School Characteristics

Grading System

Special Curriculum Features

Graduation Requirements

International School of Curaçao 2019-2020 School Profile Fully Accredited by the Council of International School (CIS) and New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) Member of the Association of American Schools in South America

International School of Curaçao Phone #: (599 9) 737-3633 School Code # 874090 Koninginnelaan z/n P.O. Box 3090 Fax # : (599 9) 737-3142 SAT Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean Website: www.isc.cw Center Code # 91406 Director: Douglas Vaughan, MEd E-mail: vaughand@isc.cw ACT High School Principal: Ulises Franco, MA E-mail: francou@isc.cw Center Code # 871790 College Counselor: Kate Ribeiro, MEd E-mail: ribeirok@isc.cw

• K-12, private, non-profit, coeducational day school located in the Dutch Caribbean

• Founded in 1968 • US-based College Preparatory Curriculum

with English as the language of instruction • School year runs from August to June • Grading cycle based on the quarter system:

1 year course=1.0 course credit • Multinational/multilingual student population,

representing 25 different countries: 57% Dutch, 14% US, 12% Venezuelan, 5% Canadian, 2% Indian, 2% Chinese, 1% British, 1% Spanish, 1% Colombian, 1% German, 1% Norwegian and 3% Other • Enrollment: K-12: 304 students High School: 113 students Senior Class: 33 • Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:6 • Teachers represent 9 various nationalities. 44% Dutch, 29% American,4%Venezuelan, 7% Indian, 5% Colombian, 2% British, 7% Canadian, 1% Surinamese and 1%Trinidadian • International Baccalaureate Curriculum

since 1996 • MYP candidate as of 2018 • Member of the College Board and the National

Association for College Admission Counseling • Fully accredited by CIS and NEASC

As part of our school policy, we do not provide students' class rank. GPA is weighted, using a 5.0 scale.

Minimum of 24 credits for High School Graduation: • 4 credits in English • 3 credits in Mathematics, History, and Science. • 2 credits in Foreign Language and Physical

Education/Health • 1 credit in Fine & Performing Arts • 6 credits in elective courses

• Full International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma program • Students may also take IB certificate courses • 17 IB courses offered • IB Diploma students take 6 IB courses: 3 SL (standard

level) and 3 HL (higher level) • Languages: Spanish, Dutch (grades 2-12), French

(grades 11-12)

• Learning Plus Activities • Model United Nations (MUN) • Global Issues Network (GIN) • Varsity Athletic Teams: Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer • Student Council • National Honor Society

Extracurricular Activities

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OFFERING ADMISSIONS TO ISC GRADUATES 2014-2019

United States American University Auburn University Babson College Barnard University Barry University Bentley University Berkshire Community College Binghamton University Boston College Boston University Brandeis University Brown University Bryn Mawr College Clark University Clarkson University Columbia University Cornell University DePaul University Drew University Drexel University East Los Angeles College East Stroudsburg University Emmanuel College Emory University Endicott College Fashion Institute of New York Flagler College Florida Atlantic University Florida International University Florida State University Fordham University Full Sail University Grinnell College Goucher College Hartford University Harvard University Hofstra University Hult International Business School Indiana University Indian Hills Community College Lynn University Manhattanville College Marywood University Miami Dade College Miami Int’l University of Art and Design Muhlenberg College New York University New York City College of Technology Northeastern University Norwich University Nova Southeastern University Pace University Parsons School of Design Pennsylvania State University Purdue University Savannah College of Art & Design Salisbury University Santa Clara University Simmons College Slippery Rock University Southern Methodist University Stanford University Stony Brook University St. Johns University Stetson University Suffolk University SUNY Delhi SUNY Maritime College Swarthmore College Syracuse University Temple University Texas A & M University

Texas Christian University The Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale The George Washington University Trinity University University of California Berkeley University of California Davis University of California Los Angeles University of California Irvine University of California Santa Barbara University of California Santa Cruz University of Central Florida University of Chicago University of Colorado Boulder University of Las Vegas University of Louisiana at Monroe University of Maryland University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Miami University of Michigan- Ann Arbor University of New Orleans University of North Texas University of Northern Colorado University of Pennsylvania University of South Florida University of Southern California University of Tampa University of Texas- Austin University of Virginia Vassar University Virginia Tech Wellesley College Wentworth Institute of Technology West Texas A&M University Worcester Polytechnic Institute The Netherlands Amsterdam University College Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Avans University of Applied Science Breda University of Applied Sciences Delft University of Technology Eindhoven University of Technology Erasmus University College Erasmus University Fontys University of Applied Science Hanze University of Applied Sciences Hotel Management School Maastricht Hotelschool The Hague HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht InHolland University of Applied Sciences Leiden University Leiden University College Maastricht University Maastricht University of Applied Sciences NHL Stenden Uni of Applied Sciences Nyenrode Business University Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences Royal Academy of Art, The Hague The Hague University of Applied Sciences The Amsterdam Fashion Academy University College Utrecht University of Amsterdam University of Groningen University of Twente Webster University Leiden Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Zuyd University of Applied Sciences

Other Universities Worldwide Auckland University of Technology (NZ) Birmingham City University (UK) Bishop’s University (CA) Cardiff University (UK) Christ University (India) City University London (UK) Goldsmiths University of London (UK) EU University (Spain) Humber College (CA) IE University (Spain) Instituto Buena Bista Art School (Curaçao) Kingston University (UK) Lancaster University (UK) Liverpool Hope University (UK) McMaster University (CA) Memorial University of Newfoundland (CA) Middlesex University (UK) Ontario College of Art and Design (CA) Ottawa University (CA) Oxford Brookes University (UK) Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia) Queen Mary University (UK) Quest University (CA) Regents University London (UK) Royal Holloway University of London (UK) Ryerson University (CA) Seneca College (CA) Sheridan College (CA) University di Roma tor Vergata (IT) Universidad El Bosque (Colombia) University of Auckland (NZ) University of Birmingham (UK) University of Bologna (IT) University of Bristol (UK) University of British Colombia (CA) University of Curaçao (Curaçao) University of Essex (UK) University of Greenwich (UK) University of Guelph (CA) University of Kent (UK) University of Leeds (UK) University of Manchester (UK) University of Nottingham (UK) University of Surrey (UK) University of Toronto (CA) University of Waterloo (Canada) University of Westminster (UK) York University (UK)

Colleges and universities where students have matriculated are indicated in bold