International School Twente

The International School Twente is an English-teaching international school located in Enschede, Overijssel in the Netherlands. It is composed of a primary division and a secondary division. Both divisions teach all classes in English. The primary division has classes from grade 1-6 while the secondary division offers grade 7 -13. Both divisions work in close cooperation but are yet to be fully integrated.HistoryThe primary division of IST opened its doors on August 25, 2008. The secondary division opened officially on January 13, 2012 by the Right Honourable Mrs Ank Bijleveld, the Queen’s Commissioner for the province of Overijssel. After several years of development, it grew to a school with over 100 students from more than 40 nationalities.ManagementThe IST Secondary department currently is a part of Het Stedelijk Lyceum, located in its Zuid campus. IST Primary operates as a division Prinseschool in a different location. The merge of the two divisions is in progress.FacilitiesThe secondary division of IST locates inside the Zuid campus of Het Stedelijk Lyceum. It has its own department within the campus while sharing the fully equipped gyms, sports field, science labs, and art & music department. A canteen is in service for IST and a carpark belonging to the Zuid campus is located in front of the school.The primary division of IST locates separately Daalweg 32, 7541 AN Enschede. From Fall 2015, it will move to its own independent building in Joh. ter Horststraat 30, 7513 ZH Enschede.CurriculaThe secondary department of IST currently offers a full Cambridge Secondary curriculum to students from 11/12-18/19, including Cambridge Secondary 1, Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International AS and A-Level, and Cambridge Pre-U. A gradual transition from CIE A-Levels to the IB Diploma Programme is in progress. At this moment subjects offered include: