International School of Macao


The International School of Macao, is a Canadian International school in Taipa, Macao next to the Macau International Airport. It occupies block K and Q of the Macau University of Science and Technology.
Today, TIS has an enrolment of 1150 students representing 40 different countries. Due to the current rate of growth, plans are underway to construct a Phase II building that will increase the school's overall capacity to 1,600 students and keep pace with Macau’s educational demands.
It is accredited by Alberta, Canada.

History

TIS was established in 2002 to provide a Canadian curriculum and accreditation to local and expatriate students. English is the primary language of instruction. TIS opened with an initial total enrolment of 58 students on the campus of Macau University of Science and Technology. By 2006, the school had grown to over 500 students and moved into the first phase of its new, purpose-built facility on the MUST campus. It also became accredited with the Ministry of Education in Alberta, Canada.
In 2008, TIS offered its first Grade 12 courses and by June 2009, 27 students had graduated, earning the Alberta High School Diploma. 99% of TIS graduates have received offers of admission from more than 250 universities around the world.
In 2017, the school started the IBDP alongside the existing Alberta curriculum. Students can choose to study the Alberta Diploma only with no IBDP, Alberta Diploma with selected IB courses or Alberta Diploma and the full IB Diploma in grade 11.

Student body

40% of the students are from Macau, 16% come from elsewhere in Asia, 13% each from Europe and North America, 8% from Australia, 6% from Southeast Asia,.6% from South America, and 1.6% from elsewhere.

Technology

TIS has 125 iMacs, 185 Laptops, 80 iPads, 4 Computer Labs and 65 interactive whiteboards.

Think Digital Programme

The “Think Digital” Laptop Programme started in September 2015 and requires each student in secondary school to bring a Macbook or Chromebook laptop to school each day. Students can use their laptops to access a different sources and collaborate with others in a variety of ways.