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WASC Accreditation

The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), based in Burlingame, California, is an accrediting agency for schools in California/Hawaii and in the Asia Pacific region. Saigon South International School is proud to have been accredited by WASC since 2005.

Ongoing accreditation requires that a school undergo a rigorous self-study of programs and student performance every six years, followed by an external evaluation to corroborate the findings of the self-study and recommend the school’s suitability for ongoing accreditation. During the 2009 -2011 school years, the SSIS community prepared its WASC Self-Study Report and in March 2011 completed a successful five-day evaluation visit by educators from the USA and international school community.

The Self-Study, the WASC Visiting Committee Report, and school improvement plans are documents that will guide SSIS and resource allocation for years to come. To remain current and to respond to changing conditions, the plans will annually be reviewed and revised during the school’s annual strategic planning meeting organized by the SSIS Board of Directors. 

Members of the SSIS community are invited to view the school’s Self-Study and WASC Visiting Committees Report through the links below.
 
FOCUS ON LEARNING: VISITING COMMITTEE REPORT March 2011
Download the WASC Visiting Committee Report.
 
If you would like a copy of the SSIS Self-Study report, please send an email to Theresa Flaspohler, Curriculum Director.