The British School Manila

School starts at 7.40 am Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. On Thursdays it starts at 8.10.

For nursery school ends at 12.30 pm. Reception ends at 1.30 pm. Key stage 1 (year 1 and 2) ends at 2.20 pm. For the rest of the school classes end at 2.30 pm.

We don't provide supervised care before school. After school you are welcome to sign up to after school activities.

We offer bus services.

The Primary School and Senior School FoodiE Bistros are open daily offering a selection of our healthy meal options. These can be pre-ordered and paid in advance or bought on the day. They offer a variety of food options from Asian to continental to pasta and salads.

Yes, we can help out with most of your dietary requirements. Just talk to the cafeteria personnel and they can assist you.

Yes, we have a school uniform.

Classes are limited in size, usually our maximums are 25 in nursery, 15-17 in IB, and 23 throughout the rest of the school. These small classes enable teachers to use differentiated teaching strategies, which encourage each child to develop at their own pace.

22-23 students per class in average.

Primary school has Primary Learning Assistants. How many depends on the year level and level of need

Year 4 to 6 bring their own device, usually an iPad or similar. Year 7 and up require a laptop computer. Year 1 to 3 uses devices provided in school.

The school was one of the first in the Philippines to begin hybrid and then face-to-face learning after the pandemic. All the classrooms are equipped with necessary ICT equipment like iPads, speakers and microphones. The teachers can use distance learning platforms to conduct lessons during hybrid however our campus and location mean that we rarely need to close for adverse weather.

No, we don't.

Each year we welcome around 100 new students. Last year we had 968 students.

Currently we have students from 54 nationalities.

Our 5 biggest nationalities are: UK, Philippines, Australia, Canada, USA.

We have approximately 25% local students and 75% international, around 50% of which are UK/Commonwealth.

We offer around 200 After School Activities (ASAs) every term, more details and examples can be found on our website - https://www.britishschoolmanila.org/life-at-bsm/after-school-activities

We offer physical education 3 times a week for most year groups. Swimming practice is offered once a week. The rest of the PE lessons cover dance, gymnastics and games (e.g. football, rugby, athletics, tee-ball).

Yes, we do. Our teams participate within school, within the country as well as internationally.

The school has a Learning Resource Centre with two libraries for Primary and Senior School. There are two fields for football and other sports; Main Hall and Kalayaan Hall for indoor activities, Bayanihan Hall, a purpose built auditorium and theatre stage; swimming pool for classes and competitions, and science laboratories to cater to different fields of sciences and classes.

The Covered Play Area is used by all students in the school. Because the area is covered, the children always have an outdoor space for playtimes no matter what the weather. It is also used for PE lessons and the ASAs since it doubles as a basketball court. Don Jones and Sports Field. These two fields are excellently maintained and provide BSM with outdoor spaces which are used in PE lessons, extra-curricular activities, team practices and for school matches. Multi-Purpose Hall. It has 6 full size badminton courts, 1 full size basketball court (with automated scoring system) and/or 1 full size volleyball court. It can be divided in half, by a heavy duty curtain and is fully air-conditioned. Swimming Pool. The school has an excellent 8 lane 25m swimming pool with starting blocks at both ends. It is also fitted with automated touch pads, which are used regularly in both local and international competitions. In addition to the main pool, there is a teaching pool used for the early years swimming classes.

Most are native speakers of the language. If they are not, they do have the right qualifications to teach the language.

Learning Support Assistants with specific expertise are available for students who require English as an Additional Language (EAL).

Mandarin, French and Spanish.

Our Student Support department offers Learning Support services for students.

The Student Support Services department offers different stages of support for students. It includes Learning Support Consultation and Monitoring, Learning Support Intervention, Enhanced Learning Support, and Extended Learning Support.

As evidence shows that students are best supported along side their peers, we support students in their individual pursuits whilst keeping them alongside their peers of the same age.

BSM has dedicated School Counsellors who provide confidential support to our students, teachers and school community. The prime goal of our counsellors is to be a confidential advocate for each student through individual or group counselling sessions that cover a broad range within the social, educational, developmental, emotional and behavioural areas.