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By admin, November 8, 2009 9:58 am

The Australian International School Saigon was founded in August 2006 and is an independent, non-profit, co-educational day school. The school provides educational services for students from Early Childhood (age 2) through Secondary School (Grade 12). AIS is a candidate for the IB PYP. Senior students will be able to do the Cambridge International Examination A Levels in the future.

AIS has over 400 students representing 21 countries and over 30 international teachers.

Mission
The mission of AIS is to provide a high quality education that helps students become intelligent, caring and inquiring people.

Facilities
AIS is one of those international schools that is spread out around the city; that is, there are three actual sites where students attend classes. The Primary School has two sites in the APSC Compound in District 2, and the Secondary School has a campus in District 3.

Facilities for the Primary School include: large well-lit, air-conditioned classrooms, a library, tennis courts and a swimming pool. Facilities for the Secondary School include: wireless access in all classrooms, a swimming pool, a landscaped campus, tennis and basketball courts, a playground with sporting equipment, a science lab and an English Language Center.

Curriculum
The curriculum at AIS is academically rigorous while flexible enough to be fun, creative and innovative. AIS is a candidate for the PYP. Secondary students (Years 6-10) use the New South Wales curriculum. Students who wish to enter the Secondary School need to pass an entrance examination.

Extra Curricular Activities
After school activities for Primary students are offered three times a week. Teachers sponsor these activities. They include: chess club, acting and drama, arts and crafts, photography, soccer, Aussie football, yoga, foreign languages and more.

Secondary activities include: debate, drama, chess, band, musical instruments, global action, foreign languages, and a variety of sports.

Technology
The school believes in the integration of technology into the curriculum.

Professional Development
No information is available.

Employment
Most teachers at the school are Australian, but the school does hire expatriate teachers with international experience. The school is looking for teachers that are: creative, highly qualified, experienced, familiar with modern teaching approaches and strategies, familiar with integrating technology into the curriculum, work well with children and their parents, and are enthusiastic about living in Vietnam.

AIS lists available positions on the school website. The school accepts applications throughout the school year, but the main recruitment period is between December and February. An application is available online.

You can apply by completing the application form and by sending it along with your CV to the Principal at principal@aisvietnam.com.

While salaries are not listed on the website, it is noted that the salary is “competitive after-tax.” Benefits include; an accommodation allowance, medical insurance, annual airfare home, free tuition for dependent children, relocation allowance and a contract completion bonus.