Many international schools have announced tuition fees for the coming school year, ranging from VND200 to VND820 million, not including meals and other services.
Ho Chi Minh City has more than 20 international schools. These facilities teach foreign high school programs, mainly from the UK, US, Canada, and Australia. Students who finish grade 12 take a graduation exam to obtain one of the certificates such as A-Level (UK) or IB (International Baccalaureate).
As of March 19, 10 schools have announced tuition fees for the 2024-2025 school year, most of which have increased compared to last year.
At Renaissance International School Saigon, preschool tuition is 189-380 million VND, an increase of 10-19 million VND. Primary school is 491-586 million VND, secondary school is 656 million VND, each level increases by 30 million VND compared to last year.
Pennsylvania International School also increased by 30 million at each level, bringing the primary school tuition to a maximum of 326 million, and secondary school tuition to 399 million. Similarly, EMASI International Bilingual School increased by 4-20 million VND, and Wellspring Saigon increased by 13 million VND.
Some schools that did not increase were North American International, Canadian International and American International.
According to the plans announced by the schools so far, Canadian International School has the highest tuition fee, 799-824 million VND.
Tuition fees of some international schools for the 2024-2025 school year in Ho Chi Minh City:
| TT | School | District, City | Tuition (million VND/year) | ||
| Kindergarten | Elementary | High School | |||
| 1 | Horizon International Bilingual | Thu Duc | - | 209-217 | 250-292 |
| 2 | University of South America (UTS) | 1 | 125 | 166-254 | 226-304 |
| 3 | Western Australian International School (WASS) | 3 | 93-117 | 138-331 | 170-481 |
| 4 | North American International (SNA) | Binh Chanh | - | 463 | 596-723 |
| 5 | Renaissance International Saigon | 7 | 189-380 | 491-586 | 656-765 |
| 6 | Canadian International (CIS) | 7 | 349 | 532-560 | 611-785 799-824 (IBDP system) |
| 7 | American International (TAS) | Thu Duc | 228-315 | 507-515 | 574-689 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania American International | 10 | - | 105-326 | 129-399 |
| 9 | Wellspring Saigon International Bilingual School | Binh Thanh | - | 226-240 | 272-387 |
| 10 | EMASI International Bilingual | 7, Thu Duc | 133-140 | 161-194 | 236-342 |
In addition to tuition, schools also collect many other fees, such as admission fees of about 20-40 million VND, uniforms, meals, facilities, and shuttle buses. These fees are also about 20-40 million VND, depending on the school.
If you pay tuition for the whole year or have multiple children attending, some schools give parents a discount of about 5-10%.
Students of Canadian International School (CIS), District 7, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: CIS
Currently, Ho Chi Minh City has more than 2,350 schools, of which about 1,350 are public schools, with tuition fees ranging from VND900,000 to VND2.7 million per year. Last year, tuition fees at non-public schools, including foreign-invested schools, ranged from VND20 million to over VND900 million. The highest level was at the International School of Ho Chi Minh City (ISHC), applicable to grades 11 and 12.
For non-public schools, the Ho Chi Minh City Departmentof Education and Training requires that tuition fees not be collected for multiple years or for the entire level of education. Domestically-funded schools must have at least 40% permanent teachers. Foreign-funded schools must teach the licensed curriculum, must not admit more than 50% Vietnamese students, and must fully implement compulsory education for Vietnamese students.
Thanh Hang
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