Global Indian International School (GIIS) is a
Singapore
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-based
international school established in 2002.
History
GIIS' first campus at Cheviot Hill was established by Global Schools Foundation in 2002 with just 48 students with the aim of providing education to the expatriate community in Singapore. The school has since expanded across South East Asia, Japan, Middle East and India.
Campuses
GIIS has two campuses in Singapore, one at Cheviot Hill, the East Coast campus, and another at Punggol, SMART Campus.
Besides that, it has presence in over seven countries and 23 campuses which include those in Singapore,
Malaysia
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Kuala Lumpur
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India
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Hyderabad
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Pune
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Ahmedabad
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Noida
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Bangalore
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UAE
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Abu Dhabi
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Dubai
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Thailand
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Bangkok
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),
Vietnam
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Ho Chi Minh City
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Japan
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Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
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Curriculum
Educational programs offered by GIIS include:
* Global Montessori Plus (GMP) Programme
* Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
* International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP) (In Singapore and Tokyo)
* Cambridge Lower Secondary Programme (CLSP) (In Singapore, Tokyo and Kuala Lumpur)
* Cambridge's International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) (In Singapore, Kuala Lumpur)
* International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) (In Singapore, Tokyo)
See also
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Global Indian International School, Tokyo Campus
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Global Indian International School, Hyderabad Campus
References
External links
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{{International schools in Singapore
Indian international schools in Singapore
Educational institutions established in 2002