With options ranging from boarding schools to alternative schools to preschools, the number of private educational facilities have been mushrooming to satisfy parents’ increasing demand and suit each and every child. Known as one of oldest and prestigious private schools in HCMC, Vietnam Australia International School (VAS) has opened eight facilities in districts 2,3 ,7 , 10, Phu Nhuan, and Go Vap after 15 years of operating in Vietnam. In the academic year 2018-2019, more than 8,500 preschoolers to 12 graders enrolled in the school. Similarly, Asian School will open one additional school in district 2 in next August bringing the total number of its facilities in HCMC to 13. Pathway private school also has had eight facilities with more than 2,000 students from preschool to junior high school after five years of operation in Vietnam. Ms. Nguyen Trinh in Thao Dien ward in District 2 couldn’t make up his mind about which school for her daughter who was about to enter the … [Read more...] about Private schools mushrooming in HCMC to meet parents’ demand
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Private school brands grow
Vietnam puts great value in education and training, setting the high demand for international Vietnamese families usually spend an average of 47 per cent of their total expenses for their children’s education. In contrast with the huge demand, the market is still short of modern education models and courses using renowned international curricula, falling short of parent and student requirements. Over the past few years, the Vietnamese private education scene has seen the entrance of big names like Vinschool, TH School, VAS Hanoi, Wellspring, Ecokids, and others. The most highlighted example is Vingroup’s Vinschool. After more than five years in operation, Vinschool has become the largest education system in the country, with 27 campuses across mainly Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Haiphong, enrolling nearly 23,000 students for the 2018-2019 academic year. Vinschool has taken on a pioneer position by reforming education in Vietnam, both in curriculum and philosophy. Doan … [Read more...] about Private school brands grow
Underwhelming international schools
The number of international education programmes has been increasing in Vietnam, but the quality of some is questionable Photo: Le Toan Vietnam Australia School, Hanoi (VAS Hanoi), which calls itself a prestigious international school offering Cambridge assessment international education, is a highlight example of bringing international education programmes to the capital. In the afternoon of April 2 at VAS Hanoi, the father of a first-grade boy, said, “With monthly tuition fees of VND15-20 million ($652-869), I expected better education standards, but in reality VAS is not much different from local private schools.” “Programmes for first-grade students are too dense and are not suitable for a six-year-old kid. Students also have to cram for an examination, similar to local public and private schools. I will take my son to study at another school next year.” Similarly, one parent said that his son, despite learning at the school for more than four years, … [Read more...] about Underwhelming international schools
Vietnam’s education making the grade
The Vietnamese education system has been checking off target after target in recent years, Photo: ISHCMC In the afternoon of November 3, at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong met with 55 of the best performers of Vietnamese schools and universities in the 2017-2018 school year. According to the leader, although limitations do still exist in the education sector and the country keeps striving for more, Vietnamese education is on a level it has never reached before. A recent report by the Ministry of Education and Training’s (MoET) Continuing Education Department shows that the current rate of literate people between the ages of 15 and 60 is nearly 98 per cent, reaching the target set for 2020. This year was also the first year that Vietnam’s two major universities – Ho Chi Minh City National University and Hanoi National University – made the list of the top 1,000 most reputable … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s education making the grade
BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 20/11
New trends in Vietnam’s rice exports 2018 is witnessing new trends in Vietnam’s rice export sector, notably the priority of exporting high-quality rice through international bidding as well as stricter and more diverse trade barriers from importing countries. Preliminary data by the General Department of Customs shows that Vietnam exported 264,500 tonnes of rice in October, generating a revenue of US$135.56 million, up 22.96% in volume and 31.8% in value, compared with the same month last year. The total volume of rice exports in the first ten months of 2018 was 5.15 million tonnes, worth US$2.6 billion, representing year-on-year increases of 6.62% and 21.49% in volume and revenue respectively. What is notable during the period is that the price of Vietnamese rice has now surpassed that of Thailand, averaging at more than US$500 a tonne, up about 15%. In 2016, Vietnam exported 4.8 million tonnes of rice, bringing in US$2.1 billion. The respective volume and revenue figures … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 20/11