Southville International School and Colleges (SISC) is the only international school in the Philippines offering a complete array of educational programs (college down to Preschool) legally recognized as an educational institution of international character based on the promulgation of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9493. Propelled by its main thrust of providing the highest quality standards of education to learners, SISC keeps in constant pursuit of excellence in instructional-related matters, research, and community services.
Among the primordial reasons why foreigners choose to study in SISC besides its complete educational offerings are its internationally-benchmarked curricula and learner needs-responsive programs that facilitate the students’ adjustment to their new environment. In fact, students from non-English speaking countries in Asia choose to enroll in the International Baccalaureate Program of SISC not just because of the comparatively lower school fees but because the I.B. is managed by a team of competent educators who have been trained in various parts of the world to ensure that the culture of each person is kept in SISC’s community of cultural diversity while acquiring excellent academic education.
In preparing all types of learners of various nationalities and cultures for global competitiveness, SISC employs innovative and internationally-benchmarked curricular offerings in College taking into account crucial factors in the job market. The astute academic and character building programs in all levels including high school, grade school and preschool make it facile for the students to successfully hurdle all school requirements including social and environmental adjustment anywhere in the world.
In analogous vein, the curricula in College, High School, Grade School, and Preschool are supported by various special academic achievement enhancement programs such as English As Second Language (ESL), Tutorials, and the INNOVE which allows students to finish their curricular programs on-line or on mixed-mode media. (More of this in the Academic Section)
Looking back
Grounded by its commitment to global excellence, SISC has no centuries of existence to boast of as yet but its remarkable achievements since it was founded in 1990 speak of how it will be in the years to come. SISC’s strength largely lies in academics (most notably the high rate of passing of its College of Nursing graduates), community service (it is the only educational institution in the Philippines so far that was awarded by the Department of Education for its Adopt A School Program), innovative programs (recognized by the Department of Education in 1997 as School of the Future), and internationally-benchmarked curricula that have proven responsive to the needs of the students, the community, and the industry.
Founded as Southville International School (SIS), it started out in a simple single-storey building (Elizalde Campus) with the basic facilities required by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS), five teachers, and two students, SISC was initially recognized as a "Special School for the Gifted." Gaining fast recognition as a world-class authorized international school in the Philippines and south east Asia, SISC, a private, non-sectarian school, has been noted by foreigners as the most flexible school in terms of student admission because it offers variety of programs that respond to the needs of the students – from academic achievement enhancement to matters concerning schedules.
It shall be noted that 100% of SISC graduates, notwithstanding students who transfer to other schools in the middle of their curriculum programs had no problems passing the admission exams and procedures in schools in other countries. Like the first two enrollees in SISC in 1990 who finished high school at Southville with honors and both eventually graduated with honors from top world-ranked Universities in London, England, all SISC students who opted to finish their studies abroad, graduated there with honors, too.
From offering preschool at Elizalde campus in 1990, SISC eventually expanded to offer lower (grade) school, upper (high) school, International Baccalaureate Degree program and college degree courses. Presently, SISC has five (5) campuses. The Elizalde Campus which offers Nursery to Preparatory and I.N.N.O.V.E. Education Solution, the Munich Campus which houses Nursery to Grade Five students, the Luxembourg I Campus which houses Grades Six to Grade 11 students, Luxembourg II Campus for the College students and the Tropical Campus which houses college classes, the Scholastic Reading Center, The Capital Market and Entrepreneurship Center, the Taylor Training Center and other function rooms.
The SISC College Division offers courses such as BS Nursing, BS Tourism, BSBA Major in Finance, Human Resource Management and Marketing, BS Entrepreneurship with a special tracking in Fashion Design, BS Information Technology, BS Psychology, AB Mass Communication, AB Media Arts, BS Elementary Education Major in SPED and BS Entrepreneurship.
