New School Reviews
• British International School Cairo Egypt 7/31 review 47
Rapidly shredding its local credibility… [218 words]
• SEK International School Qatar 7/31 review 4
Fairness is not something that is consistently valued… [967 words]
• British School Guangzhou China 7/31 review 21
Lift the lid. BSG is rotting underneath a shiny marketing facade… [455 words]
• BASIS International & Bilingual School Wuhan China 7/30
First time reviewed on ISR [843 words]
• Maple Bear School Uzbekistan 7/30 review 4
We have to fight every month to get the full pay… [739 words]
• Schutz American School Egypt 7/30 review 12
A shell of what it once was… [465 words]
• Avenues Shenzhen China 7/29 review 3
Large numbers of staff let go at the end of academic year… [326 words]
• Pegasus California School China 7/29 review 2
A significant gap between its marketing & its operational reality… [231 words]
• Aoba Japan International School Japan 7/29 review 7
I sincerely hope the Board takes this feedback seriously… [1,215 words]
• American International School Jeddah Saudi Arabia 7/28 review 88
Culture of suppression & financial exploitation… [366 words]
• British Campus Algeria 7/28 review 39
Start digging your escape tunnel if you haven’t already done so… [345 words]
• Winpenny School Mexico 7/27 review 4
Positives were outweighed by operational & leadership issues… [1,437 words]
• Canadian International School Beijing China 7/27 review 17
High turnover of teachers since the management changes… [125 words]
• Tsinglan School China 7/27 review 9
Loyalty is valued more highly than competence… [284 words]
• Shekou International School China 7/24 review 36
Budget cuts are visible everywhere… [1,115 words]
• King’s College – British School Alicante Spain 7/24 review 5
Staff are bottom of the food chain & results are everything… [451 words]
• International School Dhaka Bangladesh 7/24 review 48
Decisions filtered through the lens: what protects the bottom line… [1,161 words]
• Embassy International School Krakow Poland 7/24 review 3
Culture of micromanagement & intimidation… [457 words]
• American International School Riyadh Saudi Arabia 7/23 review 40
Academic culture significantly below what is normally expected… [381 words]
• Sri KDU International School Malaysia 7/23 review 19
Relies on fear & anxiety to drive performance… [274 words]
• Renaissance International School Vietnam 7/23 review 33
Pastoral systems are a quite significant weakness… [586 words]
• British International School Cairo Egypt 7/22 review 46
Staff let go suddenly in the middle of their vacation… [598 words]
• International School Dhaka Bangladesh 7/22 review 47
Almost entirely students from affluent local families… [1,352 words]
• Colegio International de Caracas Venezuela 7/22 review 17
Family friendly environment with smaller classes… [145 words]
• Diyar International Private School UAE 7/21 review 11
A real lack of consistency & continuity… [117 words]
• British International School Tunis Tunisia 7/21 review 21
The whole fiasco has cost me over £1000… [256 words]
• Shekou International School China 7/21 review 35
Good work is not rewarded at this school… [879 words]
• Sherborne Qatar 7/21 review 41
My criticism is not of the school as a whole… [230 words]
• British Campus Algeria 7/20 review 38
Reflects the worse elements of an education-for-profit school… [295 words]
• King’s College International School Bangkok Thailand 7/20 review 13
There are so many things that are genuinely great, but… [409 words]
• Concordia International School Shanghai China 7/20 review 24
I would like to provide support for the previous reviews… [398 words]
• Westminster International School Uzbekistan 7/17 review 33
Reviews show a clear pattern of what to be wary of… [452 words]
• SEK International School Qatar 7/17 review 3
People deserve to know this before making their choice… [497 words]
• St. Michael’s School Dominican Republic 7/17 review 3
It’s operational model reveals deep structural tensions… [335 words]
• English International School Tunis 7/16
First time reviewed on ISR [321 words]
• Sherborne Qatar 7/16 review 40
I hope this change marks the beginning of a new chapter… [94 words]
• Inter-Community School Switzerland 7/16 review 9
I feel it is held back by an ineffective administration… [626 words]
• British International School Cairo Egypt 7/16 review 45
Redundancies announced yesterday, 3 weeks before start of the year… [149 words]
• Prince of Wales Island International School Malaysia 7/15 review 37
The package is poor for the region… [94 words]
• RDFZ International Curriculum Center China 7/15 review 6
It is truly sad what has happened to this place… [697 words]
• Vietnam Australia International School Vietnam 7/15 review 17
The modern reality is quite different… [631 words]
• American School Dubai UAE 7/15 review 23
The school has no real cohesive plan… [371 words]
• LUYA Academy Taiwan 7/14
First time reviewed on ISR [1,560 words]
• English School for Girls Kuwait 7/14 review 7
Hardly feels like a private school… [1,253 words]
• Prince of Wales Island International School Malaysia 7/14 review 36
The past year has exposed serious weaknesses… [600 words]
• Myanmar International School Myanmar 7/14 review 12
Professional qualifications not given the attention they deserved… [352 words]
• Westminster International School Uzbekistan 7/14 review 32
A deeply concerning leadership culture… [502 words]
• Canadian International School Hefei China 7/13 review 7
I’m excited to return in the fall… [511 words]
• British School Bahrain 7/13 review 56
During the conflict, the school did nothing to support staff… [253 words]
• Boston International School Wuxi China 7/13 review 13
You do find yourself wondering whether it’s really worth all the hassle… [452 words]
• CIA First International School Cambodia 7/13 review 9
I would certainly consider returning one day… [508 words]
• Shanghai United International School China 7/13 review 32
I feel it hasn’t been a real school for years… [714 words]
• Riffa Views International School Bahrain 7/10 review 19
An honest and balanced account of my experience at RVIS… [1,239 words]
• Brighton College Vietnam 7/10 review 65
My naive optimism turned out to be a very expensive lesson… [657 words]
• Pacific American School Taiwan 7/10 review 21
There’s a recurring pattern at PAS that must be acknowledged… [861 words]
• British School Bahrain 7/10 review 55
I’d urge anyone to reconsider applying & working here… [333 words]
• British School Jakarta Indonesia 7/10 review 23
Think twice. Then think again… [398 words]
• Harrow International School Guangzhou China 7/9
First time reviewed on ISR [163 words]
• United School International Qatar 7/9
First time reviewed on ISR [585 words]
• American International School Jeddah Saudi Arabia 7/9 review 87
The moment you turn around the knives come out… [1,157 words]
• Canadian International School Hefei China 7/8 review 6
What started as excellent slowly became disappointing… [621 words]
• Harrow International School Bengaluru India 7/8 review 4
I’m still processing the trauma of working here… [804 words]
• International Programs School Saudi Arabia 7/8 review 16
Has potential but, it consistently falls short… [1,976 words]
• Harrow International School Bengaluru India 7/7 review 3
I’ll give you two examples of why you should steer clear… [252 words]
• Internationale Schule am Rhein Germany 7/7 review 28
My advice is to go in with your eyes open… [1,395 words]
• British School Bahrain 7/7 review 54
Read the previous staff reviews carefully – I wish I had done… [285 words]
• British Campus Algeria 7/7 review 37
A business poorly run pretending to be a school… [261 words]
• Prince of Wales Island International School Malaysia 7/6 review 34
The holiday is much needed… [261 words]
• Prince of Wales Island International School Malaysia 7/6 review 35
Camaraderie has sadly declined in the last few years… [766 words]
• Singapore International School Bangkok Thailand 7/6 review 3
Suffers from organizational & communication issues… [215 words]
• Al-Bayan Bilingual School Kuwait 7/6 review 39
Absolutely not worth the time or effort… [1,074 words]
• Westminster International School Uzbekistan 7/6 review 31
ISR reviews are perhaps even written too mildly & professionally… [453 words]
• International School Westpfalz Germany 7/6 review 3
I’m leaving after just one year. It really is that bad… [917 words]
• International School Dongguan China 7/3 review 16
My dual position gives me a painful clarity… [459 words]
• Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz Switzerland 7/3 review 4
Organizational issues overshadow an exceptional school… [660 words]
• Pan American School Porto Alegre Brazil 7/3 review 8
I really love the sense of community at this school… [763 words]
• Tenby Penang Malaysia 7/2
First time reviewed on ISR [684 words]
• Xiamen International School China 7/2 review 26
Teachers are always to blame for the fallout… [688 words]
• British International School Al Khobar Saudi Arabia 7/2 review 14
Worrying trend of firing teachers with no notice… [352 words]
• London Academy Casablanca Morocco 7/2 review 2
Their first & foremost interest is the bottom line & expansion… [606 words]
• New Cairo British International School Egypt 7/1 review 77
Departing staff are met with complete silence… [53 words]
• Dulwich College Beijing China 7/1 review 25
Currently undergoing restructuring in a number of areas… [328 words]
• British International School Cairo Egypt 7/1 review 44
A school that puts image first above its people… [467 words]