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We are still accepting applications for the 2020-2021 school year. A few spaces are still available in Toute Petite Section, Pre-K, 3rd grade, and some sections of the Upper School. For all other grades, we are considering applications for the waiting lists.

The Admission Office is working remotely. Email is the best way to reach us: admissions@isbos.org (please do not mail anything to our physical address).

If you are having technical difficulties submitting your application, or if you cannot upload materials directly to the Admissions Portal, please send an email to admissions@isbos.org.

Please click below to see the materials required at each level:

Required documents to submit with the application are listed below by age group.

Preschool and Kindergarten

Upload the daycare/school progress reports or a copy of report cards (bulletins scolaires) for the last three years of school (if applicable) and for the most recent grading period.
If your child is presently in school or daycare, the teacher should complete an evaluation form. The form is available in both English and French.

Please note - Students applying to Preschool must be 2 years old by September 1st of their entry year, and do not need to be toilet-trained before entering school.

Non-French speakers are welcome to apply in all levels in our Preschool and Kindergarten.

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Lower School

Upload the school progress reports or a copy of report cards (bulletins scolaires) for the last three years of school and for the most recent grading period.
Please have your child's teacher fill out the most appropriate evaluation form -
- Grade 1 (form in English)
- Grade 1 (form in French)
- Grades 2-5 (form in English)
- Grades 2-5 (form in French)

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Middle School

Upload the school progress reports or a copy of report cards (bulletins scolaires) for the last three years of school and for the most recent grading period.
Students currently attending an English speaking program must submit the following:
- Evaluation form to be completed by one of their teachers, advisor, or principal.
- Standardized test scores ( we accept the ISEE, SSAT, MCAS, and CTP- 4 test).
Students currently attending a French speaking program should submit the following:
- Evaluation form in French to be completed by their teacher.

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Upper School

Upload the school progress reports or a copy of report cards (bulletins scolaires) for the last three years of school and for the most recent grading period.
Students currently attending an English speaking program must also provide the following:
- Math evaluation form (to be completed by the present math teacher).
- English evaluation form (to be completed by the present English teacher).
- Administrator evaluation form (to be completed by a principal, advisor, or guidance counselor).
- Standardized test scores -
  - ISB's ISEE (Independent School Entrance Exam) code is 222628.
  - ISB’s SSAT (Secondary School Admissions Test) code is 4122.
  - Grade 11 applicants can provide PSAT scores and/or SAT scores instead of SSAT.
Students currently attending a French speaking program should also provide the following:
- Evaluation form in French to be complete by the professeur principale.

Please note - students applying to the International Program and International Baccalaureate, whose first language is not English, will be required to take an online English Placement Test as a component of the application process.

French is not required for entrance into our International Program.

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Learn more about how to apply for the Homestay Program (grades 9 to 12).

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The International School of Boston is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from harassment and discrimination. No employee of the School or applicant to the School shall be discriminated against or on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability or genetic information.
Students are admitted on the basis of an interview and an educational assessment. The School will make a final determination about grade placement.