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For more than twenty-five years, The British International School of Houston has delivered something unique: a place where children discover what they're truly capable of. Where rigorous academics meet genuine personalized care. Where a student from any background can access pathways to the world's leading universities, guided by teachers who know them by name. In a city filled with good schools, BIS Houston stands apart—not by selecting the few, but by elevating each child who walks through its doors.
Prospective parents visiting the campus recognize the difference immediately. Expectations are high. The framework is clear. But something deeper resonates: a culture that is ambitious and warm, where children don’t simply perform—they flourish. Taken together, it’s an uncommon proposition in Houston: exceptional outcomes, an inclusive ethos, and a global network within a neighborhood setting.
As Principal Barrie Scrymgeour frames the school’s approach, “Great academics open doors, but well-rounded individuals walk through them and thrive.”
As part of the Nord Anglia Education global family, BIS Houston connects students to a worldwide community of learners, educators, and experts across more than 30 countries, drawing on expertise that stretches well beyond Houston. That network becomes real on campus: collaborations with MIT spark hands-on problem-solving in STEAM; work with Juilliard deepens confidence and creativity through music, drama, and dance; UNICEF links classroom learning to global citizenship and social action. The result is an education that few schools in the region can match or rival —international opportunity, delivered locally, and made relevant to the lives students are building.
From the earliest years through graduation, planning starts with the destination. “We are very much focused on backward-planning,” Principal Scrymgeour explains, “helping each learner picture where they want to go and mapping the steps and pathways to get there.”
Parents often ask how the International curriculum at the school works in practice. At BIS Houston, it begins with the English National Curriculum, an internationally recognized framework that builds strong habits in literacy, numeracy, and enquiry through the primary and lower-secondary years. From there, paths branch into world-class programs designed to pair ambition with fit: IGCSE courses in the first two years of high school lay rigorous foundations in analysis, writing, maths, and science; in the final two years of high school the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma offers a broad, demanding route recognized by leading universities worldwide. Students choose individual courses and programs that fit their future ambitions – preparing them for what they will do in college or university, their adult lives, and their careers beyond. All students who meet the graduation requirements earn a College Preparatory Diploma and may also elect to earn externally assessed academic credentials such as IGCSE certificates, the IB Diploma, the IB Bilingual Diploma, or college credit in BIS Houston’s dual enrollment programs. Counseling is personal and one-to-one, so families understand the options and each pupil chooses the route that fits their goals.
The approach yields a breadth of opportunity and attainment uncommon in independent schools. BIS Houston graduates consistently place among the top performers globally: ninety-eight percent proceed to their first-choice university, with destinations that include Columbia, UCL, McGill, Rice, UT Austin, and many more. One in two graduates receive offers from Top 100 global universities, and one in three secures a place at a Top 50 U.S. institution. Merit-based scholarships total in the millions of dollars, making outstanding options more accessible. Yet the school’s measure of success goes beyond test scores and honors. It’s seen in the confidence, resilience, and character students carry with them.
BIS Houston’s purpose-built, 33-acre campus in Katy gives learning room to breathe. Light-filled classrooms open into shared spaces that encourage independence and collaboration. In the Agora Library, quiet study sits comfortably alongside shared inquiry. Step into the MIT-inspired Makerspace and you will find ideas taking shape in real time; nearby, the Juilliard-influenced Performing Arts Centre turns that same creative energy into movement, music, and performance. Outdoors, expansive athletics and recreation areas promote balance, teamwork, and everyday wellbeing.
Learning here doesn’t belong to a single classroom—it transcends through an environment many private schools simply don’t have with spaces that make inquiry natural, collaboration easy, and healthy daily rhythms part of the academic routine.
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The BIS Houston Difference:
Global Learning, Academic Excellence, and a Welcoming Community
Global Learning, Local Connection
“My years at BIS Houston not only challenged me academically, but helped me grow into a well-rounded person. It gave me confidence to take on the world.”
Academic Excellence, Every Pathway
A Campus Designed for Innovation and Wellbeing
By Ryann Swift on December 15, 2025
Behind every successful student is an exceptional teacher with deep subject expertise. BIS Houston’s faculty includes internationally trained educators from leading education systems around the world. Ongoing professional development keeps practice current and inventive, and small classes make that expertise personalized. Teachers take note of what captures a learner’s attention, where confidence wavers, and how to help it return—sustaining the mix of high expectation and genuine care that defines the school’s culture.
It is a model that provides both specialist teaching and the individual attention usually associated with much smaller schools.
World-Class Teachers Who Inspire
With more than 80 nationalities on campus, diversity is more than just a statistic, it’s a part of daily life. Inclusivity at BIS Houston extends from culture to academics: unlike selective schools that narrow opportunity, the school welcomes a wide range of learners while maintaining results that exceed global benchmarks. Because guidance is personal and pathways are varied, each graduate moves toward the destination that fits—an elite university, a creative path, a new field entirely, ready for the jobs of tomorrow.
An Inclusive Community Built for Belonging
BIS Houston alumni take their aspirations worldwide. After graduating with the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, Harish began his career path studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh. “My years at BIS Houston not only challenged me academically, but helped me grow into a well-rounded person,” he says. “It gave me confidence to take on the world.” He is now continuing his medical training at Imperial College London -- one of the world’s leading science and technology universities.
Harish’s journey reflects the strength of BIS Houston’s IB program and the quality of its teaching. Stories like his capture the school’s promise: a place where ambition lives alongside empathy, and excellence moves in step with belonging.
Graduates on the Move
The difference between reading about BIS Houston and experiencing it is the difference between knowing and believing. Step into a classroom mid-lesson. Watch a teacher pause to draw out a quiet student's insight. See the students at work in the MIT Makerspace or the Juilliard Performing Arts Centre. This is when parents stop comparing schools and start imagining futures.
Schedule a visit at nordangliaeducation.com/bis-houston and see where your child’s future begins—because some decisions deserve to be seen, not just considered.
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Harish is now continuing his medical training at Imperial College London — one of the world’s leading science and technology universities.
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For more than twenty-five years, The British International School of Houston has delivered something unique: a place where children discover what they're truly capable of. Where rigorous academics meet genuine personalized care. Where a student from any background can access pathways to the world's leading universities, guided by teachers who know them by name. In a city filled with good schools, BIS Houston stands apart—not by selecting the few, but by elevating each child who walks through its doors.
Prospective parents visiting the campus recognize the difference immediately. Expectations are high. The framework is clear. But something deeper resonates: a culture that is ambitious and warm, where children don’t simply perform—they flourish. Taken together, it’s an uncommon proposition in Houston: exceptional outcomes, an inclusive ethos, and a global network within a neighborhood setting.
As Principal Barrie Scrymgeour frames the school’s approach, “Great academics open doors, but well-rounded individuals walk through them and thrive.”
By Ryann Swift on December 5, 2025
As part of the Nord Anglia Education global family, BIS Houston connects students to a worldwide community of learners, educators, and experts across more than 30 countries, drawing on expertise that stretches well beyond Houston. That network becomes real on campus: collaborations with MIT spark hands-on problem-solving in STEAM; work with Juilliard deepens confidence and creativity through music, drama, and dance; UNICEF links classroom learning to global citizenship and social action. The result is an education that few schools in the region can match or rival —international opportunity, delivered locally, and made relevant to the lives students are building.
From the earliest years through graduation, planning starts with the destination. “We are very much focused on backward-planning,” Principal Scrymgeour explains, “helping each learner picture where they want to go and mapping the steps and pathways to get there.”
Global Learning, Local Connection
Parents often ask how the International curriculum at the school works in practice. At BIS Houston, it begins with the English National Curriculum, an internationally recognized framework that builds strong habits in literacy, numeracy, and enquiry through the primary and lower-secondary years. From there, paths branch into world-class programs designed to pair ambition with fit: IGCSE courses in the first two years of high school lay rigorous foundations in analysis, writing, maths, and science; in the final two years of high school the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma offers a broad, demanding route recognized by leading universities worldwide. Students choose individual courses and programs that fit their future ambitions – preparing them for what they will do in college or university, their adult lives, and their careers beyond. All students who meet the graduation requirements earn a College Preparatory Diploma and may also elect to earn externally assessed academic credentials such as IGCSE certificates, the IB Diploma, the IB Bilingual Diploma, or college credit in BIS Houston’s dual enrollment programs. Counseling is personal and one-to-one, so families understand the options and each pupil chooses the route that fits their goals.
The approach yields a breadth of opportunity and attainment uncommon in independent schools. BIS Houston graduates consistently place among the top performers globally: ninety-eight percent proceed to their first-choice university, with destinations that include Columbia, UCL, McGill, Rice, UT Austin, and many more. One in two graduates receive offers from Top 100 global universities, and one in three secures a place at a Top 50 U.S. institution. Merit-based scholarships total in the millions of dollars, making outstanding options more accessible. Yet the school’s measure of success goes beyond test scores and honors. It’s seen in the confidence, resilience, and character students carry with them.
Academic Excellence, Every Pathway
“My years at BIS Houston not only challenged me academically, but helped me grow into a well-rounded person. It gave me confidence to take on the world.”
BIS Houston’s purpose-built, 33-acre campus in Katy gives learning room to breathe. Light-filled classrooms open into shared spaces that encourage independence and collaboration. In the Agora Library, quiet study sits comfortably alongside shared inquiry. Step into the MIT-inspired Makerspace and you will find ideas taking shape in real time; nearby, the Juilliard-influenced Performing Arts Centre turns that same creative energy into movement, music, and performance. Outdoors, expansive athletics and recreation areas promote balance, teamwork, and everyday wellbeing.
Learning here doesn’t belong to a single classroom—it transcends through an environment many private schools simply don’t have with spaces that make inquiry natural, collaboration easy, and healthy daily rhythms part of the academic routine.
A Campus Designed for Innovation and Wellbeing
SPONSORED BY
learn more
The BIS Houston Difference:
Global Learning, Academic Excellence, and a Welcoming Community
Behind every successful student is an exceptional teacher with deep subject expertise. BIS Houston’s faculty includes internationally trained educators from leading education systems around the world. Ongoing professional development keeps practice current and inventive, and small classes make that expertise personalized. Teachers take note of what captures a learner’s attention, where confidence wavers, and how to help it return—sustaining the mix of high expectation and genuine care that defines the school’s culture.
It is a model that provides both specialist teaching and the individual attention usually associated with much smaller schools.
World-Class Teachers Who Inspire
With more than 80 nationalities on campus, diversity is more than just a statistic, it’s a part of daily life. Inclusivity at BIS Houston extends from culture to academics: unlike selective schools that narrow opportunity, the school welcomes a wide range of learners while maintaining results that exceed global benchmarks. Because guidance is personal and pathways are varied, each graduate moves toward the destination that fits—an elite university, a creative path, a new field entirely, ready for the jobs of tomorrow.
An Inclusive Community Built for Belonging
BIS Houston alumni take their aspirations worldwide. After graduating with the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, Harish began his career path studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh. “My years at BIS Houston not only challenged me academically, but helped me grow into a well-rounded person,” he says. “It gave me confidence to take on the world.” He is now continuing his medical training at Imperial College London -- one of the world’s leading science and technology universities.
Harish’s journey reflects the strength of BIS Houston’s IB program and the quality of its teaching. Stories like his capture the school’s promise: a place where ambition lives alongside empathy, and excellence moves in step with belonging.
Graduates on the Move
The difference between reading about BIS Houston and experiencing it is the difference between knowing and believing. Step into a classroom mid-lesson. Watch a teacher pause to draw out a quiet student's insight. See the students at work in the MIT Makerspace or the Juilliard Performing Arts Centre. This is when parents stop comparing schools and start imagining futures.
Schedule a visit at nordangliaeducation.com/bis-houston and see where your child’s future begins—because some decisions deserve to be seen, not just considered.
Visit The British International School of Houston