Australian International School, Vietnam Explained

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The Australian International School (AIS) is an Australian private international school located in District 2 of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The school provides an education to students from early childhood pre-school through Year 13.

Endorsed as an International Baccalaureate World School,[1] the AIS offers the IB Primary Year Programme[2] and IB Diploma* (since August 2013)[3] in the Primary School and Senior School, respectively. In the Middle School, it follows the Cambridge Secondary Programme,[4] which leads to the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examinations at the end of the Middle School (or Year 11).

The Australian International School and ACG International School Vietnam merged in July 2013 to become the Australian International School.[5] The school has over 1,400 students at three purpose-built campuses in District 2.

The school is currently owned and operated by Inspired Education Group, an international provider of for-profit schools.

Campuses

The school operates three campuses:[6] [7]

AIS community

The AIS community consists of 40 different nationalities and teachers from UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, France, South Korea, China and Vietnam. Students engage in charity events such as the Terry Fox Run,[8] the BBGV Fun Run, World Humanitarian Day in aid of raising money for disadvantaged families. The Community has together raised more than 200 million VND. Parents at AIS volunteer in school events such as International Day; Welcome Back BBQ’ Book Week, etc. under the umbrella of the PFG (Parents & Friends Group). AIS parents are often business owners, general managers, CEOs or occupy other senior positions professionally.

Sports

AIS runs an U11 Basketball, football, netball and swimming as well as compete in the annual Athletics Championships and Cross Country. AIS also competes in the U14 and U19 football and basketball competitions as well as Secondary Swim meets. The Secondary students compete in the athletics and cross country. There is an Under 19 Boys volleyball team. The sports teams play against other international schools from HCMC in a league called SISAC. They play fixtures and compete in a tournament at the end of the season. The Australian International School participates in the Australian International Schools Association (AISA)[9] where other AIS schools from around Asia and the Middle East competes in swimming, netball, basketball and football at a chosen location.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Australian International School.
  2. Web site: Australian International School - AIS offers an inquiry-based IB Primary programme for 5 – 10 year olds . 2013-04-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130503103244/http://www.aisvietnam.com/curriculum/primary-school.html . 2013-05-03 .
  3. Web site: Australian International School - AIS offers the prestigious IB Diploma Programme in Years 12 & 13 . 2013-04-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130503103252/http://www.aisvietnam.com/curriculum/senior-school.html . 2013-05-03 .
  4. Web site: Australian International School - AIS offers a rigorous Cambridge and IGCSE programme for Years 7 to 11 . 2013-04-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130503103232/http://www.aisvietnam.com/curriculum/middle-school.html . 2013-05-03 .
  5. Web site: Two ACG Vietnam Schools to merge - ACG Group . 17 April 2013 . 24 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130424230850/http://www.acgedu.com/group/home/blog/news/902-two-acg-vietnam-schools-to-merge . dead .
  6. Web site: Australian International School's Second Early Childhood Campus. 2010. amchamvietnam.com. 20 December 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101212101550/http://amchamvietnam.com/event/1345/detail. 2010-12-12. dead.
  7. Web site: School Facilities & Campus Information AIS Vietnam . www.aisvietnam.com . 31 May 2024 . en.
  8. Web site: Australian International School - Terry Fox Run 2012 . www.aisvietnam.com . 6 June 2022 . https://archive.today/20140828011916/http://www.aisvietnam.com/student-life/news-events/79-terry-fox-run-2012.html . 28 August 2014 . dead.
  9. Web site: Home . ausisa.com.
  10. Web site: Australian International Schools Association . 28 August 2014 . 3 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903082253/http://www.ausisa.com/ . dead .

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