The ISSH is an IB World School, authorized by the  International Baccalaureate Organization to offer all three IB programmes: IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) and IB Diploma Programme (DP), leading to university entrance. ISSH also offers a bilingual Childcare Centre (ISCC) for children aged 0-3 and a bilingual Early Learning Centre (ELC) for children aged 3-6. For international students aged 12-18, the school has a residential programme available. 

The ISSH student body is multicultural, with students from over 37 different nationalities. The faculty is similarly diverse with qualified professionals who have at least a bachelor degree and / or a home country teaching certificate. Many of our teachers also have Master’s degrees.

The language of instruction is English, with the additional benefit of ISCC, ELC and the lower Primary School, providing a bilingual learning environments. The German language is taught as part of the Primary Years and Middle Years Programmes. Support is provided for students who speak English as an additional language in small groups or as one-to-one tutoring. French is highly valued and offered from age 10.

The school is located on the outskirts of Schaffhausen, in a green and student-friendly environment, 3 km from the main railway station. An ISSH shuttle bus runs between the main station and the school in the morning and at the end of the school day. All sections of the school, except for the boarding facilities, are on the same campus. The Secondary, Primary and Early Years departments are located in different buildings which include sports, arts and science facilities as well as a variety of recreational areas and playgrounds.