Tuition fees for international schools in Hanoi are up to 916 million VND.

Eleven international schools in Hanoi announced tuition fees for the new school year, ranging from VND100 million to VND912 million, most of which have increased compared to last year.

Hanoi has 40 foreign-invested schools, mostly kindergartens, and just over 10 inter-level schools with general education levels. These schools all teach foreign curricula in English and are often called "international schools".

Of the 11 schools that have announced tuition for the 2024-2025 school year, the fees will increase gradually from kindergarten to high school, most of which are up from last year.

The highest level is at the United Nations International School (UNIS) with 809-916 million VND at the secondary level, the remaining levels are around 312-765 million VND per year. This level increased by 18-80 million VND compared to the previous school year.

The British International School - BIS Hanoi follows, with tuition fees of VND900 million for secondary school. In kindergarten and primary school, the school charges VND134-679 million per year. Although the absolute number is not equal to UNIS, the increase in tuition fees at BIS is stronger, the highest being nearly VND90 million for secondary school.

The only school that has not increased tuition fees is ParkCity International Hanoi - ISPH. The school's tuition fees are 360 million VND for kindergarten, 438-551 for primary school and 551-545 for secondary school.

Singapore International School, Japan International School and French International School - LFAY have the lowest tuition fees, around 100-150 million VND at preschool level. For primary and secondary level, French International School - LFAY has the lowest tuition fees, all under 200 million VND per year.

Tuition fees for the 2024-2025 school year of 11 international schools, converted and rounded (unit: million VND/year):

School	District	Kindergarten	Elementary	High School	Deposit	Registration/Admission/Enrollment Fee
United Nations International - UNIS	West Lake	312-618	765	809-916		29
British International - BIS Hanoi	Long Bien	234-472	608-679	783-897	24	71
Hanoi International - HIS	Ba Dinh	418	568-578	625-738	50	25
Korea Hanoi	Nam Tu Liem	248	298	347		20
St.Paul American International School Hanoi	Hoai Duc	444	628	686-740		22
ParkCity Hanoi International - ISPH	Ha Dong	360	438-551	551-646	35	19-37
Singapore International	Hoang Mai, Tay Ho, Ba Dinh, Hoan Kiem	105-338	232-472	277-589	8-18	3-22
British Vietnamese International School Hanoi - BVIS	Youth	246-334	452-459	539-612	35	71
Horizon International Bilingual	West Lake	274	258-464	281-528		25
Japan International Standard - JIS	Ha Dong	150	240-260	260-400	20	25-30
French International - LFAY	Long Bien	152	166	191-206		27

If you pay for the entire year or have multiple children enrolled, you usually get a 5-10% discount. If you pay by term or quarter, the total tuition can increase by the same percentage.

In addition to tuition fees, many schools have separate regulations for deposits, registration fees or admission fees. This fee is commonly 20-50 million VND, with BIS and BVIS both having fees of over 70 million VND.

Other expenses that parents have to pay include uniforms, meals, facilities, and shuttle buses, ranging from 10-40 million VND per item, depending on the school.

Students of the United Nations International School at an event in early March. Photo: UNIS Ha Noi — Students of the United Nations International School at an event in early March. Photo: *UNIS Ha Noi*

Hanoi currently has 2.3 million preschool and primary school students, the largest in the country. According to the Departmentof Education and Training, 40 foreign-invested schools have more than 10,500 students.

ISC Research , a source of data on schools around the world , reports that the growth rate of the number of international schools in Vietnam is about 5%, among the top 5 in the world. One of the reasons is the growing middle class (spending 11-110 USD per day).

Thanh Hang

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