International Schools: Profiles and Insights

Your resource for navigating international schools, the international education sector and life overseas as a family.

International Schools for Your Family

International Schools: Profiles and Insights

Choosing the right international school is one of the biggest decisions you’ll make when moving overseas as a teaching family.

It’s not just about the school itself. You also need to consider the teaching role, salary and benefits, cost of living, savings potential, location, and what life will be like for your family.

Our international school profiles bring together useful information to help teachers and teaching families research their options and make more informed decisions.

How Our School Profiles Work

Our profiles are designed to give you a practical starting point when researching an international school.

We look at information from a range of sources, including:

  • Official school information
  • Recruitment and job platforms
  • Teacher and expat insights
  • Salary and benefits information where available
  • Local cost of living and lifestyle considerations
  • Information that may be particularly relevant to families

The aim isn’t to tell you whether a school is definitively “good” or “bad”. Instead, we want to give you useful context so you can decide whether a particular school and location might be a good fit for you and your family.

School Profiles & Insights

Explore our international school profiles to learn more about individual schools, their locations, employment packages and what life may be like for teaching families.

Looking for more international schools?

If you’re still in the research stage and want to browse a broader directory of international schools by country and location, InternationalSchools.net is another useful place to start.

what you’ll find….

School Profiles & Insights

A mum and her daughter - the mother is leaning over the desk helping her daughter with homework who has an open laptop in front of her.
Mum and her son reading a book together - supporting a child's transition to international schools is essential as parents.
A woman helping a young boy to paint by guiding his paintbrush in an art room at an international school.
Breakdown by region and country:

Key Insights:

Mum and Dad walking with their two kids holding hands.
INTERNational school data and insights

School by Region

Moody night street with red laterns in Tokyo, Japan - one of your options for working in an Asian international school

Asia

Explore some of the best international schools in Asia for kids and families.

Stunning view of the dome of the rock in Jerusalem under clear blue skies

Middle East

Discover the top international schools in the Middle East and whether they’re right for your family.

Facade along Burranos Canal with boats at sunset - working in a European international school offers lots of travel benefits.

Europe

Explore some of Europe’s best schools and find out if they’re really family friendly.

A man pushing a red cart on a street in Latin America - teaching in an international school in this region brings lots of travel opportuities.

Latin America

Explore Latin America’s most family-friendly global schools.

An African elephant playfully throwing dust in the savannah landscape - working at an international school in Africa is an adventure like no other.

Africa

Discover if an international African school is the right choice for your family.