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The five schools Laos parents researched most this year, chosen from the 21 international schools in the country. Ranked by how many families opened each school’s profile and spent time reading it between September 2025 and August 2026, then the full picture on curricula, class sizes and fees.
The 2026 ranking
Ranked purely by parent interest — the number of families who opened each school’s profile and spent time reading it between September 2025 and August 2026.
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Kiettisack International School – Vientiane is a Cambridge International School serving ages 2 to 18 on a campus along Lao-Thai Road. The pre-primary to upper-secondary program uses the Cambridge Curriculum, with Lower Secondary following Checkpoint and preparing for IGCSE. Students progress through Cambridge IGCSE and AS/A Level programs in the senior years. The school operates a main campus in Vientiane and a Luang Prabang campus under the Cambridge affiliation, coordinated by the Kiettisack Foundation. Facilities include science labs, a library, ICT labs, and classrooms, plus an indoor court, a hall, and a function area to accommodate assemblies and events. Extracurriculars emphasize Reading Strategies, Music & Dance, and Physical Education, with robotics and VR as part of academic clubs. A Summer School Programme includes English, Maths, and Science, alongside languages like Chinese. Sports like football, basketball, volleyball, and table tennis foster activity, teamwork, and Wellbeing, supported by a wellbeing program for all.
Vientiane International School (VIS) is an IB World School delivering the full continuum of International Baccalaureate programs for students aged 3 to 18. English is the primary language of instruction, with a Home Language program supporting Lao, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, French and Russian, and an English Language Acquisition program for learners developing English. The school is private, co-educational and day-based, located on a five-hectare campus in Saphanthong Tai Village, about 2 km from central Vientiane. It operates seven buildings with more than 50 classrooms, four science laboratories, a black box theatre, a two-storey library media centre, and dedicated performing arts and music spaces. Facilities include two full-sized basketball courts, two sporting fields, a 25-metre pool, a wading pool and a large cafeteria. The academic year runs 180 days across two semesters, with Lao holidays and international breaks. The student body comprises 426 students from 39 nationalities. An international community.
PBIS is a British international school in Vientiane, Laos, serving ages 1 to 18. The campus at Saphanthong Neua Village provides a safe, welcoming environment and facilities. The school delivers a curriculum spanning EYFS, IEYC, IPC, British Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE and A Levels, alongside a BTEC qualification. It is a Cambridge Examination Centre and the first Laos-based school Cambridge Curriculum accredited, with IPC implemented and Lao national curriculum options for Lao students. Founded in 2001 by Pathana Panyathip, PBIS has grown to over a thousand students and now operates campuses including Savannakhet and Nonsavanh. Facilities include a library, sensory room, music and art rooms, science labs, an indoor canteen, a swimming pool, and a pitch. The school emphasises practical learning and citizenship, with IGCSE results around 95% pass, 20% A*-A, and 85% A*-C. Clubs span academics, arts, cultural and language activities, and leadership, with Student Councils and a House System.
Located in Vientiane, Heathfield International School Vientiane is a British curriculum day school for ages 3 to 18. It follows the Oxford International Curriculum across all key stages, based on the National Curriculum for England, with school-created content for PE, Art, Music, Lao Studies and Mandarin. The campus has learning spaces, creative studios, and facilities for Early Years, Primary and Secondary. Core facilities include science labs, ICT and Digital Learning Labs, a library with reading corners, and Music and Performing Arts rooms. The campus features a 26-meter six-lane swimming pool, a Children\'s pool, a tennis court, and football training fields, plus a Sports Hall for PE. The school emphasizes wellbeing, enquiry and project-based learning, and personal growth, with leadership opportunities via Student Council and Yearbook Committee, and a broad extracurricular program including community service and sports. The school opened in 2018 and is led by Acting Headmaster Mr. Peter Dowling.
What’s on offer
The mix of programmes and teaching languages across all 21 schools. Many offer more than one curriculum, so totals run higher than the school count.
Number of schools teaching each curriculum.
Number of schools teaching in each language.
Size & classes
School size and class size shape day-to-day experience as much as curriculum does.
Schools grouped by total enrolment.
Average school size is 541 students · based on the 6 schools that report enrolment.
Schools grouped by typical class size.
Average class size is 21.7 students · based on the 3 schools that report it.
What it costs
Fees shown are one year for a 12-year-old (or the closest age available), excluding one-time enrolment costs.
Across the 12 schools that publish a price for a 12-year-old. All figures in LAK.
How many schools sit in each annual-fee range.
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