International School of Port of Spain International School of Port of Spain The International School of Port of Spain is an international school in Westmoorings, Trinidad and Tobago. It is a private, coeducational day school which offers an educational program for students in pre-kindergarten through Grade 12. The school opened in September 1994. ISPS is home to one of the most diverse, tolerant student bodies in Trinidad. Currently standing at about 445 students, the school has had students go on to prestigious universities in England, Canada, the United States, etc. The school is governed by a Board of Directors that comprises 7 members, each of whom
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