7 International Boarding Schools – Guide 2021
Nozima (https://t.me/theresources)Read the article in Google Docs
United World Colleges (UWC)
👤 Age: 16-19 y.o.
📍 Location: (18)
→ 🌍 Africa
🇸🇿 Mbabane, Swaziland
🇹🇿 Moshi and Arusha, Tanzania
→ 🌏 Asia
🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR, China
🇮🇳 Pune, India
🇸🇬 Singapore
🇨🇳 Jiangsu, China
🇹🇭 Phuket, Thailand
🇯🇵 Nagakura, Japan
→ 🌍 Europe
🇮🇹 Duino, Italy
🏴 Llantwit Major, Wales, UK🇬🇧
🇦🇲 Dilijan, Armenia
🇳🇱 Maastricht, the Netherlands
🇧🇦 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
🇳🇴 Flekke, Norway
🇩🇪 Freiburg, German
→ 🌎 North America
🇨🇦 Victoria, Canada
🇺🇸 Montezuma, New Mexico, USA
→ 🌎 Central/South America
🇨🇷 Santa Ana, Costa Rica
👥 Diversity: varies by school
🗣 Language of instruction: English
📖 Years of studying: 2
📌 Curriculum: International Baccalaureate (IBDP)
💳 Tuition fee: $40k- $120k (varies by school)
💸 Scholarship: need-based
🗂 Selection criteria and process → How to apply
📄 Application fee: free
✅ Applications open: check your on your national committee website
🔴 Applications deadline: check your country specifications
❓ FAQ
📝 Notes:
→ To be eligible for a scholarship, you should apply through your national committee. If you do not need a scholarship, you can apply through Global Selection Program (GSP)
→ UWC offers various short courses and summer programs
→ UWC offers Pre-IB Year program (age 15 years)
→ UWC offers Younger Years program (age 18 months to 15 years)
→ Need-blind
📧 Contact email: info@uwcio.uwc.org
🌐 Official website: https://www.uwc.org
African Leadership Academy (ALA)
👤 Age: 15-18 y.o.
📍 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
👥 Diversity: more than 200 students of 30 nationalities
🗣 Language of instruction: N/A
📖 Years of studying: 2
📌 Curriculum: pre-university Diploma Program → the core subjects offered by the school, Cambridge-administered IGCSE, AS, A level
💳 Tuition fee: USD 30,900 per year
💸 Scholarship: need-based
🗂 Selection criteria and process
📄 Application fee: free
✅ Applications open: July 1, 2021
🔴 Applications deadline:
Early decision - September 30, 2021
Regular decision - December 31, 2021
❓ FAQ
📝 Notes:
Givat Haviva International School (GHIS)
👤 Age: 16-19
📍 Location: Givat Haviva, Israel
👥 Diversity: 125 students, more than 25 nationalities
🗣 Language of instruction: English
📖 Years of studying: 2 or 3
📌 Curriculum: International Baccalaureate (IBDP)
💳 Tuition fee: N/A
💸 Scholarship: available
🗂 Selection process: N/A
📄 Application fee: USD 25 (non-refundable)
✅ Applications open: apply now
🔴 Applications deadline: N/A
❓ Brochure (2018)
📝 Notes:
→ offers Pre-IB preparatory year for 10th graders
📧 Contact email: admissions@GH-IS.org, info@givathaviva.org
🌐 Official website: https://gh-is.org
The Eastern Mediterranean International School (EMIS)
👤 Age: 16-18 y.o.
📍 Location: Hakfar Hayarok, (just a few minutes from Tel Aviv) Israel in the Middle East
👥 Diversity: over 50 different countries. 20% Israeli students (Jews and Arabs), 20% Arab and Muslim students, and 60% international students.
🗣 Language of instruction: English
📖 Years of studying: 2
📌 Curriculum: International Baccalaureate (IBDP)
💳 Tuition fee: $32,000/year
💸 Scholarship:
5 levels of scholarships: 75%, 70%, 62%, 55% & 40%.
You can choose any of the offers and backup your request with 3 salary slips or a yearly financial report.
🗂 Selection process and application tips:
📄 Application fee: free
✅ Applications open: October 1st, 2021
🔴 Applications deadline: May 1st, 2022
Early Bird Round: December 1st, 2021 (receive a final decision by December 15th)
Regular Round: March 1st, 2022 (receive a final decision by March 15th)
Final Round: June 1st, 2022 receive a final decision by June 15th)
❓ FAQ part 1
❓ FAQ part 2
📝 Notes:
→ Scholarships are limited and spots are filled on a rolling basis. EMIS urges you to apply as early as possible!
→ Pre-IB program is offered in Grade 10
→ EMIS Facebook Applicants Page 2020
→ Email and request an EMIS buddy to help you get familiar with EMIS. Make sure to include your full name and country!
📧 Contact email: admissions@em-is.org
🌐 Official website: https://em-is.org
THINK Global School (TGS)
👤 Age: 18 y.o. or younger
📍 Location: New York, NY, USA
👥 Average class size: 10
🗣 Language of instruction: English, Spanish
📖 Years of studying: 3
📌 Curriculum: United States High School Diploma (recognized world-wide)
💳 Tuition fee: $94,050/year
💸 Scholarship: need-based
🗂 Selection process
📄 Application fee: free
✅ Applications open: apply now
🔴 Applications deadline:
Early decision - September 3rd, 2021
Regular decision - January 1, 2021
❓ FAQ
📝 Notes:
→ While the main language of instruction is English, Spanish is also a core language for our instructional program. Students also learn functional words for everyday interactions in the host cities
📧 Contact email: info@thinkglobalschool.org
🌐 Official website: https://thinkglobalschool.org
LEAF Academy
👤 Age: 14-18 y.o.
📍 Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
👥 Diversity: Though most students primarily come from Slovakia, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland, several places are dedicated for candidates outside of the Central-European region.
🗣 Language of instruction: English
📖 Years of studying: 2-4
📌 Curriculum: AP Capstone Diploma™ program, AP International Diploma (APID) (The College Board approved)
💳 Tuition fee: EUR 21,400
💸 Scholarship: need-based (for Regular admission applications only)
🗂 Selection process: need-blind
📄 Application fee: free
✅ Applications open: November
🔴 Applications deadline: March
❓ FAQ
📝 Notes:
→ LEAF Academy offers both a 4-year and 2-year high school program.
→ All students who successfully complete 2 or 4-year program earn an American High School Diploma, which in combination with at least four passed AP exams (with appropriate scores) makes them admissible to nearly any university/college program in the world.
→ Rolling admission process - no scholarships available
📧 Contact email: http://info@leafacademy.eu
Kirkenes vidergående skole
📍 Location: Norway
🗣 Language of instruction: English
📖 Years of studying: 2
📌 Curriculum: International Baccalaureate (IBDP)
💸 Scholarship: available if any of these requirements are met.
🔴 Applications deadline: March 1st (based on information published in 2020)
🌐 Official website: https://kirkenes.vgs.no
Publisher: The Resources, https://t.me/theresources
Author: Nozima
September 2021