Admissions FAQ

Typically, our first semester runs from early August to mid-December, with a week-long October break and American Thanksgiving in November. Our second semester runs from early January to early June, with a week-long combined March and Easter break.

Please see our school calendar for 2022-2023. 

As an international school, we understand that relocation does not always coincide with the beginning of the academic year or semester and we are happy to welcome you at any stage throughout the year. If you are seeking admission for the 2022-2023 school year, the time to apply is now. We are currently accepting, reviewing and offering provisional admission for the school year.

AISL is a co-educational, college-preparatory day school. We do not offer boarding.

No, we do not. Parents provide transportation for their children by bringing them to and from school, making arrangements with their driver, or carpooling with other parents. Some employers offer busing.

No, we do not. However, AISL does offer admissions priority for dependents of US passport holders.

Your child must be 3 by August 31st of a given school year.

While children in preschool, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten bring their lunch to school, students in grades 1 to 12 may choose to bring a lunch from home or purchase their lunch from our school cafeteria via HMC Catering.

No, it is not, but we collect health and allergy details during the application and employment process which is shared with our school doctor and nurse. 

Our teachers are U.S. certified or equivalent. Like our students, AISL's teachers and overseas faculty are an international group! For the 2020-2021 school year, 54% are from the United States of America; 15% Nigeria; 10% Canada; 6% India and South Africa; and 15% Australia, Dominican Republic, France, Lebanon, Mexico, Poland, Puerto Rico, Spain, United Kingdom, Venezuela and Zambia.

AISL is truly an international school with our students' families representing 52 different countries! Based on fathers' nationalities for the 2020-2021 school year, our largest international communities include: India 20%; United States of America 17%; Nigeria 15%; United Kingdom 7%; Lebanon 5%; Pakistan 4%; Israel and South Africa 3% each; and Egypt and South Korea 2%. See the percentage breakdown of all 43 countries by fathers' passports.

Our curriculum is based on AERO Common Core Plus (American Education Reaches Out) standards and benchmarks. AISL is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA), the Council for International Schools (CIS) and the International Baccalaureate organization (IB) as an IB Diploma school. AISL has an on­going review of curricular needs and academic programs.

No, we do not and we accept students regardless of religion or ethnicity. 

Starting in Kindergarten, children study Spanish or French, unless they are English Language Learners (i.e. ELL), in which case, they study English starting in grade 1. Beginning in grade 9, students may study Spanish, French or Arabic.

We have in the past; however, due to travel challenges posed by COVID-19 internatioanl trips are currently paused.

Yes, we do! AISL offers the IB program in grades 11 and 12. Details about our IB program can be found here. AISL students in the class of 2019 earned an average of 31 out of 45 points, while the worldwide average IB score was 29.63. AISL's highest score was 37 points.

As with students in grades 2 to 8, students in grades 9 complete MAP testing (Measures of Academic Progress), which is a computerized, adaptive test.

Students in the 10th grade complete the Morrisby, a psychoeducational metric. The Morrisby is used by many schools worldwide to help inform students and parents about students' skills and to provide additional guidance for IB choices, academic choices at university level, and potential career fields.

The PSAT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test) is given in October to all 10th and 11th grade students. It is part of our school program and is obligatory. Furthermore, we recommend that the SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) be taken at the end of 11th grade and the beginning of 12th grade. On average students take the SAT 3 times. For the IB Diploma Programme, students take written examinations at the end of the programme in May of each year. These are marked by external IB examiners.

Please note that we are a closed test center, meaning that we only allow AISL students to come to our campus for PSAT and SAT testing, along with IB exams.

University Acceptances and Matriculation include universities located in the USA, the United Kingdom, and Canada, along with Argentina, Australia, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, India, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, and Switzerland. For more information refer to AISL's High School Page.