HCM CitySeven high schools offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) program agreed to accept students from American International School Vietnam.
In a document sent by Ho Chi Minh City to the Ministry of Education and Training on the operations of American International School Vietnam (AISVN), on March 27, these seven schools can accept 3 students.
These are Australian International School (AIS), European International School (EIS), Ho Chi Minh City International School (ISHCMC), British Vietnamese International School (BVIS), North American International School (SNA), American International School (TAS) and International School UK (BIS). According to information on the website, school tuition ranges from 500-900 million VND per year for the IB system.
The city said that the Department of Education and Training will continue to work with these schools and soon have a plan to increase teachers teaching the IB program for students transferring from AISVN.
The incident originated on March 18 when more than 3 students at the American International School Vietnam had to miss school because teachers did not come to school due to unpaid salaries. The school later reopened but without enough teachers. Many parents are stuck because they have paid billions of dong in tuition fees, but changing schools when the second semester is about to end is not easy.
AISVN students in a learning activity, 2022. Photo: AISVN
According to the Department of Education and Training, on March 21, when working with the Department, Ms. Nguyen Thi Ut Em pledged that during the week of spring break (March 3-23) she would call for investment funds to restructure. school structure, maintaining educational activities.
However, today, more than 100 parents of the school sent a collective petition to the school and the Department with the desire to let their children study online, accepting an additional payment of 10-15 million per month, to complete the school year.
AISVN was established in 2006 and currently has more than 1.210 students studying the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. School tuition is 280-350 million VND a year for preschool, 450-500 million VND for primary school and 600-725 million VND for secondary school.
The school has 129 foreign teachers, 26 Vietnamese teachers and 103 employees. Currently, teachers are owed their February salary. Foreign teachers are also owed an additional 2% of their January salary.
In October last year, AISVN attracted attention when many parents gathered to collect debt. These parents said they lent tens of billions of dong to the school without interest, without collateral, through loan and investment contracts. In return, their children study for free, and the school commits to paying after the student graduates or transfers schools. However, they later did not receive their money back.
Le Nguyen – Le Tuyet
