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School Profile
CEEB: 695270 UCAS: 48297
The New International School of Thailand, NIST, is one of the few fully accredited IB World Schools
in Bangkok, offering all three International Baccalaureate programmes. Located in the heart of Bangkok,
NIST is a co-educational day school providing an international education to a diverse group of students
from over 50 nationalities ranging from 3 to 18 years of age. Since its inception in 1992 with guidance
and support from the United Nations, NIST has gained a reputation as one of the leading IB schools
in the Asia Pacific Region. Its students consistently earn high scores in the IB Diploma and move
on to higher education in North America, Europe, and Australasia. Accredited by both CIS and NEASC,
NIST was the first school in Thailand to achieve dual accreditation.
Mission Statement:
As a leading IB world school, NIST’s mission is
to inspire and empower each student
to pursue individual excellence
and to enrich the world.
Student Body:
The school serves families from over 50 different countries. Most students enter higher education
in North America, the UK, Asia, Australasia, and Europe. NIST has a total enrolment of 1,503 students
from Early Years to Year 13.
Teachers:
NIST teachers also come from a varied group of nationalities with over 25 countries represented in
our teaching and support staff. NIST teachers are all fully qualified in teaching the IB curriculum
and meet both the Ministry of Education requirements and NIST’s own high standards.
School Calendar:
The school year begins in mid-August and ends in mid-June. It is divided into two semesters.
There are a minimum of 180 teaching days per year.
Curriculum:
As an IB World School, NIST follows the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme
(MYP), and the IB Diploma Programme (DP). Incorporated into the curricula is an extensive World
Languages programme (presently 21 different languages) and an extensive co¬curricular programme of
creative arts, sporting, and community service activities. Life-skills, Thai Studies and Global
Issues courses are also taught throughout. Physical Education is taught throughout the school.
This Year's Graduating Class
There are 87 students in the current senior class; successful candidates will graduate on 26 May,
2012. Of those, 85 are enrolled in the full IB Diploma program while 2 are enrolled in the Certificate.
Typically, 90 per cent of NIST graduates will matriculate abroad while 5 per cent will study in Thailand.
A few of our current seniors will embark on a Gap Year in September 2012.
Academic Requirements
The IB Diploma Programe is the basis of study for the final two years. Both IB Certificate and IB Diploma
students must take six subjects, one from each of the following groups:
| Group 1: |
Language A (Mother Tongue Language) |
| Group 2: |
Language B (Second Language) |
| Group 3: |
Individuals and Societies (History, Geography, Economics, Business & Management, Psychology)
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| Group 4: |
Experimental Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Systems, Design Technology)
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| Group 4: |
Experimental Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Systems, Design Technology)
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| Group 5: |
Mathematics (Higher Level Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Standard Level Mathematics and Mathematical Studies)
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| Group 6: |
Electives (Visual Arts, Theater Arts, Music, another subject from groups 1-4)
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In addition, IB Diploma students take Theory of Knowledge (TOK) and write an Extended Essay.
All students are involved in the Creativity, Action and Service (CAS) Programme.
The NIST Graduation Diploma is awarded to students who have successfully completed their
four years of Upper Secondary School. We honor credits earned at NIST and prior schools attended.
Criteria for graduation are academic and extra-curricular, in keeping with NIST’s philosophy of
holistic development. The NIST Graduation Diploma is valid as a High School Diploma in the USA
and abroad, in accordance with CIS and NEASC accreditation.
Grading
NIST does not calculate students’ GPAs or rank them in year groups.
Grade Scheme & Equivalencies using the IB 1-7 Scale:
| Score |
IB |
NIST |
US Equivalency |
| 7 |
Excellent |
Excellent |
- |
| 6 |
Very Good |
Very Good |
A+ |
| 5 |
Good |
Good |
A, A |
| 4 |
Satisfactory |
Satisfactory |
B+, B, B |
| 3 |
Mediocre |
Needs Improvement |
C+, C |
| 2 |
Poor |
Weak |
C-, D+, D |
| 1 |
Very Poor |
Very Weak |
D |
| N |
No Grade Awarded |
(1-0) |
E |
Note:
Equivalency with the US Grade system follows recommendations made by the IB, based on
suggestions from the Franco-American Commission in Paris, and the collective wisdom of colleagues
and schools with experience of the systems. It is acknowledged that grading standards vary, and
that admissions officers in other institutions may have their own equivalencies. The NIST system
of assessment is based firmly upon established IB criteria.
IB Results
| |
Class of
2002 |
Class of
2003 |
Class of
2004 |
Class of
2005 |
Class of
2006 |
Class of
2007 |
Class of
2008 |
Class of
2009 |
Class of
2010 |
Class of
2011 |
| Class Size
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43 |
43 |
70 |
71 |
90 |
88 |
82 |
86 |
97 |
85 |
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Students in Diploma Prog. |
41 |
42 |
67 |
66 |
86 |
79 |
75 |
79 |
91 |
77 |
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IB Diplomas Awarded
|
39
|
39
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63
|
60
|
84
|
67
|
68
|
73
|
81
|
73
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Average IB Diploma Score
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33
|
34
|
32
|
33
|
34
|
33
|
34
|
34
|
38
|
33
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Diploma Pass Rate
|
95
|
93
|
94
|
91
|
97
|
85
|
91
|
92
|
89
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95
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SAT Test Results
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NIST scores are of Native &
Non-native English Speakers
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Class
of
2004
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Class
of
2005
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Class
of
2006
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Class
of
2007
|
Class
of
2008
|
Class
of
2009
|
Class
of
2010
|
Class
of
2011
|
|
V
|
M
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V
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M
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V
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M
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CR
|
M
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CR
|
M
|
CR
|
M
|
CR
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M
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CR
|
M
|
|
NIST |
518 |
605 |
564 |
684 |
530 |
642 |
557 |
642 |
536 |
610 |
536 |
610 |
542 |
653 |
558 |
618 |
|
US National Average |
507 |
519 |
508 |
518 |
508 |
518 |
508 |
520 |
503 |
518 |
503 |
518 |
501 |
515 |
497 |
514 |
NIST scores are of Native &
Non-native English Speakers
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Class of 2010
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Class of 2011
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V
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M
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W
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Total
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V
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M
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W
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Total
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NIST |
501 |
608 |
512 |
1621 |
558 |
618 |
574 |
1750 |
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US National Average |
502 |
515 |
494 |
1511 |
497 |
514 |
489 |
1500 |
V = Verbal, CR = Critical Reading, M = Mathematics
Post-Secondary Education
NIST graduates have attended universities all around the globe.
Below is a sampling:
Australia
Australian National University
Avondale College
Bond University
Box Hill College
Deakin University
Griffith University
International College of Hotel Management
Monash University
National Institute of Dramatic Arts
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Swinburne University of Technology
Sydney University
University of Adelaide
University of Melbourne
University of New South Wales
University of Newcastle
University of Queensland
University of South Australia
University of Western Australia
Belgium
Versalius University
Canada
Guelph University
McGill University
McMaster University
Mount Allison University
Queen’s University
Sheridan College
Simon Fraser University
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Trent University
University of British Columbia
University of Ottawa
University of Toronto
University of Victoria
University of Western Ontario
Chile
La Catolica Pontifica Universidad de Chile
Universidad Catolica de Chile
France
University of Le Havre
Germany
Ludwig Maximilian University
University of Karlsruhe
Techniche Universitat Muenchen
Hong Kong
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
University of Hong Kong
India
B.D. Somani Institute
Bangalore University India
Birla Institute of Technology
Garden City College
Indian Institute of Technology
Indian Lay School
Pune Lady Sri Ram College
Rizvi College of Arts Science and Commerce
Italy
Academia Italiana
Bocconi University, Milan
Institute Maragoni, Milan
Japan
International Christian University
Kansai Gakuin Daiguako
Osaka University
Sophia University
Tokyo Univeristy
Waseda University
Korea
Chung-Ang University
Ewha Women’s University
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Korea Adv Institute of Science Technology
Korea University
Kyung Hee University
Seoul National University
Sogang University
Sung Kyun Kwan University
University of Seoul
Yonsei University
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Malaysia
International Medical University of Malaysia
Monash University, Malaysia Campus
Swinburne University of Technology
University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus
Netherlands
Den Haag Hotel School
University of Maastricht Vrije
University of Amsterdam
New Zealand
University of Auckland
University of Otago
University of Victoria
University of Wellington
Philippines
Ateneo de Manila University
Singapore
Nanyang Technical University
National University of Singapore
Singapore Institute of Management
Spain
St. Louis University
South Africa
University of Cape Town
University of the Northwest
Switzerland
Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne
Glion Institute of Higher Education
HEC, University de Lausanne Institute of Finance & Management, Geneva
Les Roches, School of Hotel Management
Taiwan
Fu Jen Catholic University
Ming Chuan University
National Taipei University
Shih Chien University
Soochow University
Thailand
Assumption University
Bangkok University
Chulalongkorn University
Kasetsart University
Mahidol University
Raffles Design School
Rangsit University
Silapakorn University
Thammasat University
Webster University
United Kingdom
Birmingham University
Bristol University
University College London
Edinburgh University
Exeter University
John Moores University
Kent Institute of Art & Design Liverpool
Kingston University
Liverpool University
London School of Economics
Loughborough University
Manchester Metropolitan University
Nottingham University
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford University
St.Andrew’s University
Surrey Institute of Art & Design University College
London University of Aberdeen
University of Bath
University of Brighton
University of Cambridge
University of Durham
University of Essex
University of Kent
University of Leeds
University of London
Goldsmith’s, University of London
Imperial College London
King’s College London
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
(SOAS)
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University of Manchester
University of Sheffield
University of the Arts, London
University of Warwick
University of York
United States
American University
Arizona State University
Babson College
Boston College
Boston University
Brown University
Bryn Mawr College
California State University (Sacramento)
Carnegie Mellon University
Chapman University
Cornell University
Drexel University
Duke University
Eugene Lang College, New York
Florida State University
Franklin & Marshall College
Gallaudet University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Harvard University
Indiana State University
Indiana University, Bloomington
Kentucky State University
Loyola University Chicago
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Michigan State University
Mount Holyoke College
New York University
North Carolina State University
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Parsons The New School of Design
Penn State University
Pepperdine University
Pratt Institute of Technology
Purdue University
Randolph Macon Woman’s College
Rhode Island School of Art & Design
Rutgers University
Stanford University
Suny College at Geneseo
Syracuse University
University of Buffalo
University of California (Berkley)
University of California (Los Angeles)
University of California (San Diego)
University of Chicago
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Georgia
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne
University of Maryland
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
University of Massachusetts at Boston
University of Miami
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania
University of San Francisco
University of Southern California
University of Texas (Austin)
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin (Madison)
Western Michigan University
Yale University
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