International School of Tegucigalpa

Private co-educational school in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán, Honduras, Honduras

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International School of Tegucigalpa, (IST) is a private N-12 American standard based school in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Its current enrollment is approximately 2,000 students. IST was founded in 1981 and in June 1992 graduated its first senior class.

Student body

86% of the student body is comprised Hondurans, 8% North America, 6% Multi-ethnic. IST has a 99.9% graduation rate and graduates traditionally continue on to study in four year universities. Approximately 25-30% of the graduating class study abroad, in the United States or other foreign countries.

Faculty and administration

The minimum requirements for IST teachers is to hold a bachelor's degree and/or have a teaching license.

Accreditation

IST is Internationally accredited through AdvancED. The Honduran National Ministry of Education accredited IST and even went as far as naming it the best school in the capital.^{[citation needed]} ACSI has commended and accredited IST.