Type International School Head of School Greg Read Founded 1988 | Established 1988 School color(s) green, blue, yellow Number of students 200 Locale Unguja | |
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Years offered Pre-kindergarten - Grade 12 | ||
The International School of Zanzibar (founded in 1988) is a private international school located on the island of Zanzibar, Tanzania. It hosts students from over 20 countries, ages 2–16, from pre-kindergarten, to Year 12. The official language, and language of instruction of this school, is English. The academic program is based on the Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education, the IGCSE. Currently, there are about 200 students enrolled in the school, from many different countries.
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History
The International School of Zanzibar (ISZ) was founded by parents from foreign countries as a play area for their children. ISZ is a community school catering for the expatriate community as well as locals who opted for the British National curriculum. It attracts children of hoteliers who run Zanzibar's upmarket beach hotels, many of these hoteliers coming from Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, the Middle East, and the United Kingdom.
Curriculum
In principle the International School of Zanzibar, (ISZ) follows the British National Curriculum including the administration of SATs and IGCSEs (the school is an accredited Cambridge Examination Centre). Included in the curriculum are English, mathematics, science, history, geography, information technology, design technology, music, physical education & swimming.
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The school has grown from 10 children in 1988 to over 200 in October 2015. The school has a swimming pool, a science room, a tennis court, a football field, an art room, an ICT room, and many more. The school has wide range of teachers from around the world.
ISZ consists of an International student body enrolling students throughout the age ranges, representing 29 different countries. These include Tanzanian (46%), Germany (7%), the United Kingdom (6%), Italian (5%), Egyptian (4%), Finnish (3%), and Spanish (3%). The remaining 27% of the student population come from 22 other nations.
Location
The school is located in East Africa, Tanzania, Zanzibar, in the Mazizini area which is 5 minutes from the airport and 10 minutes from Stone Town.