Tuition at HCMC international schools costs up to $39,500

HCMC now has 13 international schools and nine private institutions which have foreign investment and curricula.

For the upcoming school year, many will raise tuition fees by VND50 million.

Tuition will go up to VND457 million per year for preschools, VND684 million for elementary schools and VND924 million for high schools, according to recent data.

Parents who make a one-time payment for the whole school year will get discounts of 5-10%.

The International School Ho Chi Minh City charges the highest, with 11th and 12th graders subjected to tuition of VND924 million per year while those from first to 10th grade pay VND624-809 million.

Saigon South International School has announced tuition at VND671-790 million per year for high-school students, VND629 million for elementary students and VND454-516 million for preschool children.

Among schools that have announced tuition, EMASI International Bilingual Schools charges the lowest, at VND221-321 million for high-school and VND124-131 million for preschool.

Depending on each school, extra fees may be incurred for textbooks, stationery, uniforms, and extracurricular activities, which can cost up to an additional VND20 million per year.

If parents register for their children to have lunch and use a school bus, it can cost up to an extra VND75 million per year.

By the end of 2022, HCMC had 2,355 schools. Of them, 1,350 were public schools, collecting tuition fees of about VND900,000-2.7 million per year.

All public elementary schools in the city offer free tuition.

Tuition fees for non-public schools range from VND20-270 million per year.

*million dong per year