Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City
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The school operates on two campuses: Primary Campus at 28 Vo Truong Toan, An Khanh, Ho Chi Minh City, and Secondary Campus at 1 Xuan Thuy, An Khanh, Ho Chi Minh City. The school is an IB World School for children aged 2–18 and offers the IB continuum from Early Years through Diploma. The Primary Campus serves ages 2–11 (Early Years to Grade 5) and the Secondary Campus serves Grades 6–12.
The Primary Campus features facilities for the arts, including a dedicated art program, a library, a film studio, and maker spaces. The Secondary Campus provides theatre and music spaces, recording studios, and design suites to support arts and creative learning.
The school serves a diverse community with students from 60+ nationalities, fostering global perspectives across campuses. Language support programs are offered to assist English language learners, including EAL and an Intensive English Language Program (IELP) for Grades 6–7.
Both campuses offer after-school and co-curricular activities aligned with the IB framework, including arts, sports, and leadership programs integrated across the continuum.
The school is part of the Cognita family of schools, sharing global networks and wellbeing initiatives across Cognita and ISHCMC.
ISHCMC provides a structured IB pathway with dedicated college and university counseling as part of its academic program, supporting student transitions to higher education.
The campuses emphasize wellbeing as part of the Cognita approach, with a culture of care and resources to support students' social and emotional development.
ISHCMC’s Primary Campus in Thu Duc City serves children aged 2–10 through the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) from Early Explorer to Grade 5. Learning happens in English with small classes. Facilities include an award-winning Primary Library, Fab Lab, Makerspace, food tech rooms, film studio, gym, a 25m six-lane pool, and outdoor courts—spaces that support inquiry, creativity, movement and play. Students choose from 150+ after-school activities across sports, arts, coding and production. The campus offers a city-wide school bus service (age 4+) and a shuttle connecting Primary and Secondary, making daily logistics straightforward for families. A distinctive feature is the Primary campus’s design-and-make focus (Fab Lab/Makerspace) embedded in the PYP, enabling practical, project-based learning from early years onward.