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# 									Nairobi, Kenya: International School of Kenya: 2023-2024 Fact Sheet							

Overseas Schools Fact Sheet

Office of Overseas Schools

October 4, 2023

## 								School Contact Information							

        -  Tel: +254-733-639-363 
        -  E-mail: communications@isk.ac.ke | Website: www.isk.ac.ke 
        -  This Fact Sheet is intended to provide general information. For more information, contact A/OPR/OS (overseasschools@state.gov / +1-202-261-8200) or the school directly.  The Regional Education Officer for this post is Dr. Tim Stuart. 

The **International School of Kenya**(ISK) is a private, nonprofit coeducational day school that offers a prekindergarten to grade 12 educational program and the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program to students of all nationalities. The institution was formed in 1976 by the U.S. and Canadian governments. The school year is divided into two semesters, one lasting from early August to December and the other from January to early June.

**Organization**:  A seven-member board of governors and a nine-member board of directors oversee the school. The sponsoring embassies appoint three members of the board of directors. The board of directors shall appoint two members to the board who are referred to as general board appointees, and shall serve a three-year term, and may be reappointed by the board at their discretion. The board of directors shall also appoint two members who are referred to as parent board appointees, and shall serve a two-year term, and may be re-appointed by the board at their discretion. They must be a parent of a current ISK student. The other two members are parent elected, and shall serve a two-year term. The board of Governors consists of seven people who are all appointed. The U.S. Embassy is represented by four members, while three members represent the Canadian High Commission.

**Curriculum**: ISK believes that all students have the right to an education that enables them to learn and socialize within a community that provides opportunities to: “Inspire and nurture passion, creativity, and ambition in pursuit of a better world.” We value the inclusion of all students, including a variety of cultural, neurological, and biological differences, as an integral part of the whole school development of social well-being and understanding.

**Faculty**: In the 2023-2024 school year, ISK has 434 total staff, 151 full-time teachers, 71 of whom are U.S. citizens, 19 host-country nationals, and 61 third-country nationals. Our faculty and staff represent a number of nationalities, namely American, Kenyan, Albanian, Australian, Belgian, British, Canadian, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Mexican, Russian, South African, Spanish, Venezuelan and Vietnamese. Teaching faculty are required to have a bachelor’s degree in relevant subject, teacher certification from an accredited university or college and a minimum of two years’ relevant experience.

**Enrollment**: As of the 2023-2024 school year, enrollment was 1,065 (PreK-grade 5: 397, Grades 6-8: 297, Grades 9-12: 371) Of the total, 382 were U.S. citizens, 88 were host-country nationals, and 595 were third-country nationals.

**Facilities**: The school is located in a rural area on 40-acres of property approximately eight miles from Nairobi’s city center. Facilities include an arts center, a 547-seat theater, an amphitheater, a 400 meter track, a library- media center, and design and fabrication technology labs, 1-to1 devices from grades 3-8, and other iPad carts to support curriculum in different areas, a gymnasium, science laboratories, a cafeteria, a solar-heated swimming pool, five tennis courts, two large playing fields, state-of-the-art classrooms, a multi-sports court, and a health office. In 2011, a $40 million facilities expansion was launched; part of that expansion included the new elementary school, which celebrated its grand opening in 2015. The 2018-19 school year welcomed a new covered basketball court, the Lions’ Den, with changing rooms and offices. In January 2021, the school completed the construction of a new 14,000 square meter middle school building and high school science labs. In 2023 we completed construction on our new 400 meter track with grandstands and changing facilities. Over the next few years, as the facilities master plan is completed, the school will be able to accommodate approximately 1,300 students.

**Finances**: In the 2023-2024 school year, ISK is funded almost entirely by tuition and capital fees. Annual tuition rates are: PK: $18,450, K: $29,200 grades 1-5: $30,810, grades 6-8: $32,200, grades 9-10: $34,020, grades 11-12: $35,370. Bus fees: $2,200, application fee is $400, One Time Capital Levy: $10,000, Annual Capital Levy: $1,500, LCE Fees – $20,000, this amount is paid in addition to the grade level tuition fees.

**Special Needs**: Review the Special Needs Profile for this school to learn more about their capability to support students with exceptionalities.

*This Fact Sheet is intended to provide general information. Prospective users of the schools may wish to inquire further of A/OPR/OS or contact the school directly for more specific and up-to-the-minute information. Information and statistics are current as of September 2023 and are provided by the school.*

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