This page compares 8 international schools in Ho Chi Minh City with lower published tuition, drawn from the 15 schools ExpatSchoolGuide lists in the city. The lowest published annual fee is VND 163,000,000 and the highest in this comparison set is VND 987,800,000, quoted in VND.
"Affordable" here means lower published tuition relative to other schools in Ho Chi Minh City — not a judgement about quality, and not an objective list of the cheapest schools in the city. Fees vary by year group and rise through secondary school, and most schools charge registration, transport, uniform and examination costs on top of tuition.
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Lowest published fee | Highest published fee | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saigon Star International School | British National Curriculum, International Early Years Curriculum (IEYC), International Primary Curriculum (IPC), International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC) | 2-14 | 163,000,000 | 529,000,000 | VND |
| EtonHouse International School HCMC | Reggio Emilia-inspired, inquiry-based early-years curriculum (EtonHouse Inquire.Think.Learn) | 1-6 | 174,400,000 | 280,000,000 | VND |
| ABC International School HCMC | English National Curriculum, British, International AS & A Levels (Cambridge) | 2-18 | 196,350,000 | 837,930,000 | VND |
| International German School Ho Chi Minh City (IGS) | German, Bilingual German-English, IB | 2-18 | 198,135,000 | 480,900,000 | VND |
| The American School HCMC | American / US Curriculum, American, IB | 2-18 | 254,200,000 | 767,000,000 | VND |
| International School Ho Chi Minh City | IB | 2-18 | 287,400,000 | 987,800,000 | VND |
| European International School HCMC | IB | 2-18 | 289,900,000 | 814,100,000 | VND |
| Renaissance International School HCMC | British / English National Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE, International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) | 2-18 | 300,000,000 | 800,000,000 | VND |
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Annual fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian International School HCMC | Canadian, IB | PK–12 | Not published |
| Korean International School HCMC | Korean | K–12 | Not published |
| Lycée Français International Marguerite Duras | French | PK–12 | Not published |
| Renaissance International School Saigon | British | 2–18 | Not published |
The figures above are annual tuition as published by each school, quoted in VND. Where a school publishes a range, the lower figure normally applies to the earliest year groups and the higher figure to the senior school. Application and registration fees, deposits, transport, uniform, meals, trips and external examination entries are commonly billed separately.
Across this comparison set the curricula on offer are IB (4 schools), British National Curriculum (1 school), International Early Years Curriculum (IEYC) (1 school), International Primary Curriculum (IPC) (1 school), International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC) (1 school), Reggio Emilia-inspired (1 school).
The age ranges above show the full span each school covers. A school with a lower starting fee may still cost more overall if fees step up sharply at secondary level, so check the published fee for the year group your child will enter and the years after it.
ExpatSchoolGuide does not rank schools by price alone. Among the 11 schools in Ho Chi Minh City that publish tuition, the lowest published annual fee is VND 163,000,000 at Saigon Star International School. Published fees usually cover tuition only and vary by year group, so confirm current figures with the school.
Across the schools compared here, published annual tuition runs from VND 163,000,000 to VND 987,800,000 (VND). Registration, transport, uniform and examination charges are normally additional and are not included in these figures.
The comparison table lists the 8 schools in Ho Chi Minh City with the lowest published annual tuition in the ExpatSchoolGuide dataset, alongside curriculum and age range. A further 4 schools in Ho Chi Minh City do not publish fees and are shown separately as "Not published".
Yes. Saigon Star International School teaches a British curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among British-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at VND 163,000,000.
Yes. The American School HCMC teaches an American curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among American-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at VND 254,200,000.
The lower-fee schools compared here teach IB, British National Curriculum, International Early Years Curriculum (IEYC), International Primary Curriculum (IPC), International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC), Reggio Emilia-inspired. Curriculum information comes from each school's own published material. Accreditation and examination centre status should be confirmed directly with the school.
This page compares the international schools ExpatSchoolGuide already lists in Ho Chi Minh City, ordered by the lowest annual tuition each school publishes. It is not an editorial ranking, no school pays to be included or excluded, and fees a school does not publish are shown as "Not published" rather than estimated.