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Explore VietnamLeading private and international primary schools in Ho Chi Minh City, ranked by curriculum quality, reputation, and established presence.
26 places in HCMC
Nord Anglia's flagship British school in Vietnam, rated outstanding by UK inspectors; largest international school in the country with ~1,800 students across 50 nationalities.
Founded 1997 in Phu My Hung, District 7; one of HCMC's most established IB-continuum international schools with over 1,000 students.
Nord Anglia bilingual primary programme in Phu My Hung combining the National Curriculum for England with Vietnamese cultural studies.
IB World School on a 7-hectare Nha Be campus; noted 2024 financial difficulties are a current reputational risk worth acknowledging alongside its academic credentials.
Flagship primary campus of Vingroup's K-12 chain in Binh Thanh; bilingual curriculum blending Vietnamese national standards with Cambridge English.
Multi-campus international school in Thao Dien offering IB Primary Years Programme with an Australian curriculum foundation.
Cognita-group international school in Phu My Hung offering Ontario and IB Primary Years Programmes.
IB Continuum school in District 2 delivering European education in English with Swiss/French academic heritage.
British curriculum international school in District 7, part of International Schools Partnership; known for small class sizes and performing-arts programme.
Only German-curriculum school in HCMC, recognised by the German government; bilingual German–English in early primary.
KinderWorld-group school in District 7 delivering Cambridge and Singapore curricula with strong Asian academic focus.
US-curriculum school in Thao Dien serving American and expat families; accredited by WASC.
Bilingual IB-track school (linked to Hanoi's Wellspring) emphasising project-based learning and parallel Vietnamese programme.
Largest Vietnamese-owned bilingual chain, delivering Cambridge-integrated primary programmes across multiple HCMC campuses.
Bilingual Vietnamese–American curriculum school in District 7; smaller premium alternative to larger chains.
Thu Duc campus of the EMASI bilingual system, serving families in the city's fastest-growing residential belt.
Turkish-heritage bilingual school in District 2 offering IB PYP-aligned curriculum.
Primary school for HCMC's Korean expat community, delivering Korean national curriculum alongside English and Vietnamese.
Japanese-curriculum primary school serving HCMC's large Japanese expat community in District 7.
Mid-tier international school chain with multiple HCMC campuses; combines Vietnamese national programme with English-language streams.
District 1 campus of Vinschool delivering the group's bilingual primary programme for central-city families.
Vietnamese private K-12 system combining Ministry of Education curriculum with active-learning and mindfulness pedagogy.
Vietnamese private K-12 school in District 7 integrating Cambridge curriculum alongside the national programme.
Older international school in District 1 serving the diplomatic-quarter expat community.
District 12 international school with British-aligned primary programme.
Long-running British-curriculum school in District 7; Cambridge primary programme.