Global Indian International School Singapore
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Global Indian International School(GIIS) is an Asian international school chain with 21 schools in Singapore
, USA, Malaysia, Japan
, UAE, Thailand
, Vietnam
and India
offering education under the International Baccalaureate, Cambridge IGCSE
, CBSE, CBSE-i and ICSE
curricula.
GIIS caters to over 25,000 students from over 30 different nationalities.
- GIIS Queenstown, GIIS East Coast and GIIS Balestier. GIIS schools offer a distinctive curriculum from pre-school to the Junior college levels. GIIS Queenstown campus covers K-12 with a choice of CBSE, IGCSE, IB Curricula and focuses on high school and junior college with extensive laboratory facilities for Sciences, Mathematics, Bio-Technology, Computer Sciences and Information Practices.
GIIS East Coast has one of the finest facilities for its students, consisting of a 400 m athletic running track, two cricket grounds, and basketball, tennis, badminton, and volleyball courts. GIIS East Coast offer K-10 covering Global Montessori Plus as well as IGCSE
and CBSE curricula.
GIIS Balestier has a highly acclaimed Montessori Kindergarten and Primary School till grade 5 and holds the honour of being officially opened by the former President of the Republic of India, APJ Abdul Kalam.
group and changed its name to Bhavan's Indian International School (BIIS). In 2006, the name school adopted its present name to reflect its expansion outside Singapore. GIIS now also has 21 campuses in Singapore
, USA, Malaysia, Japan
, UAE, Thailand
, Vietnam
and India
.
The Global Indian International School (East Coast Campus) won India’s National Quality Award for 2008. Considered one of the most coveted awards in organisational excellence, GIIS Singapore scored an amazing 1000(out of 1000) in excellence criteria which is exactly same as Malcolm Baldrige
. GIIS Chairman, Atul Temurnikar said, “Winning a national award in India proves GIIS’s school education has been recognised as one of the best in India, and GIIS will continue its journey of school excellence to build leaders of tomorrow.”
GIIS has been recognised for their initiative in placing the well-being and satisfaction of their employees and clients at a high level as a sign of respect for their people.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, USA, Malaysia, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, UAE, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
and India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
offering education under the International Baccalaureate, Cambridge IGCSE
IGCSE
The International General Certificate of Secondary Education is an internationally recognised qualification for school students, typically in the 14–16 age group. It is similar to the GCSE in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Standard Grade in Scotland or Junior Certificate in the Republic of...
, CBSE, CBSE-i and ICSE
Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education or ICSE examination is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, a private, non-governmental board of school education in India, for class 10, i.e., grade 10...
curricula.
GIIS caters to over 25,000 students from over 30 different nationalities.
Global Indian International School Singapore
GIIS Singapore is Singapore’s largest international school with 4000+ students across 3 campuses in SingaporeSingapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
- GIIS Queenstown, GIIS East Coast and GIIS Balestier. GIIS schools offer a distinctive curriculum from pre-school to the Junior college levels. GIIS Queenstown campus covers K-12 with a choice of CBSE, IGCSE, IB Curricula and focuses on high school and junior college with extensive laboratory facilities for Sciences, Mathematics, Bio-Technology, Computer Sciences and Information Practices.
GIIS East Coast has one of the finest facilities for its students, consisting of a 400 m athletic running track, two cricket grounds, and basketball, tennis, badminton, and volleyball courts. GIIS East Coast offer K-10 covering Global Montessori Plus as well as IGCSE
IGCSE
The International General Certificate of Secondary Education is an internationally recognised qualification for school students, typically in the 14–16 age group. It is similar to the GCSE in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Standard Grade in Scotland or Junior Certificate in the Republic of...
and CBSE curricula.
GIIS Balestier has a highly acclaimed Montessori Kindergarten and Primary School till grade 5 and holds the honour of being officially opened by the former President of the Republic of India, APJ Abdul Kalam.
History
The school was established on 11 November 2001. It was the first Indian international school in Singapore and was known as the Indian Central School (ICS). In 2004 the school became part of the Bharatiya Vidya BhavanBharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan is an Indian educational trust. It was founded on November 7, 1938 by Dr. K. M. Munshi, with the blessings of Mahatma Gandhi...
group and changed its name to Bhavan's Indian International School (BIIS). In 2006, the name school adopted its present name to reflect its expansion outside Singapore. GIIS now also has 21 campuses in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, USA, Malaysia, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, UAE, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
and India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
The Global Indian International School (East Coast Campus) won India’s National Quality Award for 2008. Considered one of the most coveted awards in organisational excellence, GIIS Singapore scored an amazing 1000(out of 1000) in excellence criteria which is exactly same as Malcolm Baldrige
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recognizes U.S. organizations in the business, health care, education, and nonprofit sectors for performance excellence. The Baldrige Award is the only formal recognition of the performance excellence of both public and private U.S. organizations given by...
. GIIS Chairman, Atul Temurnikar said, “Winning a national award in India proves GIIS’s school education has been recognised as one of the best in India, and GIIS will continue its journey of school excellence to build leaders of tomorrow.”
Global Indian International School
The Global Indian International School (GIIS) was awarded the prestigious "Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards 2010 India – Community Engagement Award" to recognise the outstanding efforts and achievements in active engagement and contributions toward community development by GIIS.GIIS has been recognised for their initiative in placing the well-being and satisfaction of their employees and clients at a high level as a sign of respect for their people.