Network International School

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Network International School
Location
23 Inya Myaing Road, Bahan Township, Yangon


Information
TypePrivate
MottoKindle the fire, brighten your future
Established1994
Faculty100+ Teachers
Enrollment800 [1]
MascotLions
AccreditationCambridge International Schools
Website http://www.networkinternationalschool.com

Network International School is a British Curriculum International School in Yangon, Myanmar. When formed in 1996 by Carole and U. Kyaing, from England and Myanmar, respectively, it was the very first of its kind in Yangon, established as a response to an increased need for secondary schools within the Yangon area. Though it began as a nursery school, it added primary education in 2002 and as of 2019, admits students through Year 13. [1] The school year typically begins the second week of August and ends mid-June.

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Facilities

Network consists of an early years / primary and a secondary campus, located in Yangon's Bahan and Mayangone townships respectively.

The early years campus consists of a rooftop sports area, library, playground, IT lab, medical room, swimming pool, and basketball court, as well as a two-story building with classrooms for students aged 2–5, and a three-story building, hosting lessons for students aged 6–10.

The new campus (right across the street from the old building), features a football court, multi-purpose hall/basketball court, swimming pool, computer lab, science lab, library, rooftop area, medical room and a café (reserved for sixth form and staff). The new building features 3 blocks; A, B and C.

Subjects [2]

Subjects on offer at Network International School
Educational stageCurriculum (Elective subjects italicised)
Early years (Ages 1–5)Mathematics

Literacy

Communication and Language

Physical Development

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Knowledge and Understanding of the World

Expressive Arts and Design

Key Stage 1 (Ages 5–7)English

Maths

Myanmar Studies

Year 1 Knowledge and Understanding of the World

Year 2 Science

Year 2 History and Geography

PSHRE (Personal, Social, Health and Religious Education)

Computing

Music

Art, Design, and Technology

Physical Education

Key Stage 2 (Ages 7–11)English

Maths

Myanmar Studies

Science

History and Geography

PSHRE (Personal, Social, Health and Religious Education)

Computing

Music

Art, Design, and Technology

Physical Education

Key stage 3 (Ages 11–14)English

Maths

Science

Art

Drama

French

Geography

History

ICT

Music

Myanmar Studies

PSHRE (Personal, Social, Health and Religious Education)

Physical Education

Key Stage 4 / IGCSE

(Ages 14–16)

English Language

Mathematics

Science

Additional Mathematics

Art and Design

Business Studies

Computer Science

English Literature

French

Geography

Global Perspectives

History

ICT

Physical Education

Triple Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)

Key Stage 5 / A Level

(Ages 16–18)

English

Mathematics

Biology

Chemistry

Computer Science

Business Studies

ICT

Geography

Global Perspectives

History

Art and Design

Physics

House system

Network utilises a house system, in which students are sorted into four different houses with distinct colours upon admission:

This house system is implemented during Network's in-school academic competitions, sporting events, and its house-points reward system. Siblings attending Network are sorted into corresponding houses. There is a house trophy awarded at the end of the year for each winning house.

Uniform [3]

Network students wear uniforms pertaining to their educational stages:

Uniforms are purchased in-school upon admission and are mandatory. An optional jacket in students' house[ citation needed ] colour is allowed as outerwear and an additional Kukri sports uniform is required.

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References

  1. 1 2 "About - History". Network International School. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  2. "Curriculum". Network International School. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  3. "School Uniform". Network International School. Retrieved 2019-03-15.