International School of Prague Upper School Profile 2024-25
School and Community
Nationalities:
instruction from Pre-k to grade 12
Contacts
Director: Dr. Chip Kimball, Deputy Director: Dr. David Callaway
Principal: Dr. Eric Sturm esturm@isp.cz
DP/CP Coordinator: Karen Ercolino kercolino@isp.cz
Counsellors: Brenda Manfredi bmanfredi@isp.cz, Kristy Raggio kraggio@isp.cz
70 % of students do not speak English as their first language.
CEEB Code: 719019 founded 1948
Upper School Academic Programme
ISP offers an accredited American high school diploma, as well as the IB Career-Related Programme and the International Baccalaureate Diploma.
180 instructional days; 2 semesters; block schedule with 10 day rotation and 65 minute classes.
School calendar is Mid-August to Mid-June.
The majority of courses for Grades 11 and 12 are two-year IB courses.
ISP is non-selective in admissions and in IB Diploma enrollment.
Approximately 80% of graduates complete the IB Diploma.
12th grade students enrolled in year 2 IB courses are required to sit the IB exams in May.
11th - 12th Grade Academic Courses
International Baccalaureate courses (IB) are open to all Grade 11 & 12 students
IB English A Literature SL, HL
IB English A Lang. & Lit. SL, HL
IB English B HL
IB French B SL, HL, ab initio
IB German B SL, HL, ab initio
IB Spanish B SL, HL, ab initio
IB Business & Mgmt. SL, HL
Self-Study Courses
IB Language A
Students who wish to take a IB language A course in their mother tongue work with a supervised outside tutor to meet the requirements and preparation for the IB Language A course set by the IBO. These classes appear on the transcript, however grades and credit are not awarded. Students complete all assessments for the IB and receive IB results.
IB Global Politics SL, HL
IB History SL, HL
IB Psychology SL, HL
IB Economics SL, HL
IB Math AA SL, HL
IB Math AI SL, HL
IB Biology SL, HL
IB Chemistry SL, HL
IB Physics SL, HL
IB Environmental Sys. & Soc. SL
IB Computer Science SL, HL
IB Music SL, HL
IB Visual Art SL, HL
IB Film SL, HL Theory of Knowledge
Independent Study
Students may petition to fulfill up to one credit requirement with an independent study course. Proposals must outline a rationale, list the course of study, and state the evaluation process. Independent Studies are graded pass/fail.
Grading System & Graduation Requirements
7 Excellent
6 Very Good
5 Good
4 Satisfactory
3 Basic
2 Poor (no credit awarded)
1 Very Poor (no credit awarded)
All Graduates receive a U.S. high school diploma.
Global Online Academy
GOA courses are available as an elective class. These courses are not added to the ISP transcript, a GOA transcript is provided.
Total Credits Required: 23
English - 4
Math - 3
Science - 2
Social Studies - 2
Modern Language - 3
Arts/IT - 2
PE/Health - 2
Electives - 5
We do not provide class rankings or GPA. There is no ranking system that would adequately account for highly transitory international students.
As a member of NACAC, ISP reports any significant incidents of academic dishonesty or behavioral misconduct.
Co-curricular
ISP offers a variety of CEESA sports, ISP Ambassadors, Model United Nations (MUN), National Honor Society (NHS), Speech & Debate, Earth Club, Knowledge Bowl, Media Correspondent, Duke of Edinburgh, Robotics, Aeronautics, Spectrum, Dance Crew, Drama productions, Amnesty International, community service, student government (STUCO), and others.
ISP Projects and Extended Learning
Week Without Walls is a week-long experiential learning opportunity that provides students with a cultural, personal, interpersonal and environmental experience. During this week, students learn, reflect and grow as individuals and in the community.
Stretch Days are extended learning opportunities that are offered 5 times a year. These days provide additional time for special projects or subject-focused learning experiences to happen. TEDxYouth is produced by ISP students. ISP‘s TEDxYouth allows students to work on every event component, including publicity, sound, media, programme, posters, theatre tech, tickets and more.
Diploma Results Class of 2022-24
Grade Distribution for the class of 2025 (Grade 11)
SAT scores are not reported due to the small number of test takers.
Colleges and Universities Attended by ISP Graduates 2022–2024
United Kingdom
Abbey Road Institute
Bath Spa University
Bournemouth University
City, University of London
Durham University
Hult University
King‘s College London
Imperial College London
London School of Economics & Political Science
Oxford Brookes University
Regent’s University
University of Aberdeen
University of the Arts, London
University of Bath
University of Bristol
University College London
University of Edinburgh
University of Greenwich
University of Lancaster
University of Oxford
University of Reading
University of St Andrews
University of Warwick
Netherlands
Delft University of Technology
Leiden University
Leiden University College
Maastricht University
Technical University Eindhoven
University of Amsterdam
University of Groningen
University of Twente
Vrije University Amsterdam
Wageningen University & Research
Czech Republic
Anglo American University
Charles University, 3rd Faculty of Medicine
Charles University, Faculty of Art
Skoda Auto University
University of Chemistry & Technology
University of New York in Prague
Other Europe
Aalto University (FI)
American University of Paris (FR)
Berlin International University of Applied
Sciences (DE)
BIMM (DE)
Bocconi University (IT)
Dublin Business School (IR)
Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne (CH)
EDHEC Business School (FR)
ESMOD (FR)
ESADE Business School (SP)
EU Business School (DE)
Franklin University Switzerland (CH)
Forward College (PO)
IE University (SP)
Kassel School of Medicine (DE)
Johannes Kepler University (DE)
John Cabot University (IT)
Luiss University (IT)
National Film School (IR)
Science PO (FR)
Skoda Auto University
Technical University Munich (DE)
University of Lausanne (CH)
University of Malta (MT)
University of New York in Prague
United States
Babson College
Bentley University
Brigham Young University
Christopher Newport University
Drew University
Emory University
Florida State University
George Mason University
Lynn University
New York University
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Pennsylvania State University
Pepperdine University
Pratt Institute
Radford University
Santa Clara University
Tufts University
University of Chicago
University of Florida
University of Maryland, Baltimore
County
University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of Rochester
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin, La-Crosse
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Tech
Western Washington University
Utah State University
Canada
Georgian College
McGill University
Toronto Metropolitan University
University of British Columbia
University of Calgary
University of Guelph
University of Montreal
University of Toronto
University of Victoria
University of Waterloo
York University
Korea
Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology
Korea University
Seoul National University
Rest of World
City University of Hong Kong
International Law School of Sorbonne, Assas
New York University Abu Dhabi, UAE
Bolded – class of 2024 matriculation
