ACG International School Vietnam

ACG International School Vietnam
Address
East-West Highway / An Phu Ward / District 2 / Ho Chi Minh City
Information
Type	Private, selective, international (Years 1-13) school
Established	2006
Website	www.acgedu.com/vn

ACG International School ^[1] is an international school in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The school was established in 2006, and is a school for children from 3 to 18 years of age. It is owned by the Academic Colleges Group based in New Zealand. The Group owns a total of 10 schools across New Zealand, Indonesia and Vietnam. ACG International School is located in District 2 of Ho Chi Minh City,^[2] in Vietnam.

ACG International School Vietnam has been an IB World School since June 2011 ^[1]

From 1 July 2013, ACG International School Vietnam merged into the Australian International School, Vietnam and will take the new name of Australian International School.^[3]^[4]

Curriculum

In 2012, ACG International School had over 550 students enrolled at the School, from 30 different nationalities. ACG International School followed the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) in the Kindergarten and Primary School. In the Middle School, the University of Cambridge International Lower Secondary programme is delivered, leading to the IGCSE examinations in Year 11. In the Senior School, students follow the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP).

Facilities

The School campus ^[5] is 1.9ha in size and consists of Biology, Chemistry and Physics laboratories; Art, Design and Technology specialist rooms; Computer laboratories and a campus-wide WiFi network; Music (Keyboard Lab and Practice Rooms); a library with internet-based research facilities; an auditorium and media centre; a gymnasium, covered tennis court, swimming pools and an outdoor grass football field. The Head of School until the merger was Mr John Burns.^[6]

References

1 2 "International Baccalaureate". Ibo.org. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
↑ "Sixty foreign projects back City's education, training - Education - VietNam News". Vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn. 2008-12-23. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
↑ http://www.acgedu.com/vn
↑ "Facilities - ACG International School Vietnam". Acgedu.com. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
↑ "ACG International School Vietnam". AmCham Vietnam. Retrieved 2012-07-10.

Academic Colleges Group

Private schools in Auckland	ACG Senior College 1995 ACG Parnell (formerly ACG Junior College) 1998 ACG Strathallan 2001 ACG Sunderland (founded in 2007 as Sunderland College and School, taken over by ACG in 2010)

Schools outside Auckland	ACG Tauranga 2015

International schools in New Zealand	All located at ACG City Campus in central Auckland ACG New Zealand International College 1995 ACG Norton College 2003 ACG English School 1999

International schools outside New Zealand	ACG School Jakarta 2004 (ACG English School Jakarta opened in 2001) Australian International School, Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City (formed from the 2013 merger of two ACG schools; ACG International School Vietnam, and Australian International School (AIS), both founded in 2006) ACG Bali (planned)

Related articles	Education in New Zealand For-profit education Private Education in New Zealand International school

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