The ranking holds 137 schools in Vietnam with an international accreditation or an authorised programme. IB programmes at 24 of them. Cambridge, IGCSE and A-Level, at 70. A preschool section at 80. A year of school costs from $1 151 to $39 870.
4 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.
The median fee for a year of school in Vietnam is $18 889. That is 17th for affordability out of 19 countries in the ranking. A comparison only means anything at a single exchange rate, so every figure is converted to dollars from one weekly snapshot.
| Country | Median a year | Schools | With an IB programme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | $4 622 | 8 | 63% |
| Tajikistan | $4 996 | 13 | 0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | $6 324 | 26 | 8% |
| Uzbekistan | $6 525 | 47 | 19% |
| Georgia | $7 897 | 29 | 17% |
| Chile | $7 995 | 57 | 65% |
| Azerbaijan | $8 824 | 28 | 36% |
| Kazakhstan | $10 026 | 89 | 26% |
| Armenia | $10 295 | 15 | 33% |
| Argentina | $11 012 | 155 | 36% |
| Cyprus | $11 501 | 38 | 29% |
| Uruguay | $11 638 | 28 | 39% |
| Montenegro | $13 313 | 9 | 33% |
| Thailand | $15 618 | 189 | 22% |
| Serbia | $15 799 | 21 | 29% |
| Brazil | $18 195 | 176 | 55% |
| Vietnam | $18 889 | 137 | 18% |
| Turkey | $21 233 | 216 | 46% |
| Israel | $29 188 | 15 | 40% |
The median is steadier than the average: one school charging three times the rest does not shift it. It is taken from the top of a school's fee range, that is from the senior stage, which is what families budget for. Free state schools are left out of the median, or it would stop answering the question of what you pay.
| Cheapest | $1 151 a year | Hanoistar Primary and Secondary school |
| Median | $18 889 a year | top of the fee range at 95 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 Vietnam are taken from published price lists, not from what third parties say.
69 % of schools in Vietnam name a fee on their own site (95 of 137). Across the whole ranking of 1296 schools it is 35 %. We read every school's site and worked out what schools write instead of a sum, and why openness follows the country and the network rather than the school: the study of school fees →
130 of the 137 schools in the ranking are private. The other 7 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.
7 schools with an international accreditation are funded by the state: Vietnam-Finland International School, Truong THCS Cau Giay, Truong THPT chuyen Ha Noi - Amsterdam, VNU-HCM High School for the Gifted, 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 Vietnam with an IB programme (24): Reigate Grammar School Vietnam, Australian International School Saigon, Hanoi International School, International Schools of North America - Saigon South Campus (SNA), Saigon South International School, The Olympia Schools, Brighton College Vietnam, The Dewey Schools Tay Ho Tay, International School Ho Chi Minh City (ISHCMC), British International School Ho Chi Minh City, Renaissance International School Saigon, Dwight School Hanoi, Tesla Education, European International School Ho Chi Minh City, United Nations International School of Hanoi, British International School Hanoi, The Canadian International School, TAS International School, Western Australian International School System, International German School Ho Chi Minh City (IGS), Viet Nam Tinh Hoa - The Futures School, Vietnam-Finland International School, Westlink International School, Nam Uc Scotch AGS. 8 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 70 schools in Vietnam: Reigate Grammar School Vietnam, Australian International School Saigon, Singapore International School @ Gamuda Gardens, Singapore International School @ Danang, Singapore International School @ Vung Tau, TH School Hanoi, EMASI Van Phuc School, Vinschool Imperia, Vinschool Ocean Park, Anne Hill International School, Brighton College Vietnam, Japanese International School, EMASI Nam Long School, The ABC International School, Nguyen Sieu School, Singapore International School @ Binh Duong New City, British International School Ho Chi Minh City, Renaissance International School Saigon, Vinschool The Harmony, Sedbergh Vietnam, Vinschool Central Park, Vinschool Metropolis, Him Lam International School Bac Ninh, British International School Hanoi, The Canadian International School, Newton Grammar School, Vinschool Times City, Vinschool Smart City, Singapore International School @ Saigon South, British Vietnamese International School, Hanoi, Singapore International School @ Can Tho, British Vietnamese International School Ho Chi Minh City, Vinschool Green Bay Primary School, Ban Mai School, Vinschool Golden River, Vinschool Grand Park, Vinschool Primary Gardenia, Singapore International School @ Ha Long, Hoi An International School (HAIS), Alfred Nobel School, Trường Tiểu học, THCS & THPT Marie Curie Thái Bình, Trường Quốc tế Việt Úc (VAS) - Cơ sở Sala, Truong TH - THCS - THPT IGC Tay Ninh, Trường Quốc tế Việt Úc (VAS) - Cơ sở Ba Tháng Hai, Trường Quốc tế Việt Úc (VAS) - Cơ sở Garden Hills, Trường Quốc tế Việt Úc (VAS) - Cơ sở Hoàng Văn Thụ, Trường Quốc tế Việt Úc (VAS) - Cơ sở Riverside, Trường Quốc tế Việt Úc (VAS) - Cơ sở Sunrise, Greenfield School (Palm Garden Campus), Genesis School, TH School Hoa Lac, Horizon International Bilingual School, Ha Noi, Pennsylvania American School System (PennSchool), Bach Duong School, Doan Thi Diem Primary School - Hanoi, The International School @ ParkCity Hanoi (ISPH), Trường Tiểu học, Trung học cơ sở và Trung học phổ thông Victory, Trường TH-THCS-THPT IGC Bến Tre, Truong THCS Cau Giay, TH School Vinh, Victoria School - Nam Sai Gon, Blue Sky Academy, Truong THPT chuyen Ha Noi - Amsterdam, IGC Thai Binh Duong (IPS), Trường THPT Chuyên Chu Văn An, Truong THCS Thanh Xuan, Trường TH-THCS-THPT Song ngữ Á Châu, Truong Tieu hoc Chu Van An, Green Shoots International School, 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: 65 schools · Boarding: 14 schools · School transport: 89 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 Vietnam 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.
Ratings and reviews from Google Maps, Yandex Maps and 2GIS are not used: their terms forbid aggregation. Only verified reviews left here count. Full methodology →
The ranking holds 137 schools with an international accreditation or an authorised programme: Hanoi - 54, Ho Chi Minh City - 49, Da Nang - 5, Hai Phong - 4, Bien Hoa - 3, Vung Tau - 2, Hoi An - 2, Vin - 2, Binh Duong - 1, Thanh Hoa - 1, Vinh Phuc - 1, Nha Trang - 1, Ben Luc - 1, Thai Nguyen - 1, Bac Ninh - 1, Tkhaybin - 1, Fuli - 1, Teynin - 1, Dongkha - 1, Buonmetkhuot - 1, Benche - 1, Kantkho - 1, Khyngyen - 1, Khalong - 1. Every school says where its accreditation came from: found in a public register, confirmed by a document from the school, or claimed by the school with nothing behind it. We do not hide a claim, but it does not go into the score.
The median fee in Vietnam is $18 889 a year. That is 17th for affordability out of 19 countries in the ranking. Cheaper: Paraguay, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Chile, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Argentina, Cyprus, Uruguay, Montenegro, Thailand, Serbia, Brazil. The comparison only holds inside one year: all fees are converted into dollars at one weekly rate.
Our list holds none in Vietnam: all 137 schools with an international accreditation charge a fee. If a state school with an authorised programme appears, it will enter the ranking on equal terms with private ones.
We look the school up in the public register of the organisation itself. There are ten such registers today: International Baccalaureate, Cambridge International, CIS, NEASC, COBIS, AEFE, MSA (Middle States Association), Cognia, Pearson Edexcel and the network of German schools abroad. The list grows with the geography of the ranking: a new country usually has an organisation of its own. An accreditation found in a register is marked green and goes into the score. One confirmed only by a document from the school is yellow, and weighs less. One claimed in words is red, and the school's accreditation score is then the lowest. Membership of a network or an association is counted apart: a school joins a network, but earns an accreditation, so membership weighs one step lower. That is why a school calling itself international and a school standing in the ranking are two different things.