Dulwich International College

Dulwich International College (DIC) was a co-ed boarding school on the island of Phuket in Thailand founded in September 1996. The founding head lasted only a short time and was replaced in 1997 by Christopher T J Charleson. He established the school as a leading international school in Asia and built-up the school role to over 600. He left in September to take the headship of Sotogrande International School, Spain.

DIC offered K-Year 13 education, including IGCSE examinations for Years 10 and 11 and the International Baccalaureate Diploma program for years 12 and 13. Dulwich International College was the sister school of Dulwich College in London. However in 2005 a dispute between the schools management and its owners resulted the removal of its then headmaster, Mr. David Cook, and his replacement by Dr. Hickman. The college's name was also changed to The British International School Phuket.

Throughout the school's existence, numerous headmasters and head teachers including assistant heads have left and been replaced frequently. As a result, the school's curriculum and student governnce has been the subject of critisicm. Compared to most other international schools, the IGCSE curriculum at BIS fails to deliver a solid range of subjects and the flexibilty of a student's choice to combine multiple electives is often impossible. Moreover, the student council system lacks a normal strucutre and a sense of democracy. Students are not permitted to vote democratically for peers to become student council members because teachers are assumed that role.

The facility for sports in the school includes, 6 tennis courts, 2 primary sized football pitches, 8 middle school sized football pitches (3 middle school pitches = 1 Olympic sized pitch), 25 meter swimming pool, 50 meter swimming pool, indoor gym, primary gym, a fitness gym, and an out door basketball court.

External links

• British International School, Phuket