As has been mentioned by other reviewers, ISB has world class facilities, wonderful lunch options, great sports programs, and amazing after school activities. All combined with many of the students living within the Nichada residential community makes for a near idyllic setting in many regards and a closeness rarely found in an international school setting abroad where students are usually so dispersed. An apt description from a visiting family member is it’s like a cross between the movies High School Musical and Crazy Rich Asians. What most reviewers do not address are the new social ideals infused into nearly every aspect of the curriculum and activities, nor the school’s repeated comments that it’s not for everyone, despite ironically claiming to be inclusive. Our family has attended international schools on multiple continents and countries and assumed from a basic browsing of the reviews that we’d be just fine here, as we had been elsewhere. Had the school been more forthcoming about their extreme position we would have gone elsewhere, and in the end we left much sooner than we had planned. Here are some more details about what you can expect so that you can choose if it’s the right school for you and your family. These are things we wish we’d known before attending, either from the school or from other families in a review like this. In the 3rd grade children will begin being taught the social idea of the gender spectrum as opposed to the scientific idea of two biological sexes. Posters of the Pride and Progress flags will be ever present on most teacher and administration doors, as stickers on teacher laptops, and on walls. In 5th grade the class will have class time for about two months reading about a distressed child who believes they are not in their correct body. They will be taught about the 5 different genders and 6 different sexual orientations and have discussions about which one they are. The High School GSA (Gender and Sexuality Alliance) club will present at multiple assemblies for middle and elementary school students. During Pride month the teachers will put on a rehearsed drag show for the High School students during lunch after the administration repeatedly told parents who had asked that it was all student-led and they had no details since it was open-mic. School counselors will be shocked when asked why they didn’t inform parents they had been talking to children for months about their gender confusion. The school has hired a consultant from the US to further increase this exposure throughout the curriculum. Attempting to remove your students from selected activities will be met with hostility, delayed responses, changing schedules, claims of your child being ostracized if they don’t attend, and general uncooperativeness by both teachers and the administration. Another rapidly evolving policy area to ask about is students using restrooms and changing rooms other than matching their biological sex. The school has avoided clear policies so there is no accountability thus far and has seen an increasing number of incidents. This all may be the most wonderful sounding description of a lovely activist center. For those of you seeking this for your children, I hope this review helps confirm your choice. For anyone seeking a middle-of-the-road educational center that focuses on science and considers parents’ rights at least equal to the schools, you may want to consider elsewhere. And you’ll be told as much after you’re here, just not publicly on the website in advance, or in admissions talks with the school unless you bring it up and speak in detail. The closest comparison I can make is it feels like we unknowingly signed up for a private religious school without any warning. The doctrine is preached and infused into everything. It’s just that here the religion is a belief in gender fluidity. Hopefully this helps you know what to ask about, and is notice that this is NOT your average international school. It’s much more, or less, depending on what you want for your kids.

My child is thriving and throughly enjoying her experience at ISB. The school is academically rigorous but offers a personalized experience. In addition, the amazing facilities and talented coaches encourage her pursuits in 3 season athletics. Go Panthers!

this school good no cap had a teacher named Kla Srivarawongtanakul he taught Thai IB. I love learning about history of how Japan is superior and very good to western civ. I would like to give my final shoutout to Pewdiepie he visited the school back in 2006 and went to the math bowl 2006 with me. he was a tough contestant buut in the end i won cuz im japanese (no offense)

No offense but the coaches were rude to my school’s coaches. However, it’s not bad I guess...

Legitimately a pretty good school. I just finished three years there and am relatively happy with them all. There were a few staff I could have easily lived without, but in general it was really good.

My experience visiting ISB was quite disappointing, Especially since I was really looking forward to visiting ISB for a long time. The staffs seems very lousy and the sports equipment was really low quality. The students were really rude towards each other and really disrespectful. Overall the experience was really unpleasant and disgraceful for me I would look for other alternatives schools instead of this one.

Amazing facilities with a wide array of subjects and activities for students to get involved in. Located in a beautiful and extremely safe area, amazing experience working here! :)

I went to ISB in the 70’s-it was an amazing school.

Located in a serene environment, ISB offers the perfect learning space for learners of the the various Curriculum. It also supports the neighboring community by giving its sports field to the local football team to practice on.Beautiful green landscapes, a friendly and helpful school community. A lot of the staff live in the school actually and they seem to have a great balance of academic and extra curricular activities. Very diverse community.

The best school! This is really the most amazing school I've ever seen in my life :D Everything is amazing here. I love this school by my heart. I have many special memories attached to this school. The years I studied were the best of my life. I wish I never left this school but I was forced because of some personal issues :( The food, staff, infrastructure, activities everything is so good! Also I met my first best friend here so thanks for that too :)

Top and Best International school in Thailand. I enjoyed as a PTA volunteer many years in ISB. I met many friends, teachers and administrators all over the world.

A school full of opportunities and faculty who will support you if you seek it. The value of your education is what you make of it. I was a bad student at this school because I didn't care about the education I was receiving so I did not make the most out of it. Your academic performance depends mainly on your ability to critically think. As obvious as this may sound, I don't think that this is fully appreciated even though this is crucial to being able to learn and solve problems. I never took critical thinking seriously when I was in school and so my academic performance and my learning was limited because I never bothered trying to get a deeper understanding of what I was learning. So I think it's important that the student understands the importance of critical thinking and let ISB help them nurture and improve that ability. I went to this school and I didn't take full advantages of the opportunities that were offered there, whether it was joining in clubs, taking part in events, or doing extracurricular activities to build important skills such as CAD, programming, or working as a team, etc. I didn't make the most of my stay at ISB and that is one thing I regret. Many students complain about how the things school teach are not useful and they will hardly use them in real life generally speaking and I think ISB can deal with that by making the things they teach more relevant, for example in math class if they are teaching about exponential curves, I'd appreciate it if the teachers made it more relevant for example, they can link it to the corona virus and explain about how the exponential curve works in that scenario. By making the materials more relevant, I believe that the students would be more engaged and less likely to say that the materials that the school teaches are irrelevant. My favourite staff there was Khun. Ple as the high school study hub, she was the most supportive out of all the teachers I've encountered over the 13 years I've been there. You don't need to ask her, it's not even in her job description to be super kind and supportive, but still she does it anyways. It's pretty rare you meet people like that, at least that's in my experience.. In summary, I think ISB is a fantastic school! Expensive yes, but if the student makes the most out of it, then I think that studying at this school would be a good investment.

Great facilities but entering and exiting is horrible. Traffic is so bad and parking. Not easy to find a taxi. If you're a guest it's a bit hectic. There are three security check points. First is the Nichada then the gate entrance to the school. And finally to enter the school is the third. You must have two IDs on you if your alone because you have to leave an ID at Nichada security and then to enter the school.

The learning quality is exceptional, The students behave themselves well every day of the year. The students are well informed and do not engage in underage drinking or smoking. Located in an extremely safe environment of nichada thani where everyone abides by the laws of the Thai government and drive safely.

Great place to work as a faculty member. The school really puts students and education first.

One of the best international schools in Thailand. Most of my life was spent in this school, and it was a defining cultural experience with students from all around the world unlike any other school in Thailand.

Great campus, lots of playground and sport courts

Have spend my mid/high school life here and it was the best experience ever. Would love to visit one day soon

My sister had a volleyball tournament last year at this school and it was hard to get to and the school itself was very confusing.