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South Korea, Busan
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ISB supports social and emotional learning through Secondary School counseling for academic, career, and personal development, and through Elementary School pastoral care provided by homeroom teachers, with wellbeing framed as a core school value in guiding statements and strategic planning.
ISB states an inclusive admissions approach and provides Learning Support plus access to external service providers for students with learning and language differences; determination of student support involves leaders, teachers, counselors, and support staff.
ISB provides EAL support with dedicated EAL teachers who offer extra English language instruction and/or curriculum support in inclusive or pull-out models; English is the language of instruction and inclusion.
Mental wellbeing is supported via Secondary School counseling for personal development and through Elementary pastoral care, with wellbeing explicitly emphasised in ISB's guiding statements and strategic planning.
ISB has a Board-adopted Child Protection Policy with prevention-focused lessons, comprehensive staff background checks, a Code of Conduct, and formal safeguarding training, and a designated Child Protection Officer (Amanda Illeperumaarachchi) plus a safeguarding lead on the Board; the school complies with Korean law regarding child protection.
International School of Busan (ISB) is a not-for-profit, English-medium school in Gijang, Busan, serving students from Early Years through Grade 12. ISB is authorised to offer the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP). Class sizes are typically small, averaging 13 in Early Years, 20 in Elementary and 15–18 in Secondary. Facilities listed by the school include a floodlit sports field, gymnasium, outdoor fitness centre, tennis and basketball courts, playgrounds, libraries and a cafeteria. ISB also organises bus transport across multiple areas including Busan and nearby cities, with GPS tracking for parents. A distinctive part of ISB’s history is its Early Learning Centre, noted for converted train carriages.
