British International School of Boston | |
Streetaddress: | 416 Pond Street |
Zipcode: | 02130 |
Country: | United States |
Pushpin Map: | United States Boston#Boston Metro#USA Massachusetts#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Affiliation: | Council of International Schools |
Principal: | Paul Keach |
Schooltype: | Independent |
Tuition: | $21,998 to $44,310 |
Enrolment: | 550 |
Grades: | Toddler to Year 13 |
Age Range: | 18 months to 18 |
Language: | English |
Motto: | Create Your Future |
Accreditation: | IB |
Mascot: | English Bulldog |
School Colours: | Blue, Light blue |
Established: | 2000 |
Homepage: | British International School of Boston |
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 Jamaica Plain neighborhood in Boston, MA. BISB offers education from 18 months to 18 years old. (UK Toddlers to Year 13/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 Nord Anglia Education, a provider of international schools with the headquarters in Hong Kong that was acquired by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Baring Private Equity Asia in 2017.[1] The British International School of Boston relocated in 2004 from Dedham, Massachusetts to its current location Showa Boston campus in the Moss Hill section of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, a satellite campus for Showa Women's University in Tokyo, Japan.
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.[2] There are over seventy nationalities represented at the school. The school serves Nursery School (18 Months) to Year 13 (toddler to Grade 12).[3]
The British International School of Boston is accredited to offer the IB Diploma Programme (IBDP) and the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (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).