The British School, Rio de Janeiro
International School in Rio de Janeiro
Rolling
IGCSE and IB Diploma
About The British School, Rio de Janeiro
The school provides a caring and friendly, although demanding, learning environment and makes every effort to ensure that each individual has the opportunity to develop their particular talents to the full. The emphasis on academic achievement is balanced by our concern to meet our students’ physical, emotional and social needs and to ensure that they are prepared for active and well balanced citizenship. Personal development and social responsibility are an integral part of our educational programme. The highest value is placed on good social behaviour and moral standards in which respect for the individual and the environment are paramount. We want our students to be happy in school and we hope that their school experience will be fondly and warmly remembered for life. We believe that this can be achieved through providing high expectations, clear guidelines and limits, offering constant encouragement, attending to individual needs and providing opportunities for our students to part
IB, British
IGCSE and IB Diploma
IGCSE, IB Diploma, Local Brazilian ENEM and Vestibular
TBS’ proportion of A* to C grades in the November 2023 examinations is a commendable 87% at Urca and 83% at Barra. Our students’ results exceeded world averages - in some cases by a significant margin. As in every year, there have been some outstanding individual student performances with some attaining A* or A grades in all, or most, of their subjects. The average number of points achieved by our students in their Diploma scores, compared to world averages also gives an indication of how well each cohort is doing. Each year, an encouraging number of students attain a Diploma score in excess of 40 points. The highest score in 2023 was 43 points. 9 students scored 40 or more points, and a total of 18 students across both sites scored 38 or more points.
Portuguese, Spanish and French.
Each case is evaluated individually at need.
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It varies according to the child's age.
07:30h - with staggared entry and departure times for different year groups – 15:00h - with staggared entry and departure times for different year groups
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