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International German School Ho Chi Minh City (IGS HCMC) Deutsche Schule Ho Chi Minh Stadt | |
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12 Võ Trường Toản, Phường Thảo Điền, Quận 2, Thành Phố Thủ Đức Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam | |
Coordinates | 10°48′19″N 106°44′52″E / 10.805237°N 106.747908°E / 10.805237; 106.747908 |
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Type | Overseas German School (Deutsche Auslandsschule) |
Motto | "Die Grenzen meiner Sprache sind die Grenzen meiner Welt." -Ludwig Wittgenstein (The limits of my language are the limits of my world.) |
Established | 2012 |
Founder | Stiftung Bildung und Handwerk |
Status | Opening |
Category | International School |
Oversight | ZfA (Zentralstelle für das Auslandsschulwesen) |
Headmaster | Heide Schaffer |
Faculty | 20 |
Teaching staff | 30 |
Grades | K–12 |
Average class size | 18 |
Education system | Federal State of Thüringen |
Classes offered | German as a mother/foreign language, English Literature, Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Early Sciences (for primary), History, Geography, Music, Art, French as a foreign language, Vietnamese as a mother language (for Vietnamese citizens), ICT, Ethics, Sports, Swimming |
Language | German, English (ICT, Geography, Music, Art only) |
Hours in school day | 9 periods of 45 minutes |
Classrooms | around 15 |
Campuses | only 1 |
Campus size | not big |
Area | 9 Villas |
Campus type | Villas |
Student Union/Association | Student Council |
Colour(s) | Red, Green |
Mascot | Green Parrot |
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Annual tuition | |
Alumni name | Mixed IB Diploma |
Website | www.igs-hcmc.org |
Deutsche Schule Ho Chi Minh City - International German School, shortened as IGS, is an international and overseas German school in Ho Chi Minh City offering a German education from Kindergarten to IB Diploma. German graduation certificates (from 2020) and the mixed-language IB diploma program (from 2022) are offered.
Profile
The International German School (IGS) was founded in 2012, initiated by the Federal Foreign Office and carried by the Stiftung Bildung und Handwerk (SBH).
Gallery
- Kindergarten and Primary building
- Secondary building
- Old tree house for the students in the school playground
External links
References
- Newsletter of IGS
- "Archiv IGS (german)". Archived from the original on 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
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Several other schools in China have German students' sections in addition to the German schools in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Changchun: They are: British School of Beijing, Léman International School Chengdu, Utahloy International School Guangzhou, Nanjing International School, the Liaoning Shenyang Northeast Yucai School German section, and Suzhou Singapore International School The Central Agency for German Schools Abroad (ZfA) does not include these schools in its list of schools in Mainland China. |
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