Budgeting for primary school in Ho Chi Minh City: the costs beyond tuition
The fee lines families often miss when planning primary school in HCMC: one-off charges, deposits, meals, transport, trips, support fees, increases and refund t
Next steps after preschool
Moving on to an international, bilingual or Vietnamese primary school; paperwork for foreign children entering primary; relocating mid-way; and taking your child's development records with you.
After preschool in Saigon: international, bilingual or Vietnamese primary school?
How international, bilingual and Vietnamese primary schools in Ho Chi Minh City differ in curriculum, language, licensing and cost, and how to match one to your
Primary school documents for a foreign child in Vietnam: what to prepare and why
Passports, residence papers, birth certificates, reports, health records and translations: what Vietnamese and international primary schools ask of a foreign ch
Year 1, Grade 1 or Reception? Working out your child's year group after preschool
Vietnamese, British, American and other systems group children by different birth dates. How to find your child's year group in Saigon and if you move again.
Applying to an international primary school in HCMC: timing, assessment and offers
When to apply, how admission priorities and waiting lists work, what a Year 1 or Grade 1 entry assessment involves, and how to handle offers and deposits in HCM
A Vietnamese primary school for a foreign or dual-national child: what to expect
Curriculum, school day, homework, reports, class life and parent contact at a Vietnamese primary school, explained for international and mixed families in HCMC.
Moving abroad after preschool in Vietnam: preparing for your child's next school
Leaving Ho Chi Minh City when your child finishes preschool: choosing the next school from afar, the papers to take, health records, timing and saying goodbye.
Your child's preschool records: what to keep and pass on to the primary school
Reports, learning journals, health notes and specialist letters: which preschool records help a primary teacher, what a transition summary holds, and what stays
Starting international primary school with limited English: how EAL support works
How English as an additional language support works when a child from a bilingual or Vietnamese preschool joins an English-medium primary school, and how to jud
Delay primary school by a year, or start on time? Weighing it for a young child
What research on relative age shows, what the rules allow in Vietnam and abroad, and how to decide whether your child should start primary school a year later.
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