The International School of Bologna (ISB) is an independent co-educational, International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum school offering a high-quality Early Years to Grade 12 international education to day students residing in the Italian Emilia-Romagna region.Since its inception in 2004 ISB has been committed to high quality learning through a holistic and balanced inquiry based university preparation educational program delivered in the English language medium. ISB is situated in the historical center of Bologna. The current school population is 296 students with around 55% expatriate families and 45% local families with one or both parents being Italian. ISB is strongly defined by the rich local culture. Bologna is home to the oldest university in the Western World and ISB takes pride in using its unique location as an educational resource making authentic real-life connections for students at all grade levels and in all subject groups, exposing students to conceptually connected learning experiences making Bologna our extended classroom.

ISB provides a challenging college preparatory high school curriculum. All courses taught at ISB are based on the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum framework. Taking into consideration the host country context and our international student body, the IB curriculum offered at ISB has its own unique character, influenced by the particular context of Bologna which itself has a rich cultural and educational heritage. ISB students engage in a well-rounded educational journey through the successful completion of the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) in grades 9–10 and the rigorous IB Diploma courses in grades 11–12. ISB students can choose to pursue graduation with the full International Baccalaureate Diploma (IBDP) or our NEASC accredited ISB High School Diploma.

We offer an After-School Activities Program where families can enroll their children in a variety of activities such as coding, performing arts, basketball, cooking, dance, music, and more.