The British International School of Boston (formerly known as the British School of Boston) is a non-sectarian, co-educational college preparatory day school located in the Moss Hill section of the

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neighborhood in

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. BISB offers education for ages 3 to 18 (UK Nursery to

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/US Pre-K to Grade 12). The school opened in September 2000 and was the third school opened in the United States by the British Schools of America. Today, BISB is part of

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in 2017. The British International School of Boston relocated in 2004 from

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to its current location Showa Boston campus in the Moss Hill section of

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, a satellite campus for

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Enrollment and Student Profile

The British International School of Boston's current enrollment comprises approximately 414 students. Approximately 65% of students are American and 10% are British. Large contingents of students are from Spain, Russia, The Netherlands, Brazil, Australia, Italy and many other countries. There are over seventy nationalities represented at the school. The school serves Nursery School (18 Months) to

(toddler to Grade 12).

Affiliation and Associations

The British International School of Boston is accredited to offer the

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(IBDP) and the

International General Certificate of Secondary Education The International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) is an English language based examination similar to GCSE and is recognised in the United Kingdom as being equivalent to the GCSE for the purposes of recognising prior attainm ...

(IGSCE). The school is an active member of the European Council for International Schools (ECIS) and the Council for International Schools in the Americas (CISTA).

References

External links

School website
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Enrollment and Student Profile

Affiliation and Associations

See also

Further reading

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