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On a 44-acre campus, BISP has extensive and comprehensive facilities. The school has an ongoing upgrade and development plan to ensure modern teaching spaces. The majority of classrooms are situated in separate Secondary and Primary buildings, and the Early Years section benefits from its own space. Additional breakout spaces are distributed throughout the school to support collaborative and project-based learning, with outdoor areas such as the amphitheatre and Early Years gardens.
BISP has extensive sporting facilities that enable the school to host international sporting events, offer high-performance academies, and deliver an extensive extracurricular programme. Facilities include a Sports Hall, Gymnasium, Fitness Centre, 3 full-size Football Pitches, Tennis Centre, Golf Centre, 25m and 50m swimming pools, and a 400m grass athletics track. The 50m pool is the main competition pool and home to the Flying Fish Aquatics Club and Swim Academy, with multiple top coaches. The Golf Short Game Centre and the Trapeze and MACA Training Area are part of the on-site offerings for sport and enrichment.
The STEM facilities are state-of-the-art, including 6 Science Labs, 2 IT Labs, and a Primary Cooking Room. From Year 5, students are expected to bring their own MacBook, and the Secondary IT labs are equipped for robotics, green screen, programming, and 3D printing; younger students receive devices as required. All buildings have WiFi, and teaching spaces have projectors or screens and, where appropriate, interactive boards. The school provides two libraries (Primary and Secondary), an IB centre with a common room and University counselling suite, and a Design Technology Lab and Innovation Hub with two large Design and Technology work areas.
The school runs High-Performance Academies in Tennis, Football, Swimming and Golf, with professional coaching and pathways that can lead to school representation. There is a dedicated Aerial Arts, Flying Trapeze & Gymnastics Academy on site, and a Golf Short Game Centre supporting the golf programme. The Activity Programme also offers a range of other sports and activities such as Badminton and Dance, with opportunities within the Duke of Edinburgh International Award framework. Partnerships with local providers extend extracurriculars, including nearby horse riding stables, climbing centres and world-class golf courses.
Founded in 1996, the British International School Phuket (BISP) is a co‑educational day and boarding school on a secure 44‑acre tropical campus in Phuket, Thailand. It serves about 1,140 students aged 2–18 from over 56 nationalities. Learning begins in English‑medium Early Years following a play‑based British curriculum, transitions through National Curriculum Key Stages 1–3, then IGCSE exams in Years 10–11, and culminates in the IB Diploma Programme in Years 12–13. A BTEC Sports Diploma is also available. Facilities include five science labs, design tech workshops, two art studios, performing arts spaces, tennis courts, swimming pools, aerial arts and a golf training centre. Unique offerings include four sport academies (golf, football, tennis, swimming), active performing arts ensembles, and a well-being and outdoor education program.
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