What’s included?

ISI Dublin provides a professional and trustworthy Placement and Guardianship service, with student welfare, safeguarding and pastoral care at the centre of the programme.

Our package includes the following services:

• Assistance with the school selection (please note we cannot guarantee your first choice of school)
• Placement in a school
• Orientation day on arrival
• 1.5 hours of English language support per week, with in-person classes in Dublin and online access for students outside Dublin
• Support with academic English and Cambridge FCE / CAE preparation
• Validation of academic studies at the end of the programme
• For State School programmes, a basic uniform is included: trousers or skirt, shirt or blouse and jumper or sweater. Other uniform items, PE kits, sports-specific gear and additional school costs may be extra.
• School application and/or tuition fee or contribution
• Full board accommodation (host family or boarding school) – Not over Christmas and New Year holidays.
• Guardianship by a dedicated team, with an individual counsellor appointed
• Regular one-to-one contact between ISI Dublin staff and the student, with monthly progress reporting.
• Continuous contact with the host family/boarding house
• Opportunities to take part in sports, music, theatre, clubs, excursions and other extracurricular activities offered by the school
• Seasonal ISI events and opportunities to meet other High School Programme students during the programme
• 24 hour/7 day a week emergency telephone
• Initial arrival and final departure airport transfers are included. Additional transfers, including Christmas travel, are charged separately.