Global Star School admissions: how enrolment works, step by step
From first enquiry to your child's first morning: the seven steps of enrolling at a bilingual preschool in Saigon, what each step is for, and what to prepare.
Admissions & school tours
How admissions work for English-speaking families: choosing a campus, booking a tour, the trial week, documents to prepare, the five age groups from 12 months to 6 years, and reading the fees a school publishes.
Booking a preschool tour in Saigon: what happens on the day and how to use it
How to book a school tour at Global Star School, when to go, whether to bring your child, what you will see on the visit and what to do in the 48 hours after.
Preschool trial week: how to arrange it and read what it tells you before enrolling
A trial week is the best test of whether a preschool suits your child. What to agree beforehand, what to watch each day, and how to decide when it ends.
Which class will my child join? Preschool age groups from Tiny Star to Super Star
How Global Star School places children in five classes from 12 months to 6 years, how age is counted in Vietnam, and what to ask if you arrive mid-cycle.
Preschool enrolment file: the forms and papers you will be asked for, and why
What goes into a preschool enrolment file in Ho Chi Minh City, why the school needs each form, and how to fill in health, pickup and photo consent sections well
Preschool tuition in Ho Chi Minh City: how to read a fee sheet before you enrol
What a published preschool tuition figure includes, which costs are billed separately, how to work out your real monthly total, and the questions to ask admissi
Choosing a Global Star School campus: commute, drop-off and the real differences
The four Global Star campuses share one curriculum. How to choose between them by testing the commute, planning drop-off in the rainy season and comparing fairl
When to apply for preschool in Saigon: the school year, start dates and waiting lists
How the Vietnamese school year shapes preschool admissions, how far ahead to start, how waiting lists work, and how to pick a start date that suits your child.
Is there an entrance test for preschool? What the admissions meeting really involves
Preschools should not test or rank young children. What the admissions meeting is for, what the school asks about your child, and how to prepare without coachin
Preschool enrolment agreement: deposits, notice periods and withdrawal terms to check
What a preschool enrolment agreement in Vietnam should say about fees, deposits, notice and refunds, what the law protects, and the questions to settle before y
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