CIS PROGRAM (OSSD & IB)

CIS is the first and only school in Vietnam to offer the  Ontario Curriculum from Kindergarten to Grade 12. Established in 2009, CIS started its educational journey in partnership with the well-known District of Niagara School Board, DSBN from 2009 until 2014, and since 2014 with the Toronto District School Board https://www.tdsb.on.ca/. As the largest school board in Canada, TDSB has extensive experience in educating international students in one the largest and most culturally diverse cities in the world!

A WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION AT CIS-VIETNAM

• The Ontario curriculum, K-12, is overseen by a qualified and experienced Canadian Leadership Team and taught entirely in English by trained teachers qualified according to the Ontario Ministry of Education standards and certified or eligible to be certified by the Ontario College of Teachers, OCT. https://www.oct.ca/
• The consulting school board provides advice about teaching and learning, supports the implementation of the curriculum, recruits qualified, Ontario teachers recommend learning resources and where possible, provides professional learning opportunities.
• Each year the consulting board visits the school to evaluate teaching and learning.
• On March 9, 2015, CIS-Vietnam became an authorized IB World School, offering the IB Diploma Programme for students in Grades 11 and 12.
• Students in Grade 10 choose whether to continue in the Ontario curriculum or apply to the IB Diploma Programme beginning in Grade 11.

• Students choosing the Ontario program complete their 6 Grade 12 courses online through the TDSB eLearning platform and are awarded their OSSD through a TDSB secondary school. 

• Both the Ontario Secondary School Diploma, OSSD, and IB Diploma are recognized reputable diplomas for admission to prestigious universities worldwide.

• An experienced Canadian guidance counselor provides on-going advice to secondary students to support applications for admission to post-secondary programs around the world.
• CIS provides an internationally-minded educational environment.
• CIS provides state-of-the-art facilities meeting Vietnam's highest standards for international schools to ensure our comprehensive educational aims are achieved.

For more information about our academic program, please select the division(s) you are most interested in.