The International School of Curacao is dedicated to achieving academic excellence, appreciating diversity, and guiding the transition from childhood to adulthood. Our Vision, Mission and Beliefs emphasize ISC’s commitment to educating our students to become global citizens who are collaborative, involved, respectful, and responsible.
The admission process strives to identify a variety of students who demonstrate motivation and the ability to excel in our school system. In addition, we welcome students who indicate a commitment to learning and growth. In reviewing applications, the Admissions Office considers previous academic performance, assessments, teacher recommendations, and individual characteristics and talents.
Our main goal is to determine whether the student can and will be successful at the International School of Curacao. ISC will serve students whose needs are within the scope of the curriculum offerings and can be met in the learning groups of up to 20 students.
Students with mild physical, medical, or academic needs can be accepted as long as it is determined that the school can positively serve their special needs. Please see Support Programs for further details. Applications for special needs students must be accompanied by complete evaluation reports from specialists in order to be considered. The International School of Curacao is not equipped to handle students with severe academic or physical handicaps.
The International School of Curaçao does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political views, religious beliefs, family, social or cultural background, to exclude, deny, or grant any advantage for employment, or admissions of students.
Admissions Process for online applications:
All required application documents must be submitted before applications will be processed. Below you will find a step-by-step description of the online admissions process.
Step 1: Click on Apply Now! and create an account. This will allow you to save and come back to finish the application.
Step 2: Before starting with the application, we recommend that you scan and save the following documents, since you will be asked to upload them while filling out the application.
- Student’s photo – from the shoulders up, similar to a passport photo
- Copy of the student’s passport or birth certificate
- School report cards (current year and previous 2 years for students in grade 2 and higher)
- Standardized Test Results (if available)
- Student’s vaccination (immunization) records
Note: 1. Do not upload pictures taken of documents since they are often blurred. Only send scanned documents. 2. You can only upload PDF and JPG files (Maximum size is 5000KB). For assistance with compressing your documents, please visit these links:
How to compress PDF files or How to compress JPG files
Step 3: Besides uploading the above documents, you will also be provided the following forms to be filled/uploaded:
- Application Form
- Student Writing Sample (without assistance) for students going into grades 3, 4, or 5. (Click Here to Download)
- Student Questionnaire: Students applying to 6th grade or higher, should fill out and submit the Student Questionnaire (Click Here to Download) that includes an autobiography written by them without assistance.
- Letter of Financial Responsibility – download the form for ‘Family English / Spanish’, if the parents are responsible for payments; download the form for ‘Company’, if the employing company is responsible for payments. In the latter case, the person responsible at the company should fill, sign and stamp the form. Once ready, upload the form.
- The Home language Survey
- The Student Health History Form
- You will be asked to fill out information for the Teacher Recommendation Form(s) to be emailed to your student’s teacher(s). For students applying K5 through 6th grade, one form is to be filled by the student’s homeroom teacher. For students applying to 7th grade and higher, two forms are to be filled – one by their English and one by their Math teacher.
Note: Fill out the student’s name in the subject box where it says (Student name) so the receiving teacher knows for whom the recommendation is requested.
Step 4: Pay the Application Fee (ANG. 200 per student), by online bank transfer to International School of Curacao, Koninginnelaan z/n, Willemstad, Curacao.
-Swift / Iban: MCBKCWCU
-Bank: Maduro Curiel’s Bank
-Address: Plaza Jojo Correa 2-4, Willemstad, Curaçao
-Account #: 52395204
Please mention in the transfer: Application Fee and the name(s) of the student(s.
Step 5: Once all documents are submitted, the application will be processed by the Admissions Office and you will be contacted regarding the acceptance of the student.
Important information:
Parents are required to make payments of the school fees before the first day student(s) will attend school. Click here to view School Fees.
For information about school uniforms and school supplies, click here School Uniforms and Class Supply Lists.