Quick summary of key school information
School details
| Number of students |
In 2022-2023: 330 students |
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
In 2022-2023: 26 |
| Most common nationality |
French |
| Ratio of local students to international students |
1/4 of our students are Vietnamese |
| Native English and French speaking teachers |
Yes |
| Language support for students not fluent in English and French |
Yes |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
In 2022-2023: Vietnamese |
| Max. number of students per class |
20 |
| Average number of students per class |
20 |
| Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
Yes |
| Use of technology in the classroom |
Use of Interactive whiteboard, iPad, computer |
| Is the school ready to use virtual classrooms when needed? (e.g. teaching lessons online if the school is closed, e.g. during COVID-19 closures) |
Yes |
| Do students practice religion at the school? What religion? |
No |
| Do teachers assign homework to their students? |
Yes, with a maximum of 30 minutes per day |
| Approximate hours of homework given |
30 minutes |
| Student access to education psychologist |
Yes |
| Entry evaluation for students |
Yes starting Grade 1 |
| Brief description of entry evaluation required |
Short meeting with the School Principal |
| Waiting list |
Sometimes |
| Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
There's no deadline but strongly advised to register before end of April |
| Students can join after academic year begins |
Yes |
| School start time |
8:30am |
| School finish time |
3:15pm |
| Supervised care before/after school |
Yes |
| School bus service available |
Yes with numerous lines across several districts in HCMC |
| School provided lunches |
Yes, cooked directly at school from raw products |
| Food alternatives for special dietary needs (ie. vegan, kosher, halal etc) |
Yes depending on the special diet |
| Uniform required |
Yes, starting from Academic Year 2023-2024 |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
2022-2023: Theatre, Vovinam, Football, Dance, Arts, Vietnamese, Cooking, Drawing, Film direction, Pottery, Thai Boxing, Crafting, Music, Gardening, etc... |
| Sports activities included |
There is sports class every day for each class, including swimming lessons starting from 3 years old with a dedicated expert |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Football competition |
| Facilities at the school |
We have two libraries with books in French and English, an auditorium, a music and art dedicated classroom, a canteen |
| Sports facilities at the school |
Football and basketball field, swimming-pool, ping-pong table room |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
A multilingual, human-scale, benevolent family school where the French National curriculum is taught equally in French and English and where all nationalities are welcome! |
| Teaching approach of the school |
La Petite Ecole places the child at the core of the learning process: they play, build, learn and develop their self-awareness. A unique and innovative pedagogical system promotes the independence, curiosity, and motivation of the child. A special programm supports children with little knowledge of French, providing them with extra individual attention, and helping them reach a good linguistic level faster. |
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