British International School Hanoi
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| British International School Hanoi | |
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| Type | International, Private |
| Motto | Be Ambitious |
| Established | August 2012 |
| Principal | Richard Vaughan |
| Age range | 2-18 |
| Website | www |
The British International School Hanoi, commonly referred to as BIS Hanoi,[1] is an international school in the Vinhomes Riverside neighbourhood of Hanoi, Vietnam.[2] It is also a part of the Nord Anglia Education group and is one of four British International schools in Vietnam.[3] The school provides a British-style education for children aged two to eighteen.
Curriculum
[edit]The Early Years Foundation Stage and primary school curriculum are based on the National Curriculum for England and the International Primary Curriculum.[4] Students prepare for the International General Certificate of Secondary Education during their 10th and 11th years. Despite this, years 12 and 13, curriculum switch to the IB Diploma Programme.[5]
It is a registered centre for the UK Cambridge Assessment International Education examination board.[6]
The school is an IB world school, authorised to deliver the IB Diploma Programme.[7] It is a member of the Federation of British International Schools in Asia[8] and is accredited by the Council of International Schools[9] and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.[10]
The school offers The Duke of Edinburgh's Award[11] and also holds an annual international festival.[12]
The student-to-teacher ratio is approximately 20:1.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "British International School, Hanoi". www.internationalschoolsearch.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Trường quốc tế BIS - Mô hình giáo dục chuẩn quốc tế | VinHomes RiverSide". VinHomes RiverSide (in Vietnamese). 16 July 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "School List M - Z". International Schools Review. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ Crystal (21 May 2018). "Our Schools | Fieldwork". Fieldwork. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ VCCorp.vn. "Trường Quốc tế Anh BIS Hà Nội chính thức giảng dạy chương trình Tú tài Quốc tế từ tháng 8/2016" (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Find a Cambridge school". www.cambridgeinternational.org. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Find an IB World School". International Baccalaureate. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "FOBISIA: Our Schools". www.fobisia.org. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "British International School Hanoi". Council of International Schools. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Directory of Schools | Accrediting Commission for Schools Western Association of Schools and Colleges". directory.acswasc.org. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Ticket to top U.S. university: Experience of a BIS Hanoi student - Tuoi Tre News". Tuoi Tre News (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Hanoi British School hosts first int'l festival". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "British International School Hanoi | Nord Anglia". www.nordangliaeducation.com. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
