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{{Infobox school
| name = Global Indian International School Singapore
| logo =
| image = File:GIIS Singapore, East Coast Campus 1.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| caption = East Coast Campus (2020)
| established = {{Start date and age|2002}}
| location = East Coast: 82 Cheviot Hill<br>Singapore 459663<br>
SMART: 27 Punggol Field Walk<br>Singapore 828649
| country = Singapore
| principal = Ms. Melissa Maria
| principal_label = SMART Campus Principal
| chairman = Mr. Atul Temurnikar<ref name="Management">{{cite web |title=Campus Management {{!}} Executive Management {{!}} GIIS |url=https://www.globalindianschool.org/about/management |website=www.globalindianschool.org |access-date=28 June 2019 |archive-date=16 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616081834/https://www.globalindianschool.org/about/management |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| faculty = 200 academic; 70 admin (2019)
| classes_offered = Grades KG-12
| avg_class_size = 30
| enrollment = ≈ 4,000<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kim |first1=Hyejin |title=How Global Capital is Remaking International Education |chapter=The Creation of an International Education Sector |chapter-url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-32-9672-5_2|access-date=5 July 2022 |series=SpringerBriefs in Education |year=2019 |pages=15–27 |doi=10.1007/978-981-32-9672-5_2 |isbn=978-981-32-9671-8 |s2cid=202353529 }}</ref>
| schooltype = Private International School
| system = GMP, IB PYP, CBSE, Cambridge IGCSE, CLSP, IBDP
| language = English, Hindi, Tamil, French, Mandarin and Spanish
| campus = SMART Campus, East Coast Campus
| slogan = Nurturing Future Citizens
| accreditation = IB Diploma Programme, University of Cambridge IGCSE, Central Board of Secondary Education, EduTrust Singapore
| website = https://singapore.globalindianschool.org/
| coordinates = {{Coord|1.3902|103.9117|type:edu_region:SG|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Global Indian International School''' ('''GIIS''') is a Singapore-based [[international school]] established in 2002.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=School History {{!}} International School History {{!}} It falls under the aegis of Global Schools Foundation. GIIS|url=https://www.globalindianschool.org/about/history|website=www.globalindianschool.org|access-date=11 May 2018|archive-date=12 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512045358/https://www.globalindianschool.org/about/history|url-status=dead}}</ref> With two campuses located in [[Punggol]] (Smart Campus) and Cheviot Hill (East Coast Campus), GIIS provides a diverse range of curricula options including GMP, IB PYP, IB DP, Cambridge IGCSE, CLSP, and CBSE. Admissions are open throughout the year. GIIS is under the Global Schools Foundation.

==History==
GIIS' first campus at Cheviot Hill was established by Global Schools Foundation in 2002 with just 48 students,<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Lim |first1=Lisa |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oLNIfXe0FowC&dq=%22Global+Indian+International+School%22+East+Coast+Campus&pg=PA19 |title=English in Singapore: Modernity and Management |last2=Pakir |first2=Anne |last3=Wee |first3=Lionel |date=2010-06-01 |publisher=[[Hong Kong University Press]] |isbn=978-988-8028-42-9 |location=[[Hong Kong]] |pages=38 |language=en}}</ref> with the aim of providing education to the expatriate community in Singapore.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kesavapany |first=K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ohxqDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Global+Indian+International+School%22&pg=PT456 |title=Rising India and Indian Communities in East Asia |date=2003-08-01 |publisher=Flipside Digital Content Company Inc. |isbn=978-981-4517-60-7 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Global Indian International School Opens Second Tokyo Campus to Meet Growing Demand |url=https://www.businesswireindia.com/global-indian-international-school-opens-second-tokyo-campus-meet-growing-demand-54746.html |access-date=4 May 2019 |work=Business Wire India |agency=Business Wire India |publisher=Business Wire India}}</ref> In 2006, GIIS opened 2 other campuses in [[Malaysia]] and [[Japan]] and another campus in Singapore.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Read Our School History since 2002 {{!}} GIIS Singapore |url=https://globalindianschool.org/sg/about/giis-history |access-date=January 8, 2025}}</ref>

A new campus, PG Smart Campus, was initially planned to start its operations in July 2018, having the capacity of 3,000 students. However, a fire had occurred, possibly due to the burning of rubber, during the construction of the newly planned campus, delaying the progress.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 16, 2017 |title="Punggol construction site fire likely caused by burning of rubber material: Global Indian International School" |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/punggol-construction-site-fire-likely-caused-by-burning-of-rubber-material-global-indian |work=The Straits Times}}</ref> The construction was eventually finished in 2018.<ref name=":1" /> The Queenstown, Eastcoast
and Balestier campus later shut down to merge with the new campus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Giis smart campus will commence operations from July |url=https://news.globalindianschool.org/global-schools/giis-smart-campus-will-commence-operations-from-july}}</ref> The school has since expanded across South East Asia, Japan, Middle East and India throughout the years.

==Campuses==
GIIS has two campuses in Singapore, one at Cheviot Hill, the East Coast campus, and another at Punggol, SMART Campus.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Barman |first=Amrit |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EXplBwAAQBAJ&q=Global+Indian+International+School&pg=PR7 |title=India Fever: The New Indian Professional in Singapore |date=2009 |publisher=[[ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute]] |isbn=978-981-08-2319-1 |pages=84 |language=en}}</ref>

Besides that, it has presence in over seven countries and 23 campuses which include those in Singapore, Malaysia ([[Kuala Lumpur]]), [[India]] ([[Hyderabad]], [[Pune]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Noida]], and [[Bangalore]]), [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]] ([[Abu Dhabi]] and [[Dubai]]), [[Thailand]] ([[Bangkok]]), [[Vietnam]] ([[Ho Chi Minh City]]) and Japan ([[Tokyo]]).<ref name=":2">{{cite web |last=Watanabe |first=Shin |date=February 25, 2019 |title=Japan's international schools flourish despite legal gray area |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Japan-immigration/Japan-s-international-schools-flourish-despite-legal-gray-area |access-date=25 February 2019 |work=NikkieAsia |agency=NikkieAsia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Bunnell |first=Tristan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VefpAwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Global+Indian+International+School%22&pg=PA109 |title=The Changing Landscape of International Schooling: Implications for theory and practice |date=2014-06-27 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-81449-8 |pages=109 |language=en}}</ref>

The GIIS campus in Surat discontinued its operations following challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, its affiliation with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) was revoked, according to information provided by globalindianschool.org.<ref>https://globalindianschool.org/nagpur/clarification-on-cbse-affiliation-of-global-indian-international-school-surat/</ref>

==Curriculum==
Educational programs offered by GIIS include:<ref name="auto">{{cite news |title=Global Indian International School to Launch NextGen SMART Campus in Singapore's Digital District |url=https://www.asiaone.com/corporate-news-media-outreach/global-indian-international-school-to-launch-nextgen-smart-campus-in |access-date=27 April 2019 |work=AsiaOne |agency=AsiaOne |publisher=AsiaOne}}</ref>

* Global Montessori Plus (GMP) Programme
* Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
* International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP) (In Singapore and Tokyo)
* Cambridge Lower Secondary Programme (CLSP) (In Singapore, Tokyo, Bangalore and Kuala Lumpur)
* Cambridge's International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) (In Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangalore)
* International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) (In Singapore, Tokyo)

==See also==
* [[Global Indian International School, Tokyo Campus]]
* [[Global Indian International School, Pune]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|globalindianschool.org}}
*[https://singapore.globalindianschool.org/ Global Indian International School, Singapore]

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