Choosing between an international or bilingual international school first depends on what kind of learning experience you’d like for your child. Here are the main differences:
Our international monolingual school, British International School Ho Chi Minh City(BIS HCMC) offers a blended British and international curriculum, with the globally recognised IGCSE and International Baccalaureate diploma programme (IBDP) in secondary. The language of instruction is English.
Our international bilingual school, British Vietnamese International School Ho Chi Minh City (BVIS HCMC) offers one programme based on the English National Curriculum. The languages of instruction are both English and Vietnamese in the primary years, blended with the globally respected IGCSE and A Level in secondary school.
While Vietnamese and English are taught in both schools, our bilingual school offers full dual language instruction, to ensure your child will achieve true bilingual proficiency before they move into secondary.
Established in 1997, BIS HCMC is one of the leading international schools in Southeast Asia, welcoming students aged 2-18 years old.
At BIS HCMC, our students achieve remarkable academic success, with 15% accepting a place in the world’s top 10 universities last year, and three students achieving a perfect IBDP score of 45.
We strive for excellence in everything that we do, and we’re a proud “Outstanding in Every Category” school (British Schools Overseas (BSO) inspection 2022).
We offer a blended curriculum of English and international curricula. This includes IGCSEs and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), which set the standard for global education and provide pathways to outstanding higher education across the world. Our world-class teachers nurture every aspect of our students’ development, too, sparking their curiosity and creativity by adapting learning to their strengths, passions, and future ambitions.
Our curricula is enriched with more than 300 co-curricula activities and collaborations with world-leading organisations such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), The Juilliard School, UNICEF and the Federation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA).
As a Nord Anglia school with students from over 55 countries around the world, your child will thrive in a truly international environment. Our students also share their thoughts, ideas and compete against their peers through our exclusive online learning platform, Global Campus.
Our holistic approach to education balances academic excellence with personal growth and wellbeing. Our students become well rounded global citizens, with the skills, passion, confidence and knowledge to create a more peaceful and sustainable world.
At our bilingual international school in Ho Chi Minh City, our highly qualified teachers personalise your child’s learning to help their talents shine. This care extends right across the campus from Early Years Foundation Stage provision through to IGCSE and A Level studies.
Our fully integrated, bilingual syllabus in English and Vietnamese consists of the international primary curriculum (IPC), the English national curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE curriculum and Cambridge International A Level, which we blend with elements of the Vietnamese curriculum. We’re proud of our strong academic record, with half of all A Level grades at A* or A in 2021.
We’re a member of the Federation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA) and the only bilingual international school in Ho Chi Minh to be fully accredited by the prestigious Council of International Schools (CIS).
Your child’s learning continues inside and outside the classroom, with a range of activities that nurture their all-round development. Our aim is to build their confidence, creativity and resilience to become global citizens. Our students interact with their classmates at our schools around the world through Global Campus, our online learning platform, sharing thoughts and ideas and developing their global mindset.
Our exclusive collaborations with world-renowned institutions such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), UNICEF and Juilliard mean your child will have life-changing experiences to inspire them to achieve more than they ever imagined.
With 80+ premium schools and more than 100,000 students worldwide, Nord Anglia is a truly global learning community open to the world.
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