The Future of International School Admissions

Angelica Nierras
Managing Director

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 Unfogging the Future

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 International School Growth since 1960

9,000
8,257

8,000
International Schools

7,000

6,000

5,000

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000
59
0
1960 2017

Source: ISC Research

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 Who We Are

Since our founding in 2006 by three IB Diploma graduates, we have focused on serving the
information management needs of international schools. Today our globally distributed team of 80+
employees works around the clock to support over 2,300 schools in 120 countries with a high
standard of service and care.

Our mission: enhancing efficiency in international education

We work every day to transition schools off of paper and on to software systems that are built from the
ground up for the needs for international schools. Our unique curriculum-first approach & design means
that we support effective programme implementation with best-practices processes and workflows honed
by over a decade of experience. This means our schools spend less time on setup, configuration, and
manual entry, and more time on coordination, teaching, and learning.
International schools continue to face systems integration challenges
There is still no all-in-one solution for international schools, resulting in a hodge-podge of systems for
stakeholders (teachers must login to three separate systems to plan curriculum, create assessments and
submit term grades). Technology Directors try and patch together system integrations, which are
duplicative and fragile. Often the only resort is manually updating data. We believe we can deliver a better
way.

Angelica Nierras
Managing Director

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 From CAS Manager

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 Powering the IB Continuum

The leading planning,

assessment and reporting
platform for IB World Schools
A curriculum-first approach
supports best practices for
smooth, effective
implementation
Integrated learning platform
provides seamless experience
for teachers, students, and
parents

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 David Willows

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 The Paperless Admissions Office

Personally designed online

application forms
Centralise application
information online with
interviews, payments and
exam history
Monitor enquiries,
applications, and enrolments
in real-time

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 Today
We are honoured to serve over
2,300 leading International Schools in 120 countries.

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 What will international school admissions
look like in ten years?

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 PREDICTION #1

Forms will no longer be required.

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 Student First Name Birth Certificate
Student Middle Name Learning Support?
Lets experiment. Student Preferred Name
Student Last Name
Physical Disability?
Language Fluency
Address Schooling History
Date of Birth Recommendation Form
Keep your hand up if you Nationality (ies) Visa / Immigration Status
ask for Language(s) Years Planning to Remain
Passport Copy
Report Card Copy Student Photo
Medical Information Parent Photo
Sibling at the School? Applicant Lives With

Parent First Name Emergency Contact(s)

Parent Last Name Billing Contact(s)
Parent Relationship
Parent Employer Confirmation that this
E-mail Address information is true?
Home Telephone

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 PREDICTION #2

Data privacy & protection will be critical.

https://www.fariaedu.com/security-compliance/
https://www.fariaedu.com/files/DataProtection.pdf

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 PREDICTION #3

The (online) school tour will be redefined.

https://www.fariaedu.com/security-compliance/
https://www.fariaedu.com/files/DataProtection.pdf

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 PREDICTION #4

Mobile, mobile, mobile.

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 PREDICTION #5

Personal human outreach will be more important than ever.

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 PREDICTION #5

International schools will determine a citys economic fortunes.

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 PREDICTION #6

International will be defined and redefined.

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 PREDICTION #6

International school admissions will be more recognized as an industry.

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 Community Commitment
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 The future is here, its just not evenly
distributed yet.

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 Thank you! Angelica Nierras
Managing Director
Thank you for joining the session! +1 415 992 6389
Please dont hesitate to get in touch.
angelica@managebac.com

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