Talk:Australian International School Singapore

What happened to the negative comment about the school?
Let's have more discussion on this.

Please, can the person who wrote it share more?

Someone seems to have deleted something here. What have you got to hide?

In terms of recruiting teachers, are quality teachers  hired at the school? The principal is more of a business man than education focused and looks at what is beneficial financially for the school (please speak to some current teachers, ex teachers and applicants). Thus local hire teachers or married couples can win over quality, qualified teachers from Australia that could prove to be more expensive. Is this normal? Perhaps many international schools operate in this way. However I don't think it's moral or ethical, nor are the educational needs of the students catered for in the best possible manner.

I think a school like this one needs teachers from Australia who are very familiar with the NSW Board of Studies syllubuses, can teach the content, have the ability to create an environment in which learning can effectively  occur (classroom management) and have extensive experience in a wide range of schools (ideally including international schools). That a teacher may cost a school a lesser sum than another should not rate a mention. Nor should experience outside of schools rate more highly than experience within schools.

Is the school operated by a Board? Why is this kept secret on the website? Who is on it? I would think this is information that many stakeholders would want to know.

What kind of success have teachers had in schools in Australia and overseas? There is some information about the executive staffmembers on the website, which is useful, but not for the rest of the teaching staff ( i.e. those teachers  most  in the "engine room" of the school, that is in the classroom).

Ex staffmemer Ms Wendy Lindeman (Deputy Principal at the school for 10 years and one of the founding staffmembers) will lead the new Australian International School in Saigon, Vietnam from 2007 as Principal. Not a bad choice I would think as she has teaching experience both within Australia and overseas, including experiencing the growth of the Australian International School in Singapore since it  was a "baby". So she would know what to expect in Saigon, although Vietnam is not the same as Singapore. What do others think?


 * The school is owned by a board of Singaporean businessmen. The school exists solely for profit. 218.186.9.1 08:25, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

I thought the school was a non-profit organisation?
 * Ownership changed in 2007/2008 and a section added to article to explain this MiklosGaal (talk) 08:15, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

I cannot understand why there is no information about the school board on the website.

The Australian International School Hong Kong is transparent when it comes to who is on the board.

It's a worry if decisions like staffing are made solely on the basis of cost. E.g. hiring teaching couples which can be cheaper. But what about quality teaching?


 * Well my source on the information about the board is a teacher at the school, so I think that they are a reliable source of information. And while this is just a rumor and may not have any basis in reality, apparently some students whose parents are teachers are given leniency and are not expelled as it would be too costly to hire another teacher to fill the position. 218.186.9.1 10:50, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

If that is true, it's unethical and immoral.

If you read some of the contributions by the Principal in the school newsletter, I get the impression he is not very passionate about quality teaching and learning and very detached and withdrawn. One recent contribution was only a few lines long!

The staff looks very Anglo-Saxon - I hope race is not a factor used when selecting staff. I don't think the staff, overall, reflect the multicultural nature of Australia and its education system.

Who is on the board? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.228.2.51 (talk) 09:47, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

The request about information about the legal structure of the school is very relevant and appropriate. All stakeholders, including parents, are entitled to easily access this information.
 * Ownership section added, this should help clear this up. Not that you will be any more impressedMiklosGaal (talk) 08:15, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Some of the communication processes of the school do not impress me.

Comment by MiklosGaal (talk) 04:40, 16 December 2008 (UTC) I added in a section about the ownership of the school, which should begin to open up the issue of management. As a private school they are not required to be transparent, regardless of how frustrating this is to parents, teachers, or prospective families. I'll continue to add information as it becomes available.

What has private or public got to do with it? Transparency relates to the right to know, ethics and corporate social responsibility.

Ethically and morally they must be transparent so the sneaky person who wrote above they need not be is not helping anyone, least the school. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.185.83.33 (talk) 06:29, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

This school uses the curriculum owned by the NSW Government in Australia, so it has a link to government. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.76.208.223 (talk) 14:14, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

There's no mention of which individuals are on the school board anywhere? Why?

Sounds sneaky. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.45.105.55 (talk) 12:46, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Peter Bond, the principal has announced his retirement - he stayed a long time at the school. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.70.220.2 (talk) 07:47, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

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