School Profile

  • The American International School of Conakry (AISC) is a private, independent, co-educational K-12 day school offering an American educational program to English speaking students of all nationalities.
  • Founded in 1963, the school serves primarily American and expatriate students from the international, diplomatic and business communities, attracting students from 17 different nations.
  • Enrollment has fluctuated dramatically over the past few years as political events have impacted the general stability of the country. Our current enrollment is 75 students.
  • AISC is located in Matam Lido, Corniche Sud, Conakry. 
  • The school is housed on a secure campus in two buildings with 12 classrooms, which include a library, a computer lab, a science laboratory, and an art room. 
  • The school is fully air-conditioned and has its own generator.
  • The school has playground equipment, a small sports field and a well maintained swimming pool.
  • The US State Department Office of Overseas Schools sponsors AISC by providing the school with an annual grant from the US Government to assist in maintaining the quality of its programs.
  • AISC is fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
  • The faculty is comprised of both expatriate and locally qualified teachers.
  • AISC’s school year is divided into two semesters and each semester has two quarters. Progress reports are issued at the end of each quarter.
  • The school year has approximately 180 instructional days. The AISC school day begins at 08h00 for all grade levels, and all students complete their academic day at 15h00 with the exception of the Nursery and Pre-School classes who finish at 12h00.
  • The AISC calendar runs from approximately mid-August to mid June.
  • The school curriculum is an American academic and college-preparatory program. Students who successfully complete the graduation requirements of AISC are granted diplomas, making them eligible to apply for admission to universities in the United States, Europe or Africa.
  • The curriculum is flexible enough to meet the needs of the diversity of the student body and in so doing, to meet the individual needs of each student.
  • Critical thinking skills, accepting responsibility, and respect for self and others, are stressed across the grade levels. Classroom instruction emphasizes the importance of the whole child; social, emotional, physical and academic needs are viewed with equal importance.
  • AISC’s ESL English as a Second Language (ESL) program is offered to students who are not yet fluent in the English language; placement in this program is determined by assessment during the enrollment process.