Development Requirements

Physical Infrastructure

The typical infrastructure requirements for an international school catering to about 1,200 students are as follows:

• Site area: 50 acres
• Building Gross Floor Area: 50,000 square metres

The buildings/facilities would usually comprise the following:  

• Administration office
• Early Years Centre
• Primary block
• Secondary block
• Science block
• Art block
• Performing Arts Centre
• Library
• Sports Hall/Gymnasium/Swimming Pool
• Dining Hall
• Boarding House (separate blocks for Girls and Boys)
• Sports fields including tennis courts
• Teachers’ accommodation

Timeframe  

The normal cycle of development for each school includes:

Phase One – Formalisation

Moving from initial discussions to a Memorandum of Understanding and where appropriate forming a legally constituted joint venture

Phase Two – Feasibility

Feasibility study – the collection of the data needed to decide on the location of the school and then drawing up a business plan.

Phase Three – Implementation

- Design of the school.
- Gaining the necessary licenses.
- Construction of the school.  
- Appointment of a Headmaster, Heads of Secondary and Primary   and a Registrar.
- Launch and promotion of the school. 
- Recruitment and testing of prospective students.
- Recruitment of teachers.
- Curriculum development.

Phase Four – Commencement

- New staff induction.
- Opening of the school.
- Establishment of the school’s culture