International School of Tegucigalpa

International School of Tegucigalpa
Address
P.O. BOX 5210 and 2282 Tegucigalpa , Francisco Morazán, Honduras Honduras
Coordinates	14°02′40″N 87°12′00″W / 14.04437°N 87.19990°W / 14.04437; -87.19990
Information
Type	Private Co-educational
Established	1981
Founder	Bertha de Flores
Faculty	150
Grades	Pre-K-12
Enrollment	1177
Color(s)	Blue & Gold
Athletics	ABSH Tigers
Mascot	Tigers
Website	http://www.internationalschool.hn

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.

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.

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

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.

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