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 Grades offered
Discovery Programme (age 3) to Grade 12. >Details
 
 Curriculum
The school gained the approval to offer the IB Diploma Programme in 1998 and the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme was adopted by the school in 1997. The IB Primary Years Programme was authorised in 2001. >Details
 
 Fees

Details of tuition and terms of payment are subject to change. Application and Enrolment fees are payable when applying and upon acceptance respectively. Annual tuition for the 2006-2007 school year ranges from US $5,054 for the half-day Discovery Programme to US $12,411 for Grade 12. An annual development fee of US$ 3,000 for grades Kindergarten through 12 is also levied with Pre-kindergarten paying US$ 1,500. Additional fees for school bus, EAL may apply to some students.
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 Accreditation
Student Activities
There is an after school activities (ASA) programme from 3:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. (or later in some instances). Three different sessions are offered throughout the year. All students are encouraged to seek out involvement in the diverse array of activities.
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 Summer Camp
UNIS Summer Camp is offered to all children who are interested regardless which school he/ she is currently studying at. >More details...


 Community Education (ComEd)
The UNIS Community Education Programme (Com Ed) is run by the Community Relations Office at UNIS Hanoi and is open to all members of the Hanoi Community. We run courses in Food, Wine and Culture, Skill-Building, Newcomers, Language, Movement and Games for Adults. We also have activities for children. > More information...


 School Hours
The Discovery Programme: 8:10 am until 12:00 noon.
Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 5: 8:10 am to 2:55 pm
Middle/ High School: 8:00 am to 3:00 pm (Mon, Wed and Fri)
8:00 am to 3:40 pm (Tues and Thurs)

The school is in operation from Monday to Friday.


 Parent Involvement
The school is governed by a 9-member Board of Directors, which is comprised of elected parents and appointed members as well as representatives from the United Nations. The school has an active Parent-Teacher Association. Particularly at the younger grades, parents are often invited to help out in the classroom if they wish to.


 Teaching Faculty Demographics

As of August 2006, there are 100 full-time teaching staff representing 17 countries.

Country
# of Teachers
Australia
24
UK
20
Canada
13
USA
12
New Zealand
10
France
4
Vietnam
3
Sweden
3
Ireland
2
Belgium
1
Finland
1
Germany
2
Hungary
1
Korea
1
Netherlands
1
Latvia
1
Singapore
1

 

 Current Enrolment

As of June 2007, there are 759 students representing 36 Nationalities. s

Australia 43 Malaysia 10
Austria 4 Nepal 4
Bangledesh 1 Netherlands 38
Belgium 5 New Zealand 9
Canada 18 Norway 7
China 2 Philippines 2
Costa Rica 1 Poland 1
Denmark 32 Singapore 10
Finland 9 South Africa 4
France 8 Sri Lanka 5
Germany 34 Sweden 26
India 24 Switzerland 2
Indonesia 3 Taiwan 9
Ireland 3 Thailand 8
Italy 3 UK 61
Japan 35 Uruguay 1
Korea 118 USA 88
Latvia 1 Vietnam 130

 

 Location

United Nations International School of Hanoi
Phu Thuong Ward
Tay Ho District
Hanoi, Vietnam

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United Nations International School of Hanoi
UNIS is a not-for-profit international school offering the full International Baccalaureate from Discovery (for 3 year olds) to Grade 12. It is also fully accredited by the European Council of International Schools and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
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