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United Nations International School of Hanoi

Web: www.unishanoi.org

 

 

 

2008-2009

The United Nations International School of Hanoi (UNIS), founded in 1988, is a private, nonprofit, English language, coeducational day school which offers an educational program from age 3 (Discovery) through grade 12 for the expatriate community of Hanoi. The school year is divided into 2 semesters extending approximately from mid-August to mid-December and from the beginning of January to mid-June.

Organization: The School operates under an agreement between the United Nations Development Program and the Vietnamese Ministry of Education.

Curriculum: The curriculum is international, drawing upon the best English language programs and the framework provided by the International Baccalaureate Organization. The School has adopted the IB Primary Years Program in grades PK-5 and the IB Middle Years Program in grades 6-10. These two programs are curriculum frameworks that insure that an inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning is followed. In grades 11-12, the school has adopted the IB Diploma Program which is a rigorous and international university preparatory curriculum with prescribed knowledge, skills, and understandings in each subject area. Foreign and Mother Tongue languages, the Arts, English as an Additional Language, and Technology instruction supplement a rigorous core curriculum. UNIS Hanoi has a limited Learning Resource program, and counseling services are available throughout the school There is an extensive co-curricular program of sports and non-sports activities and a strong commitment to community service in the spirit of the UN ideals and principles. The school has a fully resourced library and computer labs available to students. In August 2008, the school launched its one-to-one Personal Computer Tablet program beginning with grades 10 and 11. Within 3 years, all students in grades 5-12 will be issued Personal Computer Tablets as part of the school program. Over 90% of students participate in the IB Diploma Program; the remainder opt for a UNIS High School Diploma. The School is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and the Council of International Schools.

Faculty: In the 2008-2009 school year, there are 92 full-time faculty members and 8 part-time faculty members. The faculty is multi-national including 14 U.S. citizens, 3 host-country nationals, and 83 third-country nationals. Of these, 66 hold baccalaureate degrees, and 28 have Master’s degrees or above.

Enrollment: At the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year, enrollment was 853 (age 3 Discovery through grade 12). Of the total, 105 were U.S. citizens, 143 were host-country nationals, and 605 were third-country nationals from 53 other countries. The students were dependents of diplomatic, business, NGO communities stationed in Hanoi. Of the U.S. students, 31 of those dependents’ parents were direct-hire of or contracted employees for the U.S. government; 12 are dependents of those serving private U.S. business; and 29 of those students are here on behalf of non-US business firms. In addition 18 are dependents of NGO organizations and multilateral groups and 15 from UN Agencies.

Facilities: A new purpose-built facility on 9.2 hectares (23 acres) was constructed in the West Lake suburb of Hanoi in 2004. The campus is extensive and completely self-contained. The facilities include separate buildings for the Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle, and High Schools, an Arts and Music block, a Science and Technology block, a canteen, a library, an administration block, an operation building as well as extensive playing fields, hard court areas, and a swimming pool. Planning for the Phase Two development has already started.

Finances: In the 2008-2009 school year, UNIS relies on tuition and fees as its only source of revenue. Annual tuition rates are as follows: age 3 (Discovery): $6,430; PK-Kdg.: $10,858; grades 1-5: $12,930; grades 6-8: $13,244; grades 9-10: $14,716; and grades 11-12: $15,787. There is a one-time application fee of $250 per child, an enrollment fee of $750 (one-time); and an annual development fee of $3,000 per child ($1,500 for Pre-K). (All fees are quoted in U.S. dollars.)