Canadian International School Vietnam

Canadian International School Vietnam (CIS; Vietnamese: Trường quốc tế Canada) is a private international school based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The school belongs to the Canadian International School System (CISS), along with three other campuses: the Bilingual Canadian International School (BCIS), Albert Einstein School (AES) and Canada-Vietnam Kindergarten (CVK).^[1][2]

Canadian International School Vietnam Trường Quốc tế Canada
Location
No 7., Road 23, Phu My Hung, D.7, HCMC Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam , Ho Chi Minh Metropolitan City
Coordinates	10.7144°N 106.7298°E / 10.7144; 106.7298
Information
Type	Private International school
Established	2009; 16 years ago (2009)
Status	Active
Sister school	Sedbergh Vietnam - BCIS (SSV) Canadian International School (CIS) Einstein School.
School board	The Canadian International School System
School district	District 7
Principal	Dr. Chandra Mcgowan
Campus	Canadian International School - CIS
Accreditation	International Baccalaureate Toronto District School Board
Website	cis.edu.vn

Set up in 2009 by Khoi Nguyen Education Group (KNE Group), CIS was advised by the District School Board of Niagara, becoming the first international school in Vietnam to offer a Canadian curriculum.^[1][3] In 2010, a $21 million campus was launched in Bình Chánh district, serving 30 classes from kindergarten to grade 10.^[1][4] Established in 2014, the current campus in Phu My Hung (District 7) has a total area of 39,000 m² with a total investment of $46 million.^[5] That same year, CIS began its partnership with Toronto District School Board, Canada's largest school board.^[6] CIS officially received investment from EQuest Education Group in December 2022,^[7] becoming the first international school in Vietnam to offer a Canadian curriculum.The Canadian International School (CIS) is also an official member of the Council of International Schools.

CIS is among international schools recognized by the Ministry of Education and Training (Vietnam) with a 100% English curriculum according to the Ontario Ministry of Education (Canada) standards from kindergarten to grade 12.^[8] Since 2015, CIS has been an accredited International Baccalaureate school.^[9]

CIS has 41 sports teams as of 2021.^[10] Its stadium, named Maple Leaf Center, has been the home field of Vietnamese professional basketball team Saigon Heat since the 2014 season.^[11]

In September 2021, Excelsior Capital Vietnam Partners (ECVP), a fund that focuses on Vietnam and is part of the Hong Kong–based private equity firm Excelsior Capital Asia, announced that it had invested in KNE Group, the founder of CIS.^[12] A year later, Vietnam-based education group EQuest, which is backed by private equity firm KKR, acquired a controlling interest in KNE Group. According to DealStreetAsia, the investment values KNE Group at nearly $100 million and ECVP has exited the company.^[13][14]

In 2024, the Canadian International School was accredited by the Council of International Schools and Cognia.^{[citation needed]}