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School details
Native English and Vietnamese speaking teachers |
Yes |
Max. number of students per class |
25 |
Average number of students per class |
20 |
Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
Yes |
External examinations or assessments available |
IGCSE, A Levels |
Entry evaluation for students |
Entrance exam. |
Brief description of entry evaluation required |
Interview: some questions to determine physical health and psychological health, learning about students’ attitudes, skills, interests, physiology. It takes for 10-15 minutes/ student. Placement tests: to determine the educational background and level of Math, Literature and English (students take the placement tests only after passing the Interview). * Grade 1: Logical thinking (including counts, comparisons, colors…) and language ability (pronunciation, coherent communication…) * Grade 2-12: Placement tests of Math and Literature based on the Vietnamese curriculum, and level of English proficiency based on the standards of UK curriculum. * Grade 10: The total score of the Education and Training Department’s entrance exams is not under 40 points, and level of English proficiency based on the standards of UK curriculum. |
School start time |
Kindergarten: 7:40 |
School finish time |
Kindergarten: 16:00 - 17:00 |
School bus service available |
Yes |
School provided lunches |
Yes |
Uniform required |
Yes |
Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
A range of club activities from sports to music, language, and arts, provide students with room to explore and discover new passions, talents, and life skills that they may develop for years to come. |
Sports activities included |
Physical education. |
Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Yes |
Sports facilities at the school |
Gym, playground, swimming pool, football field, dance room. |
Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Hanoi Academy International Bilingual School is a K-12 campus based in Hanoi where the education focus is “Creating Global Citizens”. It is the first bilingual school is Hanoi and has been in operation since 2009. At Hanoi Academy, students have the opportunity to immerse in both international and Vietnamese programs of study. After a successful opening run with the Australian Queensland curriculum, the school made a strategic decision to switch its pedagogical focus into the British National Curriculum to allow for better amalgamation with the simultaneously run Vietnamese National Curriculum and more tertiary education opportunities for its students. |