The ranking holds 54 schools with an international accreditation or an authorised programme. International Baccalaureate programmes are taught at 9 of them. The British Cambridge route, IGCSE and A-Level, at 30. A year of school costs from $1 151 to $39 870. A swimming pool on site is confirmed at 25.
2 schools publish a monthly fee rather than a yearly one and do not say how many payments they charge over a school year. We count such a year as ten payments: that is the number charged by the schools that do state it, and that is how long the school year runs in most countries of the ranking.
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| Cheapest | $1 151 a year | Hanoistar Primary and Secondary school |
| Median | $10 757 a year | top of the fee range at 36 schools with a published fee |
| Most expensive | $39 870 a year | United Nations International School of Hanoi |
Figures are converted to dollars at a weekly rate; schools publish their fees in their own currency. One-off charges, meals, transport and uniform are not included unless the school says otherwise. Fees for schools in Hanoi are taken from published price lists, not from what third parties say.
49 of the 54 schools in the ranking are private. The other 5 are state schools, set out below. The type of school does not affect the score: private and state schools sit in one list and are scored by the same formula, and only verifiable data moves the number.
5 schools with an international accreditation are funded by the state: Truong THCS Cau Giay, Truong THPT chuyen Ha Noi - Amsterdam, Trường THPT Chuyên Chu Văn An, Truong THCS Thanh Xuan, Korea Global School. Admission to these schools is usually competitive, and tuition is free or markedly cheaper than at a private school. In the ranking they stand alongside private schools and are scored on the same nine criteria.
Schools in Hanoi with an IB programme (9): Reigate Grammar School Vietnam, Hanoi International School, The Olympia Schools, Brighton College Vietnam, The Dewey Schools Tay Ho Tay, Dwight School Hanoi, United Nations International School of Hanoi, British International School Hanoi, Westlink International School. 3 of them run the full three-stage cycle: PYP, MYP and DP. Authorisation is confirmed against the International Baccalaureate register.
The British Cambridge programme - IGCSE and A-Level - is taught at 30 schools in Hanoi: Reigate Grammar School Vietnam, Singapore International School @ Gamuda Gardens, TH School Hanoi, Vinschool Ocean Park, Brighton College Vietnam, Japanese International School, Nguyen Sieu School, Vinschool The Harmony, Vinschool Metropolis, British International School Hanoi, Newton Grammar School, Vinschool Times City, Vinschool Smart City, British Vietnamese International School, Hanoi, Vinschool Green Bay Primary School, Ban Mai School, Vinschool Primary Gardenia, Alfred Nobel School, Genesis School, TH School Hoa Lac, Horizon International Bilingual School, Ha Noi, Bach Duong School, Doan Thi Diem Primary School - Hanoi, The International School @ ParkCity Hanoi (ISPH), Truong THCS Cau Giay, Truong THPT chuyen Ha Noi - Amsterdam, Trường THPT Chuyên Chu Văn An, Truong THCS Thanh Xuan, Truong Tieu hoc Chu Van An, Korea Global School.
A facility counts only when the school names it outright on its own site: a modern campus is not a swimming pool. Swimming pool: 25 schools · Boarding: 3 schools · School transport: 39 schools.
Comparing schools on a single feature is useless: the most expensive is not the best, and a famous name says nothing about what is backed by documents. The score is therefore built from nine criteria with different weights - from academic programmes and accreditation to facilities, clubs and fees relative to other schools in the country.
A criterion counts towards the score only when there is verifiable data behind it. That is why every score says how many of the nine criteria were counted: at schools in Hanoi that is 7.3 out of 9 on average. A school with a detailed site and a school with no site cannot earn an equally reliable score, and that is shown rather than hidden.
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Published fees run from $1 151 to $39 870 for a school year. The cheapest is Hanoistar Primary and Secondary school, the most expensive United Nations International School of Hanoi. The median for the senior stage is $10 757 a year. Fees are converted into dollars at a weekly rate; schools publish them in their own currency. 2 schools publish a monthly fee rather than a yearly one and do not say how many payments they charge over a school year. We count such a year as ten payments: that is the number charged by the schools that do state it, and that is how long the school year runs in most countries of the ranking.
Reigate Grammar School Vietnam comes first with 86.5 points out of 100, counted from 8 of the 9 criteria. Next come Hanoi International School (83.6) and Singapore International School @ Gamuda Gardens (83.6). The score is built from data anyone can check: accreditations found in official registers, programmes, facilities and published fees. A place in the ranking is not for sale.
The ranking holds 54 schools: 49 private and 5 state (Truong THCS Cau Giay, Truong THPT chuyen Ha Noi - Amsterdam, Trường THPT Chuyên Chu Văn An, Truong THCS Thanh Xuan, Korea Global School). Private and state schools go into the ranking on equal terms.
International Baccalaureate programmes are taught at 9 schools: Reigate Grammar School Vietnam, Hanoi International School, The Olympia Schools, Brighton College Vietnam, The Dewey Schools Tay Ho Tay, Dwight School Hanoi, United Nations International School of Hanoi, British International School Hanoi, Westlink International School. 3 of them run the full three-stage cycle: PYP, MYP and DP.
IGCSE and A-Level are offered by 30 schools: Reigate Grammar School Vietnam, Singapore International School @ Gamuda Gardens, TH School Hanoi, Vinschool Ocean Park, Brighton College Vietnam, Japanese International School, Nguyen Sieu School, Vinschool The Harmony, Vinschool Metropolis, British International School Hanoi, Newton Grammar School, Vinschool Times City, Vinschool Smart City, British Vietnamese International School, Hanoi, Vinschool Green Bay Primary School, Ban Mai School, Vinschool Primary Gardenia, Alfred Nobel School, Genesis School, TH School Hoa Lac, Horizon International Bilingual School, Ha Noi, Bach Duong School, Doan Thi Diem Primary School - Hanoi, The International School @ ParkCity Hanoi (ISPH), Truong THCS Cau Giay, Truong THPT chuyen Ha Noi - Amsterdam, Trường THPT Chuyên Chu Văn An, Truong THCS Thanh Xuan, Truong Tieu hoc Chu Van An, Korea Global School.
The earliest intake starts at 1 year old. 34 schools have a preschool section.
The score of every school adds up from nine criteria with different weights: academic programmes, accreditation, facilities, clubs, the fee against other schools in the country, reviews, university destinations, safety and teachers. A criterion counts only when there is data behind it that can be checked, so every score says how many of the nine were counted. Right now that is 7.3 out of 9 on average. We do not use reviews from maps or directories.