Quick Facts

General Information

Date Founded

Our private school in Houston was founded in 2000.

Student Population

We have students from ages 3 to 18. Find out more about the students at our school.

Number of Nationalities

Our student body represents over 70 nationalities. Approximately 36% of our students are British, 17% are American and the rest of our students come from a wide variety of countries including the Netherlands, Oman, Australia, Singapore and Egypt. Find out more about the global community at our school.

Age Ranges

We teach students from age 3 to 18. This covers US grades from Pre-K to 12th grade, and UK Early Years to Year 13. Find out more about the different age ranges at our school.

Location

Our innovative 275,000 sq. ft. purpose built campus for 2000 students is located at 2203 North Westgreen Boulevard, Katy, Texas 77449.

School Day

The school day is 8:25 a.m. to 3:25 p.m. Early drop-off is available from 8:00am. Clubs, sports, and other competitive activities are also held after school. Find out more about the facilities at our school.

Curriculum

Students aged 3 to 5 years follow the UK Early Years Foundation Stage framework.

Students aged 5 to 11 years follow the English National Curriculum in Numeracy and Literacy alongside the International Primary Curriculum.

Students aged 12 to 14 years follow the Secondary National Curriculum for England.

Students aged 14 to 16 years follow pre-IB Diploma courses leading to International GCSE qualifications.

Students aged 16-18 years can choose from the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, the IB Career-related Certificate and the BTEC Diploma.

Accreditations

The British International School of Houston is accredited to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). The year-long accreditation process includes preparation of resources, teacher training and an authorization visit. Each programme must include a curriculum and pedagogy, student assessment appropriate to the age range, professional development for teachers and a process of school authorization and evaluation.

The British School of Houston is accredited as a Centre for the University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) and we offer Cambridge examination courses in IGCSE.