International School Twente

International School Twente
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Address
Tiemeister 20, 7541 WG Twente Enschede , Overijssel Netherlands
Information
School type	Public with private funding, Cambridge school(secondary), IPC school(primary)
Grades	Grade 1 to 13
Years offered	4-19
Gender	Mixed

The International School Twente (usually abbreviated as IST) is an international school located in Enschede, Overijssel in the Netherlands. It is composed of a primary division and a secondary division. Both divisions teach all classes in English(except for some language classes). The primary division has classes from grade 1-6 while the secondary division offers grade 7 -13. Both divisions work in close cooperation but are yet to be fully integrated.

History

The primary division of IST opened its doors on August 25th 2008. The secondary division opened offcially on January 13th 2012 by the Right Honourable Mrs Ank Bijleveld, the Queen’s Commissioner for the province of Overijssel. After several years of devlopment, it grew to a school with over 100 students in total from more than 40 nationalities in the world.

Management

The interior of parts of the International School Twente Secondary department

The IST Secondary department currently is a part of Het Stedelijk Lyceum, located in its Zuid campus. IST Primary operates as a division Prinseschool in a different location. The merge of the two divisions is in progress.

Facilities

The secondary division of IST locates inside the Zuid campus of Het Stedelijk Lyceum. It has its own department within the campus while sharing the fully equipped gyms, sports field, science labs, and art & music department. A canteen is in service for IST and a carpark belonging to the Zuid campus is located in front of the school.

The primary division of IST locates separately Daalweg 32, 7541 AN Enschede. From Fall 2015, it will move to its own independent building in Joh. ter Horststraat 30, 7513 ZH Enschede.

The exterior of the new location of IST Primary since 2015

Curricula

The secondary department of IST currently offers a full Cambridge Secondary curriculum to students from 11/12-18/19, including Cambridge Secondary 1 (with Checkpoint), Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International AS and A-Level, and Cambridge Pre-U. Subjects include: English, English Literature, English Language, Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Spanish Literature, Chinese(only exams), Mathematics, Further Mathematics(only exams), Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Science, History, Geography, Economics, Business, Global Perspectives, Humanities, Visual Arts, ICT, Computer Science, P.E. IST offers a flexible programme in which students who are more capable are allowed to take more classes than expected and are not restricted to age limits for exams and graduation. A gradual transition from A-Level to IB Diploma Programme is in the process.

In 2015, IST saw its first graduates, who received university offers from the Netherlands, UK, Canada, and the U.S. from many top-50 schools in the world such as UCL and Mcgill, leaving the school.

Starting at Fall 2015, after the primary department of IST became the 15th official IPC school in the world, the primary department of IST will be teaching International Primary Curriculum to students from age 4 to 11.

Student Organizations

Students in the secondary division of IST initiated many student organizations. IST secondary is the base of International Student Council Twente and International Honor Society Twente, the first of which fosters student involvement in school management and school-related activities & projects, and the latter one has the goal develop the academic potentials of all students in IST and beyond. After school clubs such as the IST Music Club is in operation as well.