{"id":5730,"date":"2026-05-23T12:01:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T02:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/?p=5730"},"modified":"2026-05-23T12:01:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T02:01:47","slug":"12-submitted-comments-teaching-couples-take-note","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/12-submitted-comments-teaching-couples-take-note\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Submitted Comments That Teaching Couples Should Take Note Of"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

International School Community\u00a0is full of thousands of useful, informative comments…54927 comments<\/a> (23 May 2026) to be exact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Members are recommended to keep their comments objective on our website and share what they know about what it is like working at a specific international school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We scoured our database of comments, and we found 12 that stood out to us as being some of the most interesting and useful ones related to “Teaching Couples<\/a>“.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.\u00a0Details about the staff housing or the housing allowance. If there is no housing allowance, what are the rent costs and utilities?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The first month in HK is arranged in a hotel\/serviced apartment.\u00a0The single “rental reimbursement” (housing allowance) is about 1,600USD. Teachers employed overseas with an approved dependent get 1.4 times that. Teaching couples<\/strong> receive twice the single allowance, and married teaching couples<\/strong> with one dependent child receive 2.4 times the single rental reimbursement. With two dependent children, it is 2.8 times the amount.\u00a0If you don’t spend the whole allowance, you still get the money, but you will pay tax on it.\u00a0Rents are high but vary hugely. Most people more or less manage to live within their allowance, unless they want something a bit more spacious\/special. HK apartments are really small, but you\u2019ll probably be less squashed if you live in\/around Sai Kung” –\u00a0Hong Kong Academy <\/a>(Hong Kong, China)<\/span> – 67 Comments<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11.\u00a0Average amount of money that is left to be saved.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It’s fairly easy to save a $1000 a month and still live a pretty decent lifestyle. For\u00a0teaching couples<\/strong> it’s very easy to live on one teacher’s salary and save the entire other paycheck.” –\u00a0<\/strong>Rowad Alkhaleej International School (Dammam)<\/a> (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)<\/span> – 129 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10.\u00a0Describe their hiring policies. Which recruiting fairs do they go to? How do they typically hire (e.g. face-to-face interview, Skype, etc.)? Are there any hiring restrictions mandated by the country?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The school does go to the London fairs, but like the previous common mentioned, they do look for teaching couples<\/strong> before hiring single teachers. There are also new visa restrictions underway limiting the number non-EU students and staff that can work at\/attend the school.” –\u00a0Leysin American School <\/a>(Leysin, Switzerland)<\/span> – 124 Comments<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Average amount of money that is left to be saved.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Some teachers just save most of their USD part of their salary and spend the local currency money. Some teaching couples<\/strong> do this, and they are saving quite a lot every year.” –\u00a0American International School in Egypt <\/a>(New Cairo City, Egypt)<\/span> – 76 Comments<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8.\u00a0Information about benefits for teachers with dependents<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“School is good and generous with this. Nicely, teachers AND staff\/support staff, whether local or international, get tuition benefits for children. There are some teachers\/teaching couples<\/strong> with more students at the school than parents teaching. The school sometimes requests a trailing spouse to do some “volunteer” work at the school to offset these costs. There are stories of this not always being 100% fair. If you’re in that kind of situation, it’s very much worth getting expectations ironed out early.” –\u00a0American British Academy <\/a>(Muscat, Oman)<\/span> – 68 Comments<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7.\u00a0Describe their hiring policies. Which recruiting fairs do they go to? How do they typically hire (e.g., face-to-face interview, Skype, etc.)? Are there any hiring restrictions mandated by the country?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“They do hire at the fairs. My friends got hired there at the Search fair in London, a year ago. There used to be a lot of teaching couples hired, who have children, but that is diminishing more and more because some people don’t necessarily want to raise their children here in Tanzania.” –\u00a0International School of Tanganyika<\/a> (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)<\/span> – 178 Comments<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6.\u00a0Details about the staff housing or the housing allowance. If there is no housing allowance, what are the rent costs and utilities?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Single or non-teaching couple without children SG$3000\/month. Teaching couples<\/strong> or a teacher with a child dependent $3,500\/month. Teaching couples<\/strong> with children SG$3,500. These are fair allowances given the current rental rates in Singapore. Couples with more than 2 children may decide to top up the allowance to get a larger apartment.” –\u00a0Nexus International School – Singapore<\/a> (Singapore)<\/span> – 55 Comments<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5. What does the school do to create a harmonious state of well-being and high morale amongst its staff?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Generally, only hire teachers with a solid IB background, but will make exceptions for exemplary candidates, especially when in Teaching couples<\/strong> or harder to hire positions.” –\u00a0Yokohama International School <\/a>(Yokohama, Japan)<\/span> – 44 Comments<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.\u00a0Describe their hiring policies. Which recruiting fairs do they go to? How do they typically hire (e.g. face-to-face interview, Skype, etc.)? Are there any hiring restrictions mandated by the country?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It is hard to survive here if you are a single teacher with dependents, so the school will only hire Teaching couples<\/strong> that have dependents. You need to have a passport from either the U.S. or Canada with a Bachelor’s Degree.” –\u00a0American School of Quito <\/a>(Quito, Ecuador)<\/span> – 61 Comments<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.\u00a0Information about benefits for teachers with dependents.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“If you meet admissions requirements, then you get up to two children for free.\u00a0Teaching couples<\/strong> get up to 3 dependents for free (to attend the school).” –\u00a0International School of Beijing <\/a>(Beijing, China)<\/span> – 40 Comments<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.\u00a0Describe their hiring policies. Which recruiting fairs do they go to? How do they typically hire (e.g. face-to-face interview, Skype, etc.)? Are there any hiring restrictions mandated by the country?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The school encourages teaching couples<\/strong> with or without children to apply for vacancies. The school does look for candidates that are familiar with the UK teaching practice.” –\u00a0British International School of Jeddah <\/a>(Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)<\/span> – 41 Comments<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.\u00a0Describe their hiring policies. Which recruiting fairs do they go to? How do they typically hire (e.g. face-to-face interview, Skype, etc.)? Are there any hiring restrictions mandated by the country?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Teachers are hired on a two-year contract, with the possibility of one-year extensions thereafter. They look to hire single teachers willing to share housing with one other single teacher, or married Teaching couples<\/strong>. They will consider\u00a0teaching<\/strong><\/span> couples<\/strong> with dependent children if they are of an age to attend NJIS (or younger).” –\u00a0North Jakarta International School <\/a>(Jakarta, Indonesia)<\/span> – 118 Comments<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have an interesting and useful comment to add related to teaching couples at your school that you would like to share, log in<\/a> to International School Community and submit your comments. For every 10 submitted comments, you\u00a0will get one month of free premium membership added to your account!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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