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SCHOOL FEES AND PAYMENT INFORMATION

2010 - 2011 School Year

Fees are in US Dollars

Application Fee: A $1,000 payment must be made for each new student applying at VIS. The payment is non-refundable if the child is accepted and must be made when the application forms are submitted.

Annual Capital Fee: A $2000 payment must be made for each student from Prep though Grade 12. The Annual Capital Fee is non-refundable and must be paid in full before 1st August 2010. For students who enroll during the school year, the fee is payable within 4 calendar weeks after thedate of enrollment.

Tuition Fees: VIS tuition fees are determined by grade level. As per the table below, there are five categories of fees: Early Years 3 years (half-day programme), Early Years 4, Prep – Grade 5, Grades 6 – 8 and Grades 9 - 12. The tuition fees for the 1st semester are payable by 1st August 2010and for the 2nd semester by 21st January 2011. For students who enroll during the school year, the fee is payable within 4 calendar weeks after the date of enrollment.

SCHEDULE OF TUITION FEES

Level

1st Semester

2nd Semester

Tuition Annual

Early Years 3

Early Years 4

Prep - Grade 5

Grade 6 - 8

Grade 9 - 12

$1,230

$2,495

$5,215

$5,995

$6,690

$1,230

$2,495

$5,215

$5,995

$6,690

$2,460

$4,990

$10,430

$11,990

$13,380

If the annual tuition fee has been paid upfront and the student withdraws before the start of the 2nd semester, the 2nd semester tuition fee will be refunded in full. No other tuition fee refunds are available and there are no pro rata payments for late ariving students within a semester.

Discounts: Families with three or more children enrolled in the school receive 10% discount for the third child and a further 10% for each child thereafter on tuition fee only. The discount fee will be applied to the youngest sibling and then move to the next youngest sibling.

IB Fees: Grade 12 students will be charged IB exam fees as an additional cost.

Bus Fees: A limited bus service is provided for students residing in Vientiane capital. The cost of the bus service is $460 per semester (both pick-up and drop off), or $800 per year. This service is optional.

Lunch fees: A caterer provides an a-la-carte menu cooked on the premises for all students. An annual pass can be purchased that provides a daily meal, starting from 11th August 2010 to 17th June 2011. This service is optional and payable directly to the caterer. The cost is as follows with 10% discount.

Primary School Annual Meal Pass: $460

Secondary School Annual Meal Pass: $570

INVOICE POLICY

Parents/guardians are responsible for payment of all school fees, even if the fees are paid by a third party or are reimbursable to the parents. Payment for the 1st semester must be made before 1st August 2010 and for the 2nd semester before 17th December 2011. For students who enroll during the school year, the fee is payable within 4 calendar weeks after enrollment date. Please note that the school shall take action to suspend the student's right to attend classes and other school activities should school fees remain unpaid nby 1st September 2010 for the 1st semester and by 1st February for 2nd semester. Students will not receive report cards or ranscripts of records if school fees remain unpaid by the end of the school year.

METHOD OF PAYMENT

- All payments are in US Dollars only.

- All payments must be deposited into the below mentioned bank accounts (VIS office will not accept any cash payments
for school fees). Please provide VIS office with copy of deposit slip.

- By transfer or deposit directly into Vientiane International School's US Dollar account (A/C 010-6-11-01-00617) at Public
Bank, Vientiane, Lao PDR (Swift Code: PBBELALA). Payment shall be deemed received only after delivery to VIS of
the transfer document by the parent, and after VIS receives confirmation of the deposit from the Bank.

- By transfer or deposit directly into Vientiane International School's US Dollar account (A/C 010-2-11-01-00604) at BCEL, 1 Pangkham Road, Vientiane, Lao PDR (Swift Code: COEBLALA). Payment shall be deemed received only after
delivery to VIS of the transfer document by the parent, and after VIS receives confirmation of the deposit from the Bank.

- By US Dollar cheque drawn on Banque pour le Commerce Exterieur Lao (BCEL) or Public Bank, Vientiane, Lao. A handling fee of US$ 25 is charged for any cheques not honoured by the bank.

- The payer is responsible for all bank charges related to payments for tuition or other fees, including charges for check cashing and wire payments. Therefore, BCEL or Public Bank checks must be countersigned on the back so that VIS will not be charged a fee. Also, when transferring payments into an VIS account, the full amount must be credited to VIS and the payer is responsible for the payment of all transfer fees no matter which bank charges them (payer's bank, correspondent bank, or VIS' bank).

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 28 July 2010 )

Employment @ VIS

Vientiane International School is fully accredited by the Council of International Schools (www.cois.org) and Western Association of Schools and Colleges (www.wascweb.org). Vientiane International School is the only accredited school in Laos and is one of a small selection of international schools in Asia accredited by both CIS and WASC. VIS is an accredited IB Diploma and Primary Years (PYP) school and also currently holds candidate school status with the International Baccalaureate Organization for the Middle Years (MYP) Program.

Teachers at VIS hold a bachelors and/or masters degree and teaching credential from their home country and have a minimum of two years teaching experience in their national education system, private or international schools.

Experience in teaching the International Baccalaureate (IB) program is preferred but not essential.

All positions for the 2010 - 2011 school year have been filled.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 14 January 2010 )

Additional information

Additional information can be found in the IB Diploma Handbook.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 05 September 2009 )

VIS ByLaws 2009 (1 October 2009)

The roles of the various bodies/institutions:

1. Parents

2. Meetings

3. The Board

4. The Director

5. Financial Matters

6. Adoption/Amendment

1. Parents

“Parents” shall mean all parents or legal guardians of children who are enrolled in the School and whose School tuition is duly paid as of the date on which notice is given of a relevant meeting. “Parents” shall include parents or legal guardians of children who receive scholarships to attend the School as well as VIS-teachers with non-fee-paying children attending School. Each fee-paying child gives the right of one (1) vote. Parents shall (hence) be entitled to in total one vote per child enrolled in the School. Parents can be represented by proxy.

1.1 Rights

Parents shall have the following rights:

to elect, and to recall, Members of the Board;
to stand for election to the Board;
to participate in relevant School meetings;
to participate on committees of the Board;
to be informed of decisions of the Board;
to be informed about the development and well-being of their child or children;
to call for an Extraordinary General Meeting of Parents in accordance with the procedures described below;
to suggest items for discussion at Board meetings;
to vote on and propose amendments to the Statute and these By-Laws;
to request and obtain copies of the School Statute, By-Laws as well as the policy and financial manuals.
to be provided with the School Handbook.

1.2 Responsibilities

Parents shall have the following responsibilities:

to pay tuition and fees on a timely basis and to keep their account(s) current;
to provide information to the School relevant to their child’s relationship with the School, if requested (e.g., health inventory, academic, behavioural and/or disciplinary history);
to be familiar with School policies;
to abide by the rules, regulations and policies of the School;

to attend in as far as feasible and possible the AGM and the relevant Fora

Last Updated ( Monday, 25 January 2010 )

Pii Mai Lao - Lao New Year

The Lao New Year begins in the fifth month of the Lao calendar based on astrological calculations. It occurs when the sun moves out of the sign of Pisces into the sign of Aries. It has been conventionally fixed on April 14. It is not until this day that the date of the year changes. This is different than in Thailand, where the year changes on January 1. This year, 2005, is 2548. Lao New Year is a national holiday and is celebrated for three days (April 14-16). However, many young people begin to celebrate 4-5 days earlier and continue for a few days afterward. On the second or third day people have a baci ceremony with or without somma.

Somma is a ceremony to show respect to parents and grandparents. On a bowl, khan , or tray are placed five pairs of candles and five pairs of flowers. In addition, money or a gift, such as a sin or a new shirt is placed there. Then, with all the participants sitting on the floor, you tell the person(s) you are having somma. You say, "I am here to have somma. Here are some flowers and candles and a gift for you. Please forgive me for anything I may have done wrong to offend you that I don't know about."

The person receiving somma says, for example, "bo pen njang". Don't worry about anything in the past. It's forgotten. Let's look to the future. I wish all good things for you in the coming year."

Another important tradition at this time is to take your Buddha image down from its "altar" and bathing it with fragrant water. Fragrant water is prepared by adding perfume and flowers to clean water. The image(s) can stay down until the end of Lao New Year, in which case visitors to your home can also pour water on it, or it can be returned immediately to its place with new candles and fresh white flowers.

People also give each other blessings of good luck and good health by pouring a little clean water from a bowl on the back of their friend's neck. Afterwards the friends nop each other. Unfortunately, in Vientiane this practice has become corrupted into the free-for-all throwing of dirty water and/or water with dye in it. People will drive around with large containers of water and heave bucketful's at anybody they drive by, pedestrians and people riding bicycles, motorbikes or Tuk-tuks. Sometimes balloons of water or plastic bags of water with ice are also thrown. As you can imagine, this is scary and dangerous. Every year, there are many traffic fatalities due to this behavior. Nobody likes this behavior and every year people ask the government to provide greater control of this dangerous practice.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 10 January 2008 )

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