The 14 winners of have been announced, with schools from across the globe being celebrated for a range of exciting initiatives.
From a tea-production programme to reduce poverty in China to events to improve the health of local people in Nigeria, the scope of the projects has been both ambitious and wide-ranging.
This year, all winning schools showcased projects and programmes that are rooted in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ), and support for the wider community.
In Category A, dedicated to schools in a lower fee band implementing 鈥渙utstanding initiatives鈥, the four winners were:
- , for their Futures Programme, which equips students from a marginalised community with the skills needed to thrive as self-sufficient citizens.
- Queensland Academic for Science, Mathematics and Technology, Australia, for their implementation of a net-zero initiative since 2019 and their carbon neutral International School Student Fair.
- Zhuji Ronghuai Foreign Language School, China, for implementing soil science directly into the school curriculum through specialist lectures, field trips, and practical lessons.
- , for their focus on self-directed student learning and real-time data analysis to enhance student wellbeing.
In Category B, for international schools in a mid-range fee band, the winners were:
- , for their Sustainability Pledge which sees students writing news articles on environmental issues, avoiding single-use plastics, and bringing in reusable water bottles.
- , for their Xiaohusai Project 鈥 a student-run enterprise which aims to break the systemic poverty cycle in rural China by selling locally-produced tea.
- , for their Collaborative Community and Science Project where students use scientific concepts and methods to solve real-world problems.
- , for their “Hi.AI” initiative, a transformative AI project where students collaboratively build a ChatGPT-powered robot.
- , for their Community Health Day which organises free medical checkups and raises awareness of type 2 diabetes.
The winners of Category C, for premium-fee schools were:
- , for their Global Goals Day where students follow bespoke SDGs timetables, featuring sessions such as solar vehicle making mindfulness workshops.
- , for their student-led Community Service Project which aims to reduce inequality through active community engagement and holistic education.
- , for their Community Service Trip to Thailand which sees students offer first-hand support to a local village.
- , for their Global Citizenship and Community Engagement Programme, designed to provide learners with opportunities to promote social and environmental wellbeing through student-run projects.
- , for their student-led social enterprise, Hope Beans, which markets and sells coffee beans from ethical suppliers.
The full recorded sessions of the 2025 International School Awards are available now on the .
