Quality Schools International

Quality Schools International (QSI), founded by Jim Gilson and Duane Root, is a group of non-profit international schools offering education in the English language, in a number of countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas. The first school was founded in 1971. The organization's world headquarters is in Malta.

Quality Schools International
Information
TypeNon-profit school organization
MottoSuccess for All
Established1971
PresidentH. Duane Root and Jim Gilson
LanguageEnglish
NewspaperQuintile
Websitehttps://www.qsi.org/

Associations

QSI schools are accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA).[1] The chain is a member of CEESA, the Central and Eastern European Schools Association for US Overseas schools.[2]

QSI schools serve as Collegeboard Advanced Placement and/or SAT testing centers.;[3] they participate in the National Honor Society and the National Junior Honor Society.

QSI offers an International Baccalaureate diploma at some of its larger schools.[4]

QSI is a partner organization with NWEA and offers the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) computerized adaptive standardized test at all school locations. The United States government U.S. Department of State Office of Overseas Schools provides funding and assistance to QSI schools[5]

History

Quality Schools International is an outgrowth of Sanaa International School, founded in Yemen in 1971 by Jim Gilson. In 1991, Gilson founded QSI together with Duane Root.

Individual schools

As of 2021, QSI operates 35 schools in 29 countries as well as an online school, Quality Virtual School.[6]

Europe

Former:

Asia

Former:

  • QSI International School of Aktau in Aktau, Kazakhstan
  • QSI International School of Kabul in Kabul, Afghanistan
  • QSI International School of Chongqing in Chongqing, China
  • QSI International School of Suzhou in Suzhou, China[7]
  • QSI International School of Hanoi in Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Sana'a International School in Sanaa, Yemen

Caucasus

Africa
  • QSI International School of Benin in Contonou, Benin
  • QSI International School of Djibouti in Djibouti, Djibouti

The Americas

Former:

References
  1. "MSA-CESS -> Member Resources -> Membership Directory". www.msa-cess.org.
  2. "CEESA | Central and Eastern European Schools Association - Home". www.ceesa.org.
  3. "College Board SAT test centers 2012–13" (PDF).
  4. "International education". International Baccalaureate®.
  5. U.S. Department of State Office of Overseas Schools.
  6. QSI official website, retrieved 13 April 2016
  7. "."
  8. Home. QSI International School of Puerto La Cruz. June 1, 2009. Retrieved on September 23, 2016.
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