AISVN International School suspended for 12 months from July 1

AISVN International School was suspended for 12 months from July 1.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training has just announced information about the situation related to the American International School Vietnam Primary, Secondary and High School (AISVN International School).

AISVN International School suspended for failure to report debt payments

The Department of Education and Training said that the department and the interdisciplinary working group worked with the investor and the school board of AISVN International School on May 28, requesting the investor and the school board to submit a report to the department before June 15.

The reports include evidence demonstrating the assurance of educational operation conditions as prescribed in the 2019 Education Law and a comprehensive report on the payment of debts to tax authorities, social insurance, salaries for teachers, staff, and other educational services.

However, after June 15, the Department of Education and Training has not received a report from the unit to determine that AISVN International School is qualified to operate education according to the provisions of law.

The school does not meet the conditions to be allowed to operate educational activities, specifically: it does not have enough financial resources as prescribed to ensure the maintenance and development of educational activities.

Educational management staff are not sufficient in number to implement educational programs and organize educational activities.

Therefore, the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City has decided to suspend the school's educational activities for 12 months from July 1.

Require schools not to interrupt students' learning

Requirement of responsibility of AIS American International Education Joint Stock Company and AISVN International School towards students, teachers, educational administrators and school staff.

The Department of Education and Training requires AIS Company and AISVN International School to perform the following obligations:

For students, implement appropriate solutions, ensure students' learning rights, do not let students' learning be interrupted; have solutions to stabilize the psychology of students and their parents.

For teachers, managers and employees, ensure implementation of policies (salary, allowances, social insurance, health insurance, unemployment insurance) according to the agreement with employees in the signed labor contract; fully implement regulations on the use of foreign employees in accordance with the law.

Many transfer options for students of AISVN International School

Regarding measures to ensure the legitimate rights and interests of students, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training said that from April 2024 to the present, according to reports from educational institutions, there have been 134 cases of parents of AISVN International School transferring schools for students.

Particularly for schools teaching the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, the capacity to receive students in the 2024-2025 school year recorded at the time of the survey was 1,251 places, more than the number of students studying at AISVN International School.

The Department also has instructions for transferring schools for students of this school at https://chuyentruong.hcm.edu.vn.

Students in grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 in the 2023-2024 school year can register to transfer to: public and non-public high schools teaching the general education program of the Ministry of Education and Training; schools implementing the integrated program; foreign-invested schools teaching the International Baccalaureate (IB) program.

Students in grades 9, 10, and 11 in the 2023-2024 school year can register to transfer to: non-public high schools teaching integrated programs according to the approval decision of the Ministry of Education and Training; foreign-invested schools teaching foreign programs, IB programs.

Meanwhile, last week, AISVN International School announced the new principal of the school. Accordingly, Dr. Thomas Annis will be the principal of AISVN International School from the 2024-2025 school year. Dr. Thomas Annis was the principal of this school from 2012-2016.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/truong-quoc-te-aisvn-bi-dinh-chi-dong-12-thang-ke-tu-ngay-1-7-20240702084253039.htm