New School Reviews
(*) Includes school’s response to COVID-19
• Nord Anglia School Beijing Fangshan China
First time reviewed on ISR [743 words]
• Hsuan Huai Institute China 7/31
First time reviewed on ISR [437 words]
• Singapore International School (Kinderworld) Vietnam 7/31 review 27
It is with a particular level of personal pain that I am brought to make this post… [6,498 words]
• St. Dominic’s International School Portugal 7/31 review 62
Did not pay me in June 2020 & then decided to not pay me for the July salary… [179 words]
• International School Chouiefat Beirut Lebanon 7/31 review 2
Show up to work & do as you’re told, they’ll pay you… [191 words]
• Institut auf dem Rosenberg Switzerland 7/31 review 3
A disheartening aspect was the low student morale & motivation… [794 words]
• Gyeonggi Suwon International School Korea 7/30 review 15
Everything you’d want as a teacher except it’s being dragged down by its leadership… [201 words]
• Albanian College Tirana Albania 7/30 review 25
Holding our breathe waiting to see if we actually get our back-pay in September… [437 words]
• American School Bangkok Thailand 7/30 review 27
I strongly advise against working for this school… [99 words]
• St. Dominic’s International School Portugal 7/29 review 61
Never have I known such a badly run school… [441 words]
• Canadian International School Egypt 7/29 review 14
Generally inconsistent, ineffective treatment of minor & major discipline issues… [612 words]
• Korea International School Korea 7/29 review 22
Great place for singles & families alike. I would highly recommend KIS… [563 words]
• American School Dubai UAE 7/28 review 12
I’ve thought long and hard about how to positively talk about the school… [1,282 words]
• English School for Girls Kuwait 7/28 review 4
Staff couldn’t really say no with the threat of salary deductions ever present… [361 words]
• Gyeonggi Suwon International School Korea 7/28 review 14
The pay, apartments & benefits are all decent… [190 words]
• St. Dominic’s International School Portugal 7/27 review 59
Being unemployed for a year would be a better option… [951 words]
• St. Dominic’s International School Portugal 7/27 review 60
Good Luck to those who’ll take a job here & to those who are still there… [610 words]
• Beijing International Bilingual Academy China 7/27 review 37
It’s your choice to work at BIBA, but don’t say you haven’t been pre-warned… [1,251 words]
• Wahaha Bilingual School Hangzhou China 7/27 review 4
I’ve tried to put aside my bitterness & approach this review as objectively as possible… [1,141 words]
• Cairo English School Egypt 7/24 review 27
I’d read the previous reviews & the proof is in the pudding!… [44 words]
• Affiliated High School South China Normal University China 7/24 review 6
Tow the Communist Party line here & you will be fine… [151 words]
• International School Nanshan Shenzhen China 7/24 review 4
Knowledgable staff & close-knit, caring community are what makes this school special… [905 words]
• Kang Chiao International School China 7/24 review 14
I hope this review will give people pause for thought & questions to ask in the interview… [1,004 words]
• St. Dominic’s International School Portugal 7/24 review 58
I’m ashamed that I stayed at this school for as long as I did… [306 words]
• Colegio Americano Guatemala 7/23 review 20
Nice place to work, good work-life balance as a teacher… [539 words]
• Merchiston International School China 7/23 review 4
You’ll be extremely busy & most of your weekends will be spent recovering… [995 words]
• Malvern College Qingdao China 7/23 review 27
Uncalled for treatment of my colleagues & lack of transparency by managers… [686 words]
• Kang Chiao International School Taiwan 7/23 review 2
As with any work environment, there are benefits & detriments… [905 words]
• Times College China 7/23 review 2
Foreign staff turnover is over 90% per year… [509 words]
• Baku Modern School Azerbaijan 7/22 review 5
Work at BMIS at your own risk. It’s a crap-shoot… [1,424 words]
• Al Shomoukh International School Oman 7/22 review 8
They have many openings so ask yourself why… [61 words]
• EtonHouse Malaysia International School 7/22 review 4
The whole school is crammed with kids that don’t fit. Massive classes… [355 words]
• EtonHouse Malaysia International School 7/22 review 5
We went to virtual school in March. It was not smooth… [119 words]
• GEMS American Academy Dubai UAE 7/22 review 25
Work life balance is key and this will be the challenge going ahead… [289 words]
• Canadian International School Guangzhou China 7/21 review 2
So much potential but it is seriously hindered by terrible management… [255 words]
• Wahaha Bilingual School Hangzhou China 7/21 review 3
In four years, four Principals have resigned or been fired… [841 words]
• Miras International School Almaty Kazakhstan 7/21 review 13
It saddens me that such a dishonest, incomplete account was written… [233 words]
• Metropolitan International School Egypt 7/20 review 5
Exterior beauty does not outweigh the ugliness of a toxic environment… [604 words]
• QSI International School Shenzhen China 7/20 review 10
I’m excited for the quality of the school to go up with the new director… [163 words]
• American School Hong Kong 7/20 review 4
There is a strong collaborative culture at the school… [314 words]
• Merchiston International School China 7/17 review 3
Procurement of teaching resources was extremely frustrating… [1,914 words]
• Island School Hong Kong 7/17 review 2
I would still come, right now, it’s a better place than many… [801 words]
• Beijing International Bilingual Academy China 7/17 review 36
Take the reviews seriously. I didn’t… [550 words]
• Heritage International School Egypt 7/17 review 7
Unprofessional place to work & an extremely negative experience… [553 words]
• Guangdong Country Garden School China 7/17 review 32
If you’re reading this review, you’re lucky to get a 2nd opinion about this school… [237 words]
• Malvern College Qingdao China 7/17 review 26
Let me also just begin by making a couple of corrections to the last post… [640 words]
• Malvern College Qingdao China 7/16 review 25
I eagerly look forward to the next stage of development & growth of MCQ… [338 words]
• International School Beijing-Shunyi China 7/16 review 13
Amazing school to work for with great colleagues & inspiring leaders… [843 words]
• Shanghai Singapore International School China 7/16 review 34
Go in with a willingness to maintain the status quo… [1,236 words]
• British International School Casablanca Morocco 7/16 review 4
Morocco is a great country if you’re able to get a job in one of the good schools… [318 words]
• Ras Al Khaimah Academy UAE 7/16 review 30
I hated every minute here… [100 words]
• Tsai Hsing Private School Taiwan 7/16 review 4
Coast through a job that doesn’t matter & collect a nice paycheck… [107 words]
• Pathways World School India 7/15 review 2
School is great & helps you grow into a fine IB educator… [43 words]
• Bilkent Laboratory & International School Turkey 7/15 review 27
Probably was a great school at one time. Currently, it is, at best, OK… [718 words]
• Vision International School Qatar 7/15 review 26
I’ve been there for a year & still have not got my insurance… [50 words]
• New English School Kuwait 7/15 review 8
Staff are paid well but treated poorly, as though their lives are worth the salary alone… [601 words]
• EtonHouse International School Malaysia 7/15 review 3
Small, charming & beautiful, potential if everyone was supportive of one another… [497 words]
• Think International School Hong Kong 7/15 review 6
Lots of turnover of staff… [52 words]
• Merchiston International School China 7/15 review 2
There’s really no one we can go to with our day to day issues… [732 words]
• Utahloy International School Guangzhou China 7/14 review 24
I was basically happy during my time at UISGZ… [464 words]
• Bahrain Bayan School Bahrain 7/14 review 13
I highly praise it, rate it & recommend it to anyone… [550 words]
• Sino Bright School China 7/14 review 2
Other than the students, the school is a waste… [125 words]
• Miras International School Almaty Kazakstan 7/14 review 12
In March, our salaries went from several thousand USD to 150 USD… [1,069 words]
• English International School Moscow 7/14 review 2
I hope Orbital Education have drawn some lessons from this… [201 words]
• Lincoln School Nepal 7/14 review 4
Nepalis there are treated as second rate citizens with little to no value celebrated… [613 words]
• St Andrews International School Suk 107 7/13
First time reviewed on ISR [400 words]
• British School Sofia Bulgaria 7/13 review 3
Students & teachers are drowning in work… [570 words]
• British School Beijing Shunyi China 7/13 review 52
I wish that I had taken heed of these reviews two years ago & stayed put in Europe… [1,002 words]
• Northfields International School Mauritius 7/13 review 2
A hard place to work as the management is a bit chaotic… [877 words]
• Nord Anglia International School Hong Kong 7/13 review 2
Not a terrible place but not supportive… [185 words]
• St. Paul American School Hanoi Vietnam 7/13 review 13
My experience at this school is very positive… [241 words]
• American International School Mallorca Spain 7/13 review 4
I knew I made a bad choice when there was no one to pick me up at the airport… [459 words]
• Kingsley International School Malaysia 7/13 review 2
Not ready for anything. Inclusion. Pandemic. Changes. Flexibility. Collaboration… [809 words]
• English International School Moscow Russia 7/10 First time reviewed on ISR [328 words]
• Oxbridge International School Uzbekistan 7/10 review 8
Great colleagues now friends that bonded over the dreadful experiences… [823 words]
• Oxbridge International School Uzbekistan 7/10 review 9
School has potential if it weren’t for the admin staff & director… [438 words]
• St. Dominic’s International School Portugal 7/10 review 56
What has gone so horribly wrong at this school needs to be told… [1,161 words]
• St. Dominic’s International School Portugal 7/10 review 57
Toxic workplace, high turnover, discrimination, & misinformed parents… [283 words]
• Jakarta Intercultural School Indonesia 7/10 review 19
The dark cloud hanging over the school isn’t going away anytime soon… [841 words]
• Bahrain Bayan School Bahrain 7/10 review 12
At the top of academic excellence in adapting to challenges… [528 words]
• Merchiston International School China 7/9
First time reviewed on ISR [459 words]
• Garden International School Thailand 7/9 review 9
Looking for a slower pace & balanced lifestyle, then this is a great posting… [3,093 words]
• Tsukuba International School Japan 7/9 review 13
The salary is not massive, but living in Tsukuba is quite reasonable… [357 words]
• St. Andrews International School Sukhumvit 71 Thailand 7/9 review 5
During that time the school never answered to any of my emails… [107 words]
• North American International School China 7/9 review 2
It’s difficult to describe just how awful working at NAIS was… [6,654 words]
• Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro Brazil 7/9 review 5
As close to being in an abusive relationship as I would like to be… [1,339 words]
• American International School Egypt – West Campus 7/8 review 19
Looking for a school you can call home or a great place for families, look elsewhere… [618 words]
• GEMS Wellington School Qatar 7/8 review 2
Keep your head down, don’t have an opinion & have a thick skin, you can do well… [1,131 words]
• Metropolitan School Frankfurt Germany 7/8 review 2
Be very careful about the contract!… [332 words]
• British College Gava Spain 7/8 review 7
A hugely disappointing teaching experience… [157 words]
• St. Dominic’s International School Portugal 7/8 review 54
Entrance requirement is a spine & two legs… [436 words]
• St. Dominic’s International School Portugal 7/8 review 55
There’s a general lack of professionalism among the leadership & admin… [1,031 words]
• * Malvern College Qingdao China 7/7 review 24 *
My colleagues have been letting off steam without appreciating the full picture… [547 words]
• * Utahloy International School Zeng Cheng China 7/7 review 15 *
June 2020 the board released 40 teachers stranded outside of China due to corona virus… [741 words]
• Shanghai United International School China 7/7 review 19
Place is a mess & must start recruiting qualified teachers & better management… [456 words]
• GEMS World Academy Dubai UAE 7/7 review 14
I have a true sense of pride to have been involved in the schools journey… [486 words]
• Tsukuba International School Japan 7/6 review 12
SLT have been bullying teachers & not listening to their concerns for years… [564 words]
• * British School Beijing Shunyi China 7/6 review 51 *
No support system, if you’re a new teacher you will not develop at BSB… [285 words]
• * Colegio Anglo Colombiano Colombia 7/6 review 13 *
There was a lot of hot and cold when it came to this school… [1,883 words]
• St. Paul American School Hanoi Vietnam 7/6 review 12
The school worked tirelessly as a liaison for me & my family… [445 words]
• King’s College Panama 7/3 review 12
Total nightmare & my gut instinct was right from day one… [518 words]
• * British School Alexandria Egypt 7/3 review 12 *
If I wasn’t already leaving I would be after the last four months of chaos… [480 words]
• * Kang Chiao International School China 7/3 review 13 *
90% salary cut and no housing allowance during the COVID-19 travel ban… [76 words]
• * Utahloy International School Zeng Cheng China 7/3 review 13 *
They’ve dropped all teachers & admin that aren’t in China by July 20th… [423 words]
• * Utahloy International School Zeng Cheng China 7/3 review 14 *
I don’t think anyone deserves to work at this place… [799 words]
• * International School Ho Chi Minh City American Academy Vietnam 7/3 review 4 *
You’ll be frustrated by the lack of any & all educational standards… [1,853 words]
• International School Campus Germany 7/2
First time reviewed on ISR [138 words]
• Institut auf dem Rosenberg Switzerland 7/2 review 2
Wages could, in my opinion, almost be referred to as exploitation… [2,749 words]
• St. Dominic’s International School Portugal 7/2 review 51
The teacher turnover has been high for the last 5 years… [804 words]
• St. Dominic’s International School Portugal 7/2 review 52
Racial inequality & injustice towards certain ethnic groups at the school… [524 words]
• St. Dominic’s International School Portugal 7/2 review 53
Simply too depressing & negative to work at… [276 words]
• American School El Salvador 7/1 review 4
A bit behind at times in curriculum & best practices, I enjoyed most of my time… [974 words]
• * British School Beijing Shunyi China 7/1 review 50 *
The overall package allows you to both travel & save on a monthly basis… [462 words]
• American School Torreon Mexico 7/1 review 24
With a little effort, your personal life can be as fun & fulfilling as your life at school… [1,359 words]
• A’Takamul International School Kuwait 7/1 review 44
I’ve witnessed several teachers from the US who were fired in their first 2 months… [252 words]
• Universal American School UAE 7/1 review 26
If you’re a true int’l teacher, this isn’t the school for you… [153 words]
• International School Tanganyika Tanzania 7/1 review 18
I felt like I needed to respond to the last review… [222 words]
• * International School Tanganyika Tanzania 7/1 review 19 *
Good fit for a person who cares about student learning, community, & PD… [483 words]
