Saigon South International School

Saigon South International School (SSIS) is an international school in Ho Chi Minh City offering a degree program based on US standards for the Early Childhood - Grade 12. It offers both the IB diploma programme and AP coursework and is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The school is also a member of East Asian Council of Overseas Schools, National Association of Independent Schools, the Southeast Asia Student Activities Conference (SEASAC), and Mekong River International Schools Association (MRISA).

Saigon South International School Trường Quốc Tế Nam Sài Gòn
Location
78 Nguyễn Đức Cảnh, Tân Phong Ward, District 7 Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
Coordinates	10.7238°N 106.7090°E / 10.7238; 106.7090
Information
Type	Private non-profit international school
Motto	Connecting Learning to Life
Established	1997
Founder	Lawrence Ting
Principal	Dr. Catriona Moran (HOS) Melanie Sylvester (ES) Daniel Kerr (MS) Daniel Smith (HS)
Headmaster	Dr. Catriona Moran
Faculty	113
Grades	EC-12
Gender	Co-ed
Enrollment	1550
Color(s)	Blue, white, and yellow
Athletics	SSIS Dragons
Mascot	Dragons
Accreditation	AP, IB, WASC, CIS
Newspaper	Xixlo
Affiliations	Western Association of Schools and Colleges, East Asian Council of Overseas Schools, National Association of Independent Schools, the Southeast Asia Student Activities Conference, and Mekong River International Schools Association.
Website	www.ssis.edu.vn

It is located in The Hillview District of Phú Mỹ Hưng, District 7,^[1] Ho Chi Minh City.

Profile

Saigon South International School was founded in 1997 by the Phu My Hung Corporation to accommodate an increasing demand for American education by both residents and expatriate families. SSIS is located in the Phu My Hung Urban Area, two and a half miles south of the current city center - District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. SSIS is owned by the Phu My Hung Corporation but operates as a not-for-profit entity. A three-member school board governs the school in consultation with the Phu My Hung Corporation.

SSIS enrolls over 1,500 students from over 48 countries. Most teachers come from North America, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Over 72% hold advanced educational degrees, and the average years of teaching experience is 18 years. SSIS offers an American standards-based curriculum, augmented by the Advanced Placement (AP) Program and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), in high school.^[2] SSIS students also have one of the highest average IBDP points in Ho Chi Minh City, and average more than 6 points higher than the worldwide average.

Facilities

Saigon South International School has a 6-hectare (15-acre) campus with five main buildings that contain over 1,500 students in Early Childhood 3 (EC3) – Grade 12. The newer purpose-built middle school and high school STEAM design center, completed in 2024, added over 18,000 sqm of innovative learning spaces. August 2025 the refurbished upper elementary opened, which includes an entire floor dedicated to STEAM with art classrooms and a makerspace for robotics and design projects, flexible classrooms, a new library, a drama room, and the only air-conditioned pool in Ho Chi Minh City.

The outside playing fields have three soccer fields and separate play areas for the early childhood program and elementary students.^[3]