History of the ISSE

The history of international education in Eindhoven goes back to 1965 with the founding of the Philips International School. This was a primary, or elementary school with four departments: English, Dutch, French and German. The school was financed by the Royal Philips Electronics Company of the Netherlands.

The secondary or high school section opened its doors in September 1974. Initially, it only offered the London based General Certificate of Education (GCE) curriculum. In 1982, the pre-university International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum was introduced as a follow on to the GCE programme.

At the present time, the school´s curriculum is based on the IB Middle Years and IB Diploma Programmes.

Click here to enter the ISSE Alumni Association pages, where you can read a more detailed version of the history of the school under History and contact.