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Saigon South International School (SSIS) is an international school in Ho Chi Minh City offering an American standards-based curriculum for grades EC-12. It offers both the IB diploma program and AP coursework, and is fully accredited by the
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. The school is also a member of East Asian Council of Overseas Schools,
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, the Southeast Asia Student Activities Conference (SEASAC), and Mekong River International Schools Association (MRISA). SSIS was recently designated an Apple Distinguished School. It is located in Phu My Hung,
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, Ho Chi Minh City.


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Saigon South International School was founded in 1997 by the
Phu My Hung Corporation The Phu My Hung Development Corporation (PMH) (Vietnamese: ''Công ty TNHH Phát triển Phú Mỹ Hưng'') is a joint venture between the CT&D Group of Taiwan and City Government of Ho Chi Minh City. PMH is a large urban infrastructure developer ...
to accommodate an increasing need for American education for both local residents and
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families. Located in the Phu My Hung Urban Area, SSIS is two and a half miles south of the current city center -
District 1, Ho Chi Minh City District 1 () is the central urban district of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), the largest city in Vietnam. With a total area of the district has a population of 204,899 people as of 2010. The district is divided into 10 small subsets which are called ...
, Vietnam. SSIS is owned by the Phu My Hung Corporation but operates as a non-profit entity within the company. A three-member school board governs the school in consultation with the Phu My Hung Corporation. SSIS enrolls over 1000 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
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(IBDP), in high school. 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.


Facilities

Saigon South International School has a large, campus with three main buildings that contain around 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
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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.


Extracurricular activities

SSIS offers extracurricular activities, referred to as ASAs (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), 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 * Music, with two performances per school year for Elementary, and taking part in the MRISA Arts Exchange for middle school and high school students * 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 * Changmin Hwang Appreciation Club * Ben Tre Construction * Love is Love *Dragon Broadcast Club *Fundraising initiatives *Operation Smile Club *HeartSaysFreeMove Club *Global Issues Group *
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*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.


References

{{International schools in Vietnam Educational institutions established in 1997 International schools in Vietnam Schools in Vietnam High schools in Ho Chi Minh City MRISA Schools 1997 establishments in Pakistan