[1] The school has arranged bus services via Hermes for students to travel from the city center to the campus.

The primary dutch department was moved at the start of the 2024 school year due to space issues, this decision caused a lot of backlash among the parents.

The first school features in Episode 9 of the 1977 BBC series The Age of Uncertainty, in which honoured economist John Kenneth Galbraith describes it as a product of corporate power designed to protect the dominant institution of its society, noting "English is to the modern corporation as Latin was to the medieval church".

As part of the MYP, students are required to follow the curriculum set out by the International Baccalaureate.

In the fifth year of the MYP, students are asked to complete 50 hours of community and service as a compulsory subject in order to acquire a certificate, as well as the completion of a Personal Project In the DP years, Theory of Knowledge (TOK), Creativity, Action, Service (CAS) and Extended Essay (EE) are the critical areas which the students must focus on.

During the time a student is in the ELL, he/she may be withdrawn from regular classes to focus on improving his/her English skills.

The ISE offers two artistic courses in the MYP years: Performing Arts/Music Classes and Visual Arts.

These trips are adventure camps designed to encourage team building and other social skills between staff and students.

The ISE has participated in the Model United Nations (MUN) since the 1980s, and has won the "Best Delegation Award" on many occasions.

A large multi-purpose hall including a canteen is present which can be transformed into a theatrical stage for performances or special events.