International German School Ho Chi Minh City
| International German School Ho Chi Minh City (IGS HCMC) | |
|---|---|
Deutsche Schule Ho Chi Minh Stadt | |
| Location | |
253/11 (251A) Lương Định Của, An Phú, Thủ Đức | |
| Coordinates | 10°47′25″N 106°44′53″E / 10.790353°N 106.748036°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Overseas German School (Deutsche Auslandsschule) |
| Motto | "Die Grenzen meiner Sprache sind die Grenzen meiner Welt." -Ludwig Wittgenstein (The limits of my language are the limits of my world.) |
| Established | 2012 |
| Founder | Stiftung Bildung und Handwerk |
| Status | Opening |
| Category | International School |
| Oversight | ZfA (Zentralstelle für das Auslandsschulwesen) |
| Headmaster | Clauspeter Wollenweber |
| Faculty | 20 |
| Teaching staff | 30 |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Average class size | 18 |
| Education system | Federal State of Thüringen |
| Classes offered | German as a mother/foreign language, English Literature, Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Early Sciences (for primary), History, Geography, Music, Art, French as a foreign language, Vietnamese as a mother language (for Vietnamese citizens), ICT, Ethics, Sports, Swimming |
| Language | German, English (ICT, Geography, Music, Art only) |
| Hours in school day | 9 periods of 45 minutes |
| Classrooms | around 15 |
| Campuses | only 1 |
| Campus size | small |
| Campus type | modern |
| Student Union/Association | Student Council |
| Colours | Red, Green |
| Mascot | Green Parrot |
| Newspaper | [2] |
| Annual tuition | [3] |
| Alumni name | Mixed IB Diploma |
| Website | www.igs-hcmc.org |
Deutsche Schule Ho Chi Minh City - International German School, shortened as IGS, is an international and overseas German school in Ho Chi Minh City offering a German education from Kindergarten to IB Diploma. German graduation certificates (from 2020) and the mixed-language IB diploma program (from 2022) are offered.[1]
In September 2025 the school moved to the new built campus at 253 Luong Dinh Cua.
Profile
The International German School (IGS) was founded in 2012,[2] initiated by the Federal Foreign Office and carried by the Stiftung Bildung und Handwerk (SBH).
Gallery
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Front gate 2025
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New campus 2025
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Kindergarten and Primary building 2016
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Secondary building 2016
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Old tree house for the students in the school playground 2017
External links
References
- ^ [1] Newsletter of IGS
- ^ "Archiv IGS (german)". Archived from the original on 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2017-05-30.