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International School Manila

University Parkway, Fort Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City, Metro Manila,
Philippines, 1634. Tel: (632) 840-8655/8659/8660 Fax: (632) 840-8675
E-Mail: [email protected] CEEB Code: 705720


2018 - 2019 HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE

Administration
David Toze, Superintendent
William Brown, Assistant Superintendent
Michael Dickinson, Principal
David Birchenall, Assistant Principal
Michael Relf, IB/AP Coordinator

Counselors: Gr. 11 & 12 E-Mail Counselors: Gr. 9 & 10 E-Mail
Eric Swan (Program Leader) [email protected] Crystal Cappuccio [email protected]
Alexandra Berry [email protected] Scott Lassey [email protected]
Kim Cheah [email protected]
Karen Sagall [email protected]
Stephanie Tao [email protected]

International School Manila (ISM) is a private independent school for students in Pre-School through Grade 12 and is
incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Philippines as a non-profit, non-stock organization. It was founded in 1920
as the American School, but the name was officially changed in 1970 to reflect its diverse student population. ISM is
accredited by the US-based Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and by the Council of International Schools
(CIS) and is certified to award both the traditional US High School and International Baccalaureate Diplomas.

ISM students represent some 80 different nations with approximately 52% Asian-Pacific, 30% North American, 13%
European and the remaining 5% from other regions of the world. ISM is a college preparatory school where instruction is in
English, apart from modern language courses. We aim to prepare our students for higher education institutions around the
world with the majority of our students attending universities in the US, Canada, UK, Korea, Philippines, Japan and Australia.


Activities Service Learning
ISSBA (the International School Student Body Requirements All students, regardless of grade or
Association) serves as the executive student council. It course options, must complete a minimum of 25 hours of
is an umbrella organization overseeing the activities community service per year to graduate from ISM. This
and direction of ten councils. These subsidiary total can be achieved through ICARE and volunteer work
councils oversee six cultural clubs, six honor societies, on Saturdays.
six interest clubs, three fine arts clubs, five ICARE All students engage in the ICARE service
publications, five event committees and nine service activity for four days in December in Metro Manila or at
clubs and partners.
a provincial site. The experience allows students to
IASAS (the International Association of Southeast contribute positively to their community and to learn
Asian Schools) is a group of six international schools more about the Philippines and Filipino culture. Over the
that participate in sports, drama, dance, forensics, four years in high school, if possible, a student should
debate, music, art, MUN, chess, film and math attend four different sites, experience a wide range of
competitions. ISM has been a part of the IASAS activities and work with a range of faculty and students.
organization since 1984. (www.iasas.asia)
Counselor Memberships
Policy of Limitations ISM employs counselors who are committed to providing
Students at ISM are limited in the number of school social, emotional and academic support to each student in
leadership roles they may hold during any given year. our care. All counselors are members of the National
In order to make leadership opportunities available to a Association for College Admission Counseling
greater number of students and ensure the effective and (NACAC), its overseas affiliate (IACAC) and the
efficient performance of the elected officers, no American School Counselor Association (ASCA). ISM
student may hold more than two leadership positions in counselors are bound by the ethical practices of these
the various organizations on campus. organizations.

2018 - 2019 Calendar


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The 2018 - 2019 school year comprises 181 days divided into two semesters. The first semester begins on 6 August 2018 and
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ends on 14 December 2018. The second semester begins on 7 January 2019 and concludes on 6 June 2019.

Graduation Requirements Enrollment

Subject Credits Whole School 2300
English 4 High School 833
Fine and Performing Arts 2 Senior Class 201
Mathematics 2 High School Faculty 94
Modern Languages 2
Physical Education 2 Class of 2018
Science 2 (Students attending bachelor degree programs)
Social Studies 2
Wellness / Computer Literacy 1 Students matriculated in 11 different countries;
Electives 6 the US (50%), Canada (18%) and the U.K.
(12%) are the top 3 destinations
TOTAL 23



Grading Policies IB Grading System

ISM uses a 1-7 grading scale. This aligns with the Description Number Grade Grade Point
grading scale used by the International Baccalaureate Excellent 7 7.0
Organization. Very Good 6 6.0
Good 5 5.0
Satisfactory 4 4.0
Mediocre 3 3.0
ISM does not weigh a student’s Grade Point Average Poor 2 2.0
(GPA). GPA is calculated based on the 4 semesters in Very Poor 1 1.0
Grade 11 and 12.
Class of 2019
(Unweighted cumulative GPA distribution as of July 2018)
Students at ISM are recommended to take no more 6.50 – 7.00 12%
than three IB Higher Level courses. Students may petition 6.00 – 6.49 32%
to take a fourth Higher Level course. In some instances, this 5.50 – 5.99 20%
request is approved at the discretion of the High School 5.00 – 5.49 19%
Principal, the IB Coordinator and the counseling team. 4.50 – 4.99 12%
4.00 – 4.49 5%
ISM does not rank students.


ACT Scores SAT Scores
(Middle 50%) (Middle 50%)

Class of: 2019 Class of: 2019

English 26 - 34 EBRW 600 - 710

Math 25 - 33 Math 600 - 780

Reading 27 - 33 TOTAL 1215 - 1440

Science Reasoning 24 - 32

TOTAL 26 - 32

International Baccalaureate Examination Results from May 2018
ISM IB Diploma and Certificate Candidates

HIGHER LEVEL STANDARD LEVEL

No. of 2018 2018 2018 No. of 2018 2018 2018
Subject candidates ISM ISM World Subject candidates ISM ISM World
Predicted Mean Mean Predicted Mean Mean
Mean Mean
English A: Lang & Lit 54 5.69 5.57 4.98 English A: Lang & Lit 56 5.55 5.59 5.10
English A: Literature 29 5.93 5.66 4.72 English A: Literature 30 5.67 5.63 5.02
Filipino A: Literature 2 5.00 5.00 5.45 Filipino A: Literature 15 5.13 5.33 5.21
Japanese A: Literature 6 6.33 6.50 6.09 Japanese A: Literature 4 5.50 5.25 6.04
Korean A: Literature 8 6.38 6.00 5.87 Korean A: Literature 7 5.71 5.43 6.11
Chinese B 1 7.00 7.00 6.31 Chinese B 25 6.16 5.76 5.93
English B 14 6.00 5.62 5.75 English B 3 6.33 6.00 5.82
French B 6 5.67 5.50 5.17 French Ab Initio 16 4.75 5.00 4.93
Spanish B 3 6.00 6.00 5.39 French B 27 5.48 5.30 5.01
Business Management 59 5.53 5.47 4.70 Spanish Ab initio 23 4.78 5.26 4.96
Economics 51 5.75 5.88 5.13 Spanish B 38 5.45 5.71 5.08
Geography 28 5.93 5.93 5.23 Business Management 2 4.50 4.50 4.88
History 16 5.19 4.94 4.73 Economics 10 5.70 5.60 4.69
Psychology 35 5.57 5.46 4.69 Environmental Sys. & Soc. 34 5.26 5.70 4.15
Biology 40 5.53 5.05 4.35 Geography 7 5.43 5.86 4.82
Chemistry 43 5.42 5.14 4.46 History 6 5.33 6.17 4.55
Computer Science 8 5.13 5.88 4.27 Psychology 18 5.17 5.00 4.36
Design Technology 7 5.29 5.57 4.48 Biology 30 4.50 4.97 4.22
Physics 41 5.49 5.41 4.65 Chemistry 23 5.04 5.57 3.99
Sports Ex. & Health Sci. 8 5.00 5.00 4.94 Computer Science 4 5.25 5.75 3.79
Further Mathematics 2 7.00 5.50 4.85 Design Technology 2 4.50 5.00 3.98
Mathematics 30 5.67 5.83 4.75 Physics 13 5.31 4.54 4.05
Film 9 5.44 6.00 4.46 Sports Ex. & Health Sci. 8 5.75 4.50 3.90
Theatre 10 5.80 6.33 4.88 Math Studies 37 5.05 4.59 4.21
Visual Arts 26 5.42 5.08 4.48 Mathematics 120 5.48 5.03 4.26
Theatre 1 6.00 6.00 4.28
Visual Arts 6 5.33 5.33 3.95

ISM IB FACTS ISM MAY 2018 IB SUMMARY
The IB Diploma Program is open to all Grade 11 & 12 students 1,435 IB exams were written
83% of current Gr. 11 &12 students are IB Diploma candidates The average subject score was 5.48 out of 7.00
99% of all Gr. 11 & 12 students are enrolled in some IB courses The average IB Diploma score was 35 out of 45
All students who take IB courses must sit the exams 17% of Diploma candidates scored 40+; 3 students scored 45
164 of 165 Diploma candidates earned the IB Diploma

CLASS OF 2016 – 2018 UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCES AND MATRICULATIONS BY COUNTRY
(The blue text indicates where students have matriculated.)