Saigon South International School
Trường Quốc Tế Nam Sài Gòn
Address
78 Nguyễn Đức Cảnh, Tân Phong, Quận 7
Thành phố

Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam
Coordinates10°43′26″N 106°42′32″E / 10.7238°N 106.7090°E / 10.7238; 106.7090
Information
TypePrivate non-profit international school
MottoConnecting Learning to Life
Established1997
FounderLawrence Ting
School district7
Principal
  • Melanie Sylvester (ES)
  • Daniel Kerr (MS)
  • Jennifer Mendes (HS)
HeadmasterDr. Catriona Moran
Faculty113
GradesEC–12
Co-edMixed-gender (Both male and female)
Enrollment1200
Color(s)Blue, white, and yellow.
AthleticsSSIS Dragons the best
MascotDragons gogo
AccreditationWASC
Websitewww.ssis.edu.vn

Saigon South International School (SSIS) is an international school in Ho Chi Minh City offering a degree program based on US standards for the EC-12 years. It offers both the IB diploma program and AP coursework and is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The school is also a member of East Asian Council of Overseas Schools, National Association of Independent Schools, the Southeast Asia Student Activities Conference (SEASAC), and Mekong River International Schools Association (MRISA). SSIS was recently designated an Apple Distinguished School.[1]

It is located in Phu My Hung, District 7,[2] Ho Chi Minh City.

Profile

Saigon South International School was founded in 1997 by the Phu My Hung Corporation to accommodate an increasing need for American education for both residents and expatriate families. SSIS is located in the Phu My Hung Urban Area, two and a half miles south of the current city center - District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. SSIS is owned by the Phu My Hung Corporation but operates as a non-profit entity. A three-member school board governs the school in consultation with the Phu My Hung Corporation.

SSIS enrolls over 1,000 students from over 39 countries. The professionally certified and experienced teachers are career educators. Most come from North America, Australia, and the United Kingdom and as specialists in their subject area, over 80% hold advanced educational degrees. More than 65% have more than 12 years of teaching experience. SSIS offers an American standards-based curriculum, augmented by the rigorous Advanced Placement Program (AP) and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), in high school.[3] SSIS students also have one of the highest average IBDP points in Ho Chi Minh City, and average roughly 5 points higher than the worldwide average.[4]

Facilities

Saigon South International School has a large, 6-hectare (15-acre) campus with three main buildings that contain over 1,000 students in Early Childhood 3 (EC3) – Grade 12. The newer purpose-built high school building was completed in January 2011 and includes general classrooms, purpose-built science labs, a library, a gymnasium, changing/locker rooms, and a kiosk.

The other two school buildings contain two libraries for elementary and middle, an auditorium, a double-sized gymnasium for two basketball courts, a swimming pool, and a shared cafeteria. The outside playing fields have three soccer fields and separate play areas for the early childhood program and elementary students.[5]

Extracurricular activities

SSIS offers extracurricular activities, referred to as ASA (After School Activities) within the school.

  • Student Council
  • Service Council
  • National Honor Society
  • Athletics: basketball, volleyball, soccer, badminton, tennis, and swimming, where the students compete against other schools in the Mekong River International Schools Association (MRISA Sports Exchange),[6] Saigon International Schools Athletics Competition, and South East Asia Student Activities Conference (SEASAC).
  • Visual Arts, with projects for fundraising events, and an exhibition at the end of the school year, and taking part in the MRISA Arts Exchange for middle and high school students[7]
  • Music, with two performances per school year for Elementary, and taking part in the MRISA Arts Exchange for middle school and high school students[7]
  • Animal Rights
  • Model United Nations
  • Dragon Tales
  • DECA@SSIS
  • ISSC (International School Science Competition)
  • Mr. William's Chemistry Horror
  • VEX Robotics
  • Girls Who Code
  • Bliss4Youth
  • Grass Roots
  • Ben Tre Construction
  • Love is Love
  • Dragon Broadcast Club
  • Fundraising initiatives[8]
  • Operation Smile Club[8]
  • HeartSaysFreeMove Club[8]
  • Global Issues Group[8]
  • Minecraft[8]
  • Many other activities such as ballet, badminton, softball, soccer, basketball, art club, swim club, computer club, cooking, crafts, math games, board games, digital animation, newspaper, origami, sewing, chess, piano, martial arts, and writing, are offered by the staff and community members.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Apple Distinguished School".
  2. ↑ Contact Us Archived 2015-07-28 at the Wayback Machine. Saigon South International School. Retrieved on August 17, 2015. "78 Nguyen Duc Canh Tan Phong Ward, District 7 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam"
  3. ↑ "Saigon South International School - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | The High School". www.ssis.edu.vn. Archived from the original on 2009-05-22.
  4. ↑ "IB students around the world celebrate their results during the IB's 50th anniversary". 5 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "SSIS Campus". Saigon South International School - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
  6. ↑ "SSIS Athletics". Saigon South International School - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
  7. 1 2 "SSIS Visual and Performing Arts". Saigon South International School - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "SSIS Clubs and Activities". Saigon South International School - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Archived from the original on 2016-09-05. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
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