The International School Consultancy

Independent, unrivalled market intelligence on the

world’s international schools

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The international schools marketThe international schools market is an exceedingly healthy one. It has increased from just 2,580 schools in the year 2000 to well over 7,000 schools today. The market is growing at a significant pace, with an ever-increasing number of schools, students, teachers and fee income. In several countries, demand for places at top international schools already exceeds supply. The market has more than doubled in the last ten years, and ISC forecasts that it will double again within the next ten.

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When is a school included in ISC data and research?

For the purposes of market intelligence, analysis and data collection, ISC includes an international school if the school delivers a curriculum to any combination of pre-school, primary or secondary students, wholly or partly in English outside an English-speaking country, or if a school in a country where English is one of the official languages, offers an English-medium curriculum other than the country’s national curriculum and is international in its orientation.

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The International School ConsultancyISC is the leading provider of data and market intelligence for the world’s international schools market.

Researching the marketISC has spent more than twenty years tracking data and analysing market developments and trends on the world’s English-medium international schools. Data is gathered continuously from multiple routes.

• ISC field-based researchers carry out annual visits, interviews and surveys with at least 1,000 premium international schools every year.

• Our UK-based research team conducts detailed market surveys with all international schools annually.

• ISC has data and research agreements with all leading international school associations.

• ISC directors and consultants present at most major international school conferences.

Our clients include international schools and school groups, associations, investors, developers, higher education institutions, specialist education providers and suppliers of all kinds.

We supply accurate, detailed and current market intelligence reports, data analyses, online data licences and research services, all focused on the international schools market, to a range of clients worldwide.

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ISC Market Intelligence ReportsCritical data for understanding the international schools market

ISC Global ReportThe ISC Global Report provides worldwide data and intelligence on the entire international schools market.

The ISC Global Report contains 191 pages of crucial research, market analysis and forecasts.

It is an essential annual purchase for organisations wishing to understand and remain fully informed about today’s international schools market.

Market Intelligence Reports for key countries

ISC Market Intelligence Reports are available for key countries that are leading, or showing significant growth potential within the international schools market.

The reports provide critical data and intelligence to inform expansion plans, new developments and strategic marketing.

Each report provides detailed historic and current data; demographic data; social and economic trends impacting the market; a focus on the premium sector; demand analysis; details and future market developments; and market forecasts.

ISC Market Intelligence Reports are currently available for the following countries:

• Abu Dhabi• Benelux• China - Beijing and Tianjin• China - Shanghai• China (excluding above)• Dubai• Hong Kong• Indonesia • Malaysia

• Philippines• Qatar• Saudi Arabia• Singapore• South Korea• Taiwan• Thailand• Vietnam

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From ISC Research: Schools by size in Beijing (2014)

From ISC Research: Most popular curricula offered in international schools

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ISC’s proprietary data on the international schools market is the only available source of in-depth, reliable market and competitor intelligence. The Global Report provides access to all of the key data in one easy-to-read report.Mark Jeynes, Partner at OC&C Strategy Consultants

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ISC Statistical Reports

ISC Statistical Reports are a highly cost-effective means of analysing aspects of the international schools market and are produced to a client’s chosen criteria.

All reports include current and historical international schools market data and analysis, and can focus on such criteria as enrolment, fees, school size, location, curricula, examinations, staffing and more.

Get the statistics you need, nowSimply specify what data you require and how you want it to be analysed (e.g. historical growth of the number of schools by age bands taught in Malaysia; comparison of curricula within the UAE; etc). Reports can be produced for regions, sub-regions, countries and/or cities and are delivered in PDF or spreadsheet format.

ISC Statistical Reports are highly flexible, needs-specific and available for most parts of the world.

From ISC Research: Facilities in premium schools in Dubai (2014)

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I am very happy with the ISC Report. It provides me with up to date information that I can rely on and covers the range of data relevant to my business. Well worth the investment!Peter Derby-Crook, Chief Executive Officer, Tanglin Trust School, Singapore

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ISC OnlineCurrent data and access to the world’s international schools

ISC Online is a twelve month licence giving you online access to ISC’s database of over 7,000 English-medium international schools.

ISC Online includes real-time data analysis, news, and search and filter facilities for the entire international schools market.

ISC Online is available in two versions – ISC Online for Business and ISC Online for Higher Education.

With ISC Online you can:• Review the worldwide international schools market in detail.

• Search and filter schools by a range of criteria including location, school size, enrolment phases, curriculum, examinations, and more.

• Connect directly with international schools via an integrated email feature.

• Target key department heads and specific roles within each school (ISC Online includes the names of over 34,000 key individuals and allows you to select by key contacts within 45 different school departments including senior leaders, subject heads, librarian, careers counsellor, purchasing and more).

• Keep informed of all important international school events including conferences and seminars.

• Read just published international school news.

• Remain up-to-date with all international school associations and representative groups.

The Peterson School, Mexico

Using ISC Online has become an invaluable information base for us for actively targeting the international schools market. We have grown since working with ISC; reaching places we’ve never targeted in the past and finding opportunities that we hadn’t filled before.Mike Betnun, Senior Account Executive International Sales, Hobsons

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Current data and access to the world’s international schools

Know the needs and demands for your business sectorISC Premier Service benefits companies and organisations that want highly targeted market intelligence and direct connections specific to their business sector. As an ISC Premier Service client you will:

Research results and opportunity alerts are delivered to ISC Premier Service clients on a monthly basis through-out the academic year.

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ISC Premier ServiceIn-depth, targeted research and intelligence from leading international schools

ISC Premier Service helps you to find out about current practices related to your market sector within individual international schools. It also informs you of forthcoming needs and selection opportunities relevant to your business within each school. Market sectors researched currently include:

Research the schools you want to reachISC Premier Service is available for each of the top five international school regions of the world:

Europe • Latin America • South East Asia • Eastern Asia • Middle East

ISC researchers based in each of these five areas visit, interview and survey the internationals schools in their region every year. A minimum of 100 leading international schools are surveyed in each region each year. You can select the ISC Premier Service for one or more of these five areas.

As a Premier Service customer of ISC, I have been able to make connections with clients and to gain market knowledge that would otherwise take me months and even years to gain, giving me a competitive edge.Diane Jacoutot, Managing Director, Edvectus

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• Know what products and services within your business sector international schools are using

• Identify requirements and lead opportunities relevant to your market sector

• Improve your chances of being invited to tender

• Know the key contacts and decision-makers relevant for your market sector within the schools surveyed

• Know detailed market intelligence, on a monthly basis, relevant to your sector within your chosen region

• Development and investment

• Quality assurance and assesment

• Building and facilities services

• School supply

• Technology

• Recruitment

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