Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City
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EMASI International Bilingual Schools operate across multiple campuses in the Ho Chi Minh City region and Long An. The Nam Long campus is located in Tan Thuan Ward, Nam Long Residential Area, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City. The Van Phuc campus is located in Van Phuc Residential City, Hibp Binh Ward, Thud Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City. EMASI Plus Waterpoint is located in WaterPoint, Ben Luc, Long An, and offers boarding.
EMASI Nam Long serves students from pre-kindergarten (age 2) through High School. EMASI Van Phuc serves students from Elementary through High School. The program is organised across Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle School/Lower Secondary, and High School/Upper Secondary levels, combining the Cambridge International Framework with the Vietnamese MOET national curriculum.
EMASI operates as an international bilingual school system. It is fully accredited by WASC and is a Cambridge Pathway member, with two learning pathways that integrate Cambridge with MOET. EMASI Plus Waterpoint is a boarding campus that extends the EMASI model to a residential setting.
English as an Additional Language (EAL) support is provided at EMASI (an EAL teacher is listed on campus materials). On-campus health services, counselling, and university application support are available to students.
There is no country-specific affiliation published for EMASI; the schools operate as an independent international bilingual system with Cambridge accreditation and MOET-aligned curriculum.
Religious affiliation is not publicly stated in EMASI materials.
Start and end times for the school day are not publicly published; EMASI publishes annual academic calendars (e.g., 2025–2026 and 2026–2027) that outline term dates and breaks, with schedules varying by grade level.
EMASI operates a school bus service for travel to and from campus. Buses are maintained regularly and staffed by experienced drivers and bus assistants to ensure safety and comfort for students. The service is described as a safe and reliable transport option in EMASI's Student Services materials.
Application fees
- Kindergarten & Grade 1: VND 500,000.
- Elementary, Middle & High School: VND 1,000,000.
- IGCSE / AS & A‑Level applicants: VND 2,000,000.
Security deposit and development fee
- Security deposit (place‑holding): VND 20,000,000 per student. This deposit is refundable only if the standard Withdrawal Notification Form is submitted at least 60 days before the student's last day; otherwise it is not refundable or transferable.
- Annual development (facility) fee (payable when the offer is accepted): VND 12,000,000 per student; this fee is annual and non‑refundable.
Tuition fees — annual totals by year group (amounts shown in VND per year)
- Pre‑KG: VND 150,700,000.
- KG1: VND 152,900,000.
- KG2: VND 155,300,000.
- KG3: VND 161,000,000.
- Grade 1: VND 197,200,000.
- Grade 2: VND 209,400,000.
- Grade 3: VND 220,400,000.
- Grade 4: VND 231,500,000.
- Grade 5: VND 237,600,000.
- Grade 6: VND 271,600,000.
- Grade 7: VND 284,300,000.
- Grade 8: VND 296,900,000.
- Grade 9: VND 305,000,000.
- Grade 10: VND 337,200,000.
- Grade 11: VND 361,400,000.
- Grade 12: VND 393,500,000.
Tuition fees — payment by semester / per term
- The school offers a semester payment option (semester 1 and semester 2). Parents may also pay the full annual tuition in a single installment (paying in full up front reduces the overall tuition by approximately 15% compared with semester payments). Late payment incurs a penalty of 0.05% per day on the outstanding balance. Specific semester invoice amounts, deadlines and any early‑bird offers are set in the published fee schedule and shown on the school's invoice.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Payment methods: bank transfer is accepted for school fees; parents are asked to include the student's full name and invoice number in the payment description. The school's published bank account details are provided for EMASI Nam Long and EMASI Vạn Phúc campuses. Application fees may be paid by bank transfer or by card at the school office.
- Deadlines and instalments: the fee schedule shows payment deadlines and multiple instalment deadlines (semester deadlines and dates for annual payment). If parents pay the full annual tuition at the start of the year they receive the indicated discount; otherwise semester deadlines and the school's published payment dates apply. Late enrolment rules: students enrolling after the academic year start will be charged full annual tuition if joining in Semester 1, or full Semester 2 tuition if joining in Semester 2. Late payments are subject to the stated daily penalty.
Boarding fees
- No boarding program or boarding fees are listed; there are no published boarding charges. Day schooling only.
Other recurring or one‑off fees and typical exclusions
- Annual learning materials fee: VND 6,000,000 per student (VND 12,000,000 for IGCSE / A‑Level students). This covers textbooks, international program books, reference materials, e‑learning subscriptions and specific course materials.
- Uniform fee (annual, example amounts published): typically VND 2,800,000 or VND 3,200,000 depending on the student level; the uniform pack includes multiple standard sets, PE sets and a hat and school bag for KG/Elementary, with slightly different inclusions for other levels. Personal items (meals, bus service, extracurriculars, trips, examination fees, after‑school services and other optional services) are not included in the tuition figure and are charged separately.
- Extracurricular activities, school meals, school bus and optional services: charged separately and not included in tuition totals; these are shown as separate service fees in the school's fee schedule.
Refund and withdrawal policy (fees)
- Refund eligibility requires submission of the school's Withdrawal Notification Form at least 60 days before the student's last day. The security deposit is refundable under that condition. The school does not refund semester tuition fees or late enrolment fees. The school will refund a percentage of the annual tuition fees for students who paid the full annual tuition; the refund percentage is calculated based on the student's last day and the published refund table. Parents who have already paid the full annual tuition and then withdraw the student must notify the school by the published deadline (for example by 31 May in the published schedule) to qualify for the refund less an amount equivalent to the security deposit; if notification is later the general withdrawal/refund table applies.
Discounts and concessions
- Sibling discount: 5% discount for the second child and 10% for the third child (and subsequent children) from the same family; the discount is applied to the tuition of the youngest child and can apply to semester or annual payments where applicable. Other discounts and special packages may have separate terms and cannot always be combined.
Fee payment options and bank details (illustrative)
- Accepted payment methods: bank transfer is accepted for school fee payments. Application fee payments can be made by bank transfer or by card at the campus office. Parents are responsible for bank charges if any. The school publishes VND and USD account numbers and SWIFT codes for campus collections. Example published account headings: EMASI Nam Long and EMASI Vạn Phúc with their respective account numbers and banks as provided in the school's payment details.
The EMASI student body includes 15+ nationalities represented. The most represented nationalities include Vietnamese; other common nationalities cited in public sources include American and Singaporean patterns; exact local-to-international ratios are not publicly disclosed.
EMASI International Bilingual School is a group of private bilingual campuses in Ho Chi Minh City, with two main campuses—Nam Long in District 7 (Nam Long Residential Area, Tan Thuan Ward) and Van Phúc in Thu Duc City (Van Phúc Urban Area, Hiệp Bình Ward)—and a boarding-oriented EMASI Plus campus. The school delivers a bilingual program that integrates the Vietnamese MOET national curriculum with the Cambridge International Framework, from Kindergarten (age 2) through High School, and is fully accredited by WASC. English and Vietnamese are the core languages of instruction, supported by Cambridge English qualifications and MOET Vietnamese studies. Curricula span MOET, Cambridge Primary, Lower Secondary, IGCSE, and A-Levels, creating a two-pathway, bilingual educational experience. The program emphasizes Arts and Music (Nguyen Art Foundation collaboration), STEM, ICT, and physical education, and it offers a broad extracurricular program including academic enrichment, sports, and performing arts. EMASI Plus Waterpoint provides boarding facilities as part of the EMASI network.