Commonly referred to as ISB, the International School of Bucharest is a coeducational day school providing education from Early Years through Senior School. What distinguishes the school is its academic flexibility, which blends the British curriculum and International Baccalaureate systems by preparing students for IGCSEs before offering the distinct choice between A Levels and the IB Diploma Programme. This dual-pathway senior provision allows families to select the pre-university qualification best suited to their child's future higher education goals.
What teachers and parents say
Positives
- Welcoming pastoral care and language support: Parents highlight the supportive environment, attentive teachers, and effective integration for non-native English speakers.
- Modern purpose-built campus: Families and staff praise the spacious facilities, green spaces, and sports infrastructure compared to denser city-centre schools.
- Collegial work atmosphere: Teachers note a friendly, collaborative peer environment with manageable workloads and low day-to-day pressure.
Negatives
- Lagging compensation packages: Teachers note salaries and savings potential have declined relative to Bucharest's rising cost of living and lag behind the city's top-tier schools.
- Hierarchical leadership and demographic skew: Reviews cite top-down management decisions and student/staff demographics heavily concentrated in Romanian and Turkish communities rather than a broad expat mix.
- Address
- Sos Gara Catelu, Nr.1R, Sector-3Bucharest, 032991Romania
- Website
- http://www.isb.ro
- [email protected]
- Phone
- Romania (+40) +40 2-1306-9530
- System
- British, IB
- Curriculum
- A Level, IB Diploma, IGCSE
- Levels
- Early years, Primary, Middle school, Senior school
- Enrollment
- 650
- Students
- Coeducational
