International School of Islamabad International School of Islamabad International School of Islamabad (ISOI) is an international school in Islamabad, Pakistan, serving K-12. Established in 1965, it moved to its present site in Islamabad in 1975. Previously it was located in Rawalpindi. The United States Military Advisory Aid Group (USMAAG) established a one-room school in Rawalpindi, Pakistan in 1965; the school moved to a prefabricated building located on of land in January 1966. While the school was in Rawalpindi it served grades K-8. Initially the younger students directly took classes while correspondence course were used for higher grade levels. Wives of UMAAG employees taught the
International School of Islamabad 165 students in January 2003, an all-time low, but enrollment recovered to 374 in 2007–2008. Enrollment declined after 2008. After the Islamabad Marriott Hotel bombing in October of that year, the United Nations and other organizations stated that Islamabad was not a family post, meaning employees of those organizations may not have their family members in the same city. Additional events in Pakistan and neighboring countries caused additional enrollment declines. Each year, 30% of the school's students are new students. Enrollment count: International School of Islamabad International School of Islamabad (ISOI) is an international school in Islamabad, Pakistan, serving K-12.