Aldeia 04 Marconi, Suco Fatuhada, Dom Aleixo, Dili, Timor Oriental, East Timor.
Aldeia 04 Marconi, Suco Fatuhada, Dom Aleixo, Dili, Timor Oriental.
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QSI International School of Dili is a private, non-profit, English-language day school in Dili, Timor-Leste, run by Quality Schools International. Opened in 2005, it sits in the Dom Aleixo area behind the Australian Embassy and serves expatriate, diplomatic and international business families as well as local families who want an English-medium education. It takes children from the 3-year-old preschool class through Secondary IV graduation and has more than 115 students from over 20 nationalities. Most core teachers are US-trained and certified, and elementary classes up to the 10-year-old class have a paraprofessional. The school follows QSI's mastery-learning model, based on North American and international standards, in which students master each unit before moving on, and it builds character through seven Success Orientations. It has been accredited by the Middle States Association (MSA) since 2013, is licensed as an international school by the Timor-Leste Ministry of Education and is a member of EARCOS. Secondary students can earn QSI diplomas and take Advanced Placement courses, and the secure, air-conditioned campus has added new classrooms, music and art rooms (2021) and a renovated science laboratory (2024).
Educational System of QSI International School of Dili
Method
Pedagogical method general Curriculum
School values
QSI Dili shares QSI's mission of keeping young children's eagerness to learn alive. It believes every student can succeed, that success breeds further success, and that the school must provide the conditions for it through clear goals, enough time and appropriately challenging work. Its character programme centres on seven Success Orientations, from kindness and responsibility to trustworthiness and independent endeavour, and the school aims to be a joyful, caring community.
Number of Students: 115
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Tutoring
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Attention to Diversity at QSI International School of Dili
Educational Psychologist
Speech therapist
Educational Stages of QSI International School of Dili
Nursery
Preschool
Primary
Middle School
High School
Vocational Training
Information about the educational stages of the QSI International School of Dili
Classes are grouped by age. The preschool takes 3- and 4-year-olds (children must turn three before 1 November and be toilet trained) and uses the Frog Street curriculum. Elementary covers the 5- to 10-year-old classes, middle school the 11- to 13-year-olds, and the secondary school runs from Secondary I to IV (ages 14 to 18), leading to QSI diplomas with AP options.
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Languages and International Programs at QSI International School of Dili
Portuguese (Half)
English (Instructional)
French (Half)
Information about languages of the QSI International School of Dili
English is the language of instruction, and non-native speakers receive Intensive English during literacy periods at no extra cost, while native speakers who need help with reading get reading intervention. Second-language study is offered in Tetum (Tetun), the local language, as well as Portuguese and French, which are taught from elementary through secondary level. Elementary pupils can also take host-language classes for native and non-native speakers.
American Curriculum
Information about international degrees and programmes of the QSI International School of Dili
The secondary programme leads to the QSI Academic Diploma, the Academic Diploma with Honors (which requires at least two AP or higher-level IB courses) and a General Diploma, all designed to give access to American and international universities. QSI Dili offers Advanced Placement courses to Secondary II-IV students, with AP Psychology and AP Comparative Government on the course list and AP options in English, science, history, mathematics, computer science, literature and art. More than 30 further AP courses, including AP Capstone, are available through QSI Virtual School.
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Extracurricular Activities at QSI International School of Dili
Cultural activities
Debate
Sports activities
Football
Basketball
Chess
Volleyball
Arts activities
Dance
Art
Theater
Information about extracurricular activities of the QSI International School of Dili
After School Activities run four days a week and change three times a year. Typical offerings include Student Council, Knowledge Bowl, speech and debate, chess, dance, boxing, art, drama, basketball, volleyball and soccer, and students can enter QSI's global in-person and virtual competitions. Middle and secondary students take part in Week Without Walls, an adventure-based experiential programme, and all ages go on field trips and service-learning projects in the local community. Students registered for transport can use an activity van after clubs.
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Services and Facilities of QSI International School of Dili
Dining room
Dining room - External catering
Bring food from home
Other services
School transport
School nurse
Field trips / retreats
Scholarships
Security
Information about the services offered by the QSI International School of Dili
Support includes an on-site counsellor, a regional learning support coordinator who builds plans with teachers and parents, reading intervention, Intensive English and a speech therapist (at families' cost). A medical office with a nurse and a doctor is on campus, and the site has 24-hour security and is closed to the public. Lunches are cooked by a local provider or brought from home, a van service runs round trips for a fee, traditional and merit scholarships are offered, and a parent group organises community events.
Facilities
Music room
Laboratory
Art room
Library
Computer lab
Facilities
Medical room
Facilities
Children's playground
Other facilities
Multipurpose/conference room
Facilities
Volleyball court
Football pitch
Basketball court
Information about the facilities of the QSI International School of Dili
The campus is a secure, fully air-conditioned site with spacious classrooms, a science laboratory renovated in 2024 with equipment from Australia, a computer lab, music and art rooms added in 2021 and a library of more than 6,000 volumes. Outdoors there is a shaded playground and a second play area, a soccer field and a covered court with professional flooring for basketball and volleyball. An indoor space hosts music, dance, yoga and martial arts, and there is a kitchen for hot lunches and a medical office.
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