LIS Luganville International School - Vanuatu

LIS is an inclusive school teaching the Australian Curriculum in Luganville, Santo. Luganville International School Inc. It has opened its doors on 18 July 2016.

We want students in Northern Vanuatu to have educational opportunities to become successful life-long learners and active global citizens. is a charitable organization founded on 31st May 2016 and located in Luganville, Santo, Vanuatu. Philosophy
Our Early Childhood Care and Education Centre caters for children from 3yrs to 5yrs old, and offers a play based learning curriculum. Research has shown

that play is the best exercise for the brain, because it provides the most appropriate stimulus for brain development. Children in all cultures are pre-programmed to learn about the world through play. They naturally “discover, create and learn to become critical independent thinkers” while experiencing all the joys and delights of childhood. Children are active learners who make sense of their world and themselves when they have opportunities to investigate and explore materials and ideas through play and interactions with others. Learning occurs as part of the social and cultural interactions between children and parents, families, teachers, community members and others. To this end we aim to provide a warm, caring, supportive and safe environment , where each child is nurtured and valued, and has the opportunity to grow, wonder, imagine and enquire, to learn and develop meaningful relationships with adults and other children. Our centre will be a place where each child will feel valued and respected. CORE VALUES

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
• One of our main beliefs is to develop within the child the love of learning by providing a very generous and broad education; creating a balance between academics, the arts and humanities. We encourage learning through experiences, creativity and practical application.
• We aim to encourage our students to learn to think, problem solve, work individually and in teams.
• To maintain throughout their school years “their love of learning”. We encourage each child to be a lifelong learner, recognizing that we never stop learning and discovering new things, even as adults. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
• To encourage within each child a sense of who they are in the world, to develop self-confidence, honesty and integrity, grace, and a commitment to achieve their highest potential. SERVICE
• To look beyond oneself and serve others in the school community and beyond.
• To respect and protect the environment and promote an awareness of environmental issues both locally and globally. RESPECT FOR ALL
• We believe each child is an individual and a person of worth.

Photos from LIS Luganville International School - Vanuatu's post

17/06/2026

Our Year 2 students worked together to share their ideas about protecting the ocean. Please read their posters and follow their advice!

16/06/2026

Students from our whole school joined VSA volunteers from New Zealand to cheer on New Zealand in their match today.

12/06/2026

Our Year 7 students and Mrs Rinneth did First Aid Training at Promedical today. They learnt many skills which will be useful both at school and in their communities. Congratulations to all participants and thank you to the Santo ProMedical Team!

09/06/2026

Thank you to the ProMedical team for celebrating World Ocean Day with us. The only first aid we needed was a band aid on a small cut, and Sandrina did an excellent job!

08/06/2026

Happy World Ocean Day! We had a musical celebration at the Allan Power Coolidge Dive Site. We did a beach clean up and graphed the types of rubbish we found. The biggest problem was plastic bottles! We watched the Leweton Water Music Ladies perform and explain the stories behind their music. We joined in a dance with them. Then we made our own musical instruments to create an orchestra with our conductor Ms Elina. We went swimming and finished the day with a singalong with Gordie. Thank you to the New Zealand and Australian volunteers, Promedical, Mums and Aunties who joined us and all the teachers. It was a magical day!

Videos are in the comments.

06/06/2026

Last year Save the Children gave LIS a box of books inspired by stories written by children in Vanuatu. The Library for All project has now delivered books to schools around Vanuatu for 56,000 primary students to read, helping improving literacy by providing books that children can relate to and be excited about. The Save the Children team interviewed Evans, from LIS, to hear his thoughts.

05/06/2026

Year 5-6 students have been learning about fractions, decimals and percentages. They set themselves the challenge to solve 500 problems in one Maths class and they did it! They were very proud!

04/06/2026

In Maths, our Year 9 students completed an Island Transport Challenge and presented their ideas. It’s exciting to see students use their mathematical understanding in real world situations.

02/06/2026

Year 3-4 students had a STEM (Science Technology Engineering Maths) challenge to make the longest chain using only one piece of paper. We think Matthew will be an engineer one day!

01/06/2026

Kindergarten students are now having a go at doing their own writing. This work was done independently with no teacher help at all. Look how proud she is!

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Location

Luganville

Telephone

+67835547

Website

http://www.lis.edu.vu/

Address

Higginson Boulevard
Luganville

Opening Hours

Monday	07:30 - 16:00
Tuesday	07:30 - 16:00
Wednesday	07:30 - 16:00
Thursday	07:30 - 16:00
Friday	07:30 - 16:00