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International German School Ho Chi Minh City (IGS HCMC) Deutsche Schule Ho Chi Minh Stadt | |
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12 Võ Trường Toản, Phường Thảo Điền, Quận 2, Thành Phố Thủ Đức | |
Coordinates | 10°48′19″N106°44′52″E / 10.805237°N 106.747908°E |
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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 | Heide Schaffer |
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 | not big |
Area | 9 Villas |
Campus type | Villas |
Student Union/Association | Student Council |
Colour(s) | Red, Green |
Mascot | Green Parrot |
Newspaper | |
Annual tuition | |
Alumni name | Mixed IB Diploma |
Website | www.igs-hcmc.org |
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