International School of Schaffhausen AG in Schaffhausen

Beschreibung und Mehrwerte

high quality education

The International School of Schaffhausen offers high quality education to students ages 3 to 17. ISSH is a private, non-profit institution owned by the International School of Schaffhausen Foundation. It was founded in 1999 to serve the needs of the local international community.

It is governed by a Board of Governors elected by the ISSH Foundation. The school is an IB world school, authorized by the IB – International Baccalaureate to offer all three IB Programmes: IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) and IB Diploma Programme (DP), leading to university entrance. The school is situated in Schaffhausen, 3 km from the main station. It is accessible by public transport and by road from Schaffhausen centre and from the motorway coming from Singen or Winterthur. An ISSH shuttle bus runs between the main station and the school in the morning and at hometime. The ISSH student body is multicultural with students from over 25 different national backgrounds. The faculty is similarly diversified with qualified professionals who have at least a bachelors degree and/or a home country teaching certificate. Many also have advanced degrees. The language of instruction is English, the German language is taught throughout the school and students for whom English is a second language receive special tuition in small groups or one-on-one. French is a third language that is offered from age 10 throughout the school.

Application is possible all year around, providing places are available. The school welcomes visits by interested parents.