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At BIS HCMC, sport is more than just a game. It’s a vital part of a well-rounded education. Through dynamic fixtures, inter school competitions and inclusive sport opportunities, our students are encouraged to challenge themselves, work collaboratively and take pride in representing their school.

At BIS HCMC, our Primary Expeditions are more than just school trips—they are life-changing expeditions that shape our students into confident, independent individuals. Earlier this month, our Year 4, 5, and 6 students embarked on thrilling journeys to Long Hai, Can Gio, and Cat Tien.

BIS HCMC students have once again proven their mathematical prowess on the international stage, achieving outstanding success at two prestigious competitions.

Last Tuesday 17th September our Early Years and Primary students and staff excitedly came together to celebrate Moon Festival. Also known as Mid- Autumn Festival and ‘Tết Trung Thu’ in Vietnamese, Moon Festival is a significant cultural event in Vietnam. It’s held on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month of the year. This is also one of the highlights of international school life here at BIS HCMC as we value and respect the significance and embrace the culture and traditions of our beautiful host country, Vietnam.

Read all about our first primary expeditions in 4 years and learn about all of the ways our year 3-6 children learned independence from school sleepovers to jungle hiking.

A look at Enterprise Day, a Maths event that brings together entrepreneurial spirit and community collaborations. Read about how Junior students helped to raise money for Thien Phuoc Foster Home and Free the Bears. 

The weekly update from Dee Grimshaw, Headteacher of the Junior Campus, highlighting some of the events that have taken place this week.

The weekly update from Dee Grimshaw and Ian Battersby, Headteachers of the Junior and Early Years & Infant Campuses, highlighting some of the events that have taken place this week.

What a difference a year makes! This time last year, we were heading into Half Term albeit virtual.  Our community, like this year, were looking forward to the break from school but travel was still restricted and strict Covid protocols remained in place.

The theme of parent partnership continues at the Junior Campus this week with a number of successful events involving our BIS Community.

It has been very sad to hear the overnight news that Her Majesty The Queen of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland has passed away at the age of 96.

I read recently that in one school year children spend on average 1000 hours at school and roughly 3000 at home.

A busy week with Barracuda Trials, Young Musician auditions, Parent Information Evenings, Entry Points for IPC units and lots more!

What a wonderful start to the Academic Year 2022 - 2023.

International Week is a highlight of the school year, there has been so much happening all week to help strengthen the BIS community.

4 Sports Days, 4 Productions, Transitions Day for Year 6, Year 2 visiting the Junior Campus.

No school can work well for children if parents and teachers do not act in partnership on behalf of the children's best interests - Author: Dorothy H Cohen

With just 4 weeks till the end of the term, it’s fair to say that things are ramping up on the Junior Campus rather than slowing down.

It was an absolute pleasure to be part of the PTG Potluck lunch yesterday.

This term at Primary we are looking at the Aide Memoire attribute of Perseverance.