The Federation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA) is a federation of leading British

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s in Asia. Founded in 1988, FOBISIA was first called the Federation of British International Schools in South East Asia (FOBISSEA), and known for promoting a British-style education system in schools throughout Asia. FOBISIA hosts

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ing,

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, drama, musical, art, and

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competitions. A key aim of FOBISIA is also the opportunity for teachers from member schools to attend training workshops. FOBISIA schools are mostly located in China,

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

, and

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

, where they have more than 5 member schools.

History

Founded in 1988 by Ronald Stones OBE at

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, FOBISIA began as a modest information-sharing and discussion group among five international schools, known as FOBISSEA back then. They first offered a British-style curriculum in regions far away from the "home base." In Asia, FOBISSEA had expanded to 20 member schools by the early 1990s. Coordinated

s events, known as the "FOBISSEA Games" was established during that period, which strengthened the networks between British International Schools. The federation continued to grow rapidly over the past decades and ended up at over a whopping 100 member schools in 20 countries. By 2011, FOBISSEA had 32 member schools from 10 countries around Asia. In 2013, FOBISSEA changed its name to FOBISIA following the expansion of their membership into China. FOBISIA finally saw itself welcome their first ever CEO by 2019, John Gwyn Jones MBE. As of today, FOBISIA reached the milestone of over 100 member schools from all over Asia.

Members

Brunei (Region B)

International School Brunei International School Brunei (ISB) is an international school in Brunei. It is split over two sites, one in the Sungai Akar area of Bandar Seri Begawan, and a second in Seria in the Belait district. The current executive principal is Domini ...

Jerudong International School Jerudong International School (; Abbrev: ) is a co-educational, boarding and day school in Brunei, Southeast Asia. It has over 1660 students - of which around 200 are boarding students. Less than 50% of its student body are Bruneians, with the ...

* Panaga School (PSB)

Cambodia (Region A)

Northbridge International School Cambodia Northbridge International School Cambodia (NISC) is a privately owned English-speaking international school, catering for students aged between 2 and 18, located in Teuk Thlar Commune, Sen Sok Section, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Founded in 1996, it ...

China (Region C)

Discovery Bay International School Discovery Bay International School (DBIS) () is a coeducational international school located in Discovery Bay, Hong Kong. DBIS opened in January 1983, when Hong Kong Resorts International recognised a need to create a new school to serve Discove ...

(DBIS) *

Dulwich College Beijing Dulwich College Beijing (DCB; ) is a private school for children of foreign personnel in Beijing, China. It is a branch of Dulwich College.Spencer, Richard.Slow boater to China" '' The Telegraph''. 2 December 2006. Retrieved on 21 June 2013. ...

(DCB) * Dulwich College Shanghai Pudong (DCS/DCSPD) *

Dulwich College Shanghai Puxi Dulwich (; ) is an area in south London, England. The settlement is mostly in the London Borough of Southwark, with parts in the London Borough of Lambeth, and consists of Dulwich Village, East Dulwich, West Dulwich, and the Southwark half of ...

(DCSPX) *

Dulwich College Suzhou Dulwich College Suzhou (DCSZ; zh, s=苏州德威外籍人员子女学校, p=Sūzhōu Déwēi Wàijí Rényuán Zǐnǚ Xuéxiào) is a private international school located in Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, China. The school has approximately 90 ...

(DCSZ)

Harrow International School Beijing Harrow International School Beijing () is a private school for children of foreign personnel located in Chaoyang, Beijing, Chaoyang, Beijing. Harrow Beijing is a coeducational day school that initially taught pupils from age 11, unlike its name ...

(HISC) *

Huili School Hangzhou Huili ( zh, s=会理市, p=Huìlǐ Shì; Yi: or ''nyi ddix shyp'' or ''hop li shyp'') is a county-level city of far southern Sichuan province, China. It is under the administration of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Formerly Huili C ...

(HSH) * Kellett School Hong Kong (KSHK) * Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong (NAIS) *

Shenzhen College of International Education Shenzhen College of International Education (SCIE, ) is an international high school located in Futian, Shenzhen, China. The school offers a four-year high-school program, adopting mainly Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) IGCSE ...

(SCIE) *

Shrewsbury International School Hong Kong The list of international schools in Hong Kong is arranged according to the 18 districts of Hong Kong. All international schools in Hong Kong use English and Chinese as mediums of instruction to varying extents. Curricula International schools ...

(SHK) * The British International School Shanghai, Puxi (BISSPX) * The British School of Beijing, Sanlitun (BSB SLT) * The British School of Guangzhou (BSG) * Wellington College International Hangzhou (WCIH) * Wellington College International Shanghai (WCIS)

Indonesia (Region B)

(BSJ)

India (Region A)

* Canadian International School, Bangalore (CIS) * The British School New Delhi (TBSND)

Malaysia (Region B)

* Crescendo HELP International School (CHIS) * elc International School (elc) * Eaton International School (EIS) * Epsom College in Malaysia (ECiM) * Garden International School Kuala Lumpur (GISKL)

The International School of Penang (Uplands) The International School of Penang (Uplands), commonly known as Uplands School or simply Uplands, is a boarding, FOBISIA-member school in Penang, Malaysia. Founded in 1955, it was first situated on Penang Hill, moving to Gurney Drive and fi ...

(ISPU) * XCL International School, Penang (BXCL)

Mongolia (Region C)

* The English School of Mongolia (ESM)

Myammar (Region A)

* Network International School * The British School Yangon (BISY)

Japan (Region C)

* The British School in Tokyo

Kazakhstan (Region C)

Haileybury Almaty Haileybury Almaty commonly known as HBA is an International school, international boarding school in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It is an offshoot of Haileybury and Imperial Service College, Haileybury, an English Public school (UK), public school. In Se ...

(HBA) & their campus in Astana (HAS)

Laos (Region A

* Panyathip British International School

Nepal (Region A)

* The British School, Kathmandu

Philippines (Region C)

* British School Manila

Singapore (Region B)

* Brighton College (Singapore) * Dover Court International School (DCIS) * Dulwich College (Singapore) (DCSG) * Nexus International School (Singapore) (NISS) * North London Collegiate School (Singapore) (NLCS) *

Tanglin Trust School Tanglin Trust School (TTS) is an international school in Singapore that runs as a non-profit organisation. Established in 1925, Tanglin Trust School provides British-based learning with an international perspective for students aged 3–18. Ther ...

(TTS)

South Korea (Region C)

Dulwich College SeoulNorth London Collegiate School Jeju
* Seoul foreign school

Sri Lanka (Region A)

* The British School in Colombo (BSC)

Taiwan (Region C)

* Taipei European School(TES)

Thailand (Region A)

Amnuay Silpa School Amnuay Silpa School (; ) is a coeducational private school in Bangkok, Thailand. It teaches kindergarten, primary and secondary levels. The school was founded in 1926, formerly as an all-boy school in the early years. Chitra Dansuputra was the co ...

(ANS) * Aster International School Bangkok * Bangkok International Preparatory & Secondary School (BPREP) Bangkok Patana School logo

Bangkok Patana School Bangkok Patana School (, ) is a British International School located in Bang Na District, Bangkok, Thailand. Bangkok Patana School was founded in 1957 to provide a British-style education for the children of English-speaking expatriates and othe ...

(BPS) * Brighton College International School Bangkok (BCBK) * British International School Phuket (BISP) * Bromsgrove International School, Thailand (BIST) *

Charter International School A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty), and that the reci ...

(CHA) * Denla British School (DBS) * Garden International School Eastern Seaboard (GISR) * Garden International School, Sathorn, Bangkok (GISBKK)

Harrow International School Bangkok Harrow International School Bangkok, shortened to HISB, is an international boarding school in Don Mueang District, Bangkok, Thailand. HISB is a full member of FOBISIA, and is categorised as a school accredited via an approved inspectorate by t ...

(HISB) * Hua Hin International School (HHIS) * King's College International School Bangkok (KINGS) * Lanna International School Thailand * RBIS International School (RBIS) * Regent's International School Bangkok (REGB) *

Regents International School Pattaya In a monarchy, a regent () is a person appointed to govern a state because the actual monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge their powers and duties, or the throne is vacant and a new monarch has not yet been dete ...

Uzbekistan (Region C)

* The British School of Tashkent (TBST)

Vietnam (Region A)

* British International School Hanoi (BISHN) * British International School Ho Chi Minh City (BISHM) * British Vietnamese International School Hanoi (BVISHN) * British Vietnamese International School HCMC (BVISHM) *

Renaissance International School Saigon The Renaissance International School Saigon is a private school in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Founded in 2007, the school opened in May 2008. Its study program was based on a British-style international English medium curriculum, teach ...

(RIS) * The ABC International School (ABCIS)

References

External links

*https://www.fobisia.org/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Federation of British International Schools in Asia International schools in Malaysia British international schools in China Federations International school associations Private and independent school organizations