Bilingual Canadian International School Explained

Bilingual Canadian International School
Native Name:	Trường song ngữ quốc tế Canada
Principal:	Peter Gerard Kahl
Coordinates:	10.7147°N 106.7285°W
Pushpin Map:	Vietnam
Address:	86, Road 23, Phu My Hung, D.7, HCMC

Bilingual Canadian International School (BCIS; Vietnamese: '''Trường song ngữ quốc tế Canada''') is a private international school based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The school belongs to The Canadian International School System, along with three other campuses: the Canadian International School Vietnam (CIS), Albert Einstein School (AES) and Canada – Vietnam Kindergarten (CVK).^{[1] [2]}

Established in 2012, BCIS combines the Vietnamese program of the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) with the English program of the Ontario Ministry of Education (Canada) from elementary school to high school.^{[1] [3]} BCIS is consulted by the Toronto District School Board, the largest school board in Canada.^[4] The school launched the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) program in 2021.^{[1] [5]} BCIS also provides the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) and the International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC).^{[1] [5]}

Its campus in Phu My Hung (District 7) has a total area of 13,000m², accommodating up to 1,500 students.^[6] During its first operating year, BCIS and CIS attracted more than 1,000 students from 30 countries.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Our History. Bilingual Canadian International School. https://web.archive.org/web/20211020100205/https://bcis.edu.vn/en/our-history. 20 October 2021. live. 27 September 2021.
2. Web site: Học sinh Hệ thống Trường Quốc tế Canada – CISS hạnh phúc khi quay trở lại trường. vi. Thanh Niên. Vietnam Youth Union. 25 March 2022. 25 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220328233143/https://thanhnien.vn/hoc-sinh-he-thong-truong-quoc-te-canada-ciss-hanh-phuc-khi-quay-tro-lai-truong-post1442256.html. 28 March 2022. live. Students of the Canadian International School System - CISS are happy to return to school.
3. Web site: Bên trong trường quốc tế học phí hơn nửa tỷ đồng ở Sài Gòn. Inside the international school, the tuition fee is more than half a billion VND in Saigon. vi. Zing News. FPT Group. 12 June 2019. 12 June 2019. Quỳnh Trang. Minh Nhật. https://web.archive.org/web/20200920213557/https://zingnews.vn/ben-trong-truong-quoc-te-hoc-phi-hon-nua-ty-dong-o-sai-gon-post955819.html. 20 September 2020. live.
4. Web site: International Secondary Principal, Grades 7 - 12 Contract Term 2021 - 2023, Canadian International School System-Vietnam (CISS-VN) Ho Chi Minh City. Toronto District School Board. 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211010140436/https://www.tdsb.on.ca/Portals/0/docs/2021_CIS_Principal.pdf. 10 October 2021. live. 10 October 2021.
5. Web site: Trường quốc tế Canada nhận giấy phép mới về giảng dạy chương trình quốc tế. Thanh Niên. Vietnam Youth Union. vi. Canadian International School receives new license to teach international curriculum. 19 August 2021. 19 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20220422112606/https://thanhnien.vn/truong-quoc-te-canada-nhan-giay-phep-moi-ve-giang-day-chuong-trinh-quoc-te-post1102767.html. 22 April 2022. live.
6. Web site: CIS thêm hệ song ngữ (BCiS). CIS adds bilingual system (BCiS). Người Lao Động. Ho Chi Minh City Committee. https://web.archive.org/web/20170803191819/http://nld.com.vn/tuyen-sinh/cis-them-he-song-ngu-bcis-20110714082046354.htm. 3 August 2017. live. 3 August 2017. 13 July 2011.
7. Web site: Trường quốc tế Canada khánh thành học xá hệ song ngữ. 5 November 2012. 5 November 2012. L.Chuyên. Canadian International School inaugurated a bilingual campus. Sài Gòn Giải Phóng. Communist Party of Vietnam. https://archive.today/20220921090203/https://www.sggp.org.vn/truong-quoc-te-canada-khanh-thanh-hoc-xa-he-song-ngu-115556.html. 21 September 2022. live.