 4/1 review 15
The academics are very lackluster… [668 words]
• Sherborne Qatar 4/1 review 19
Feels more like daycare for overprivileged children… [629 words]