Schools
Every card says why to go, what to know before you do, and what catches people out.
International schools — the honest answer heads-up
Da Lat
Da Lat has no international school. No IB, no Cambridge, no accredited English-medium school of any kind. We would rather tell you now than after you have shipped your furniture.
Worth knowing. Families here use bilingual private kindergartens, then Vietnamese schools, an online curriculum, or they base elsewhere. Da Nang is the best price-to-quality compromise at roughly $8,200–10,000 a year. Nha Trang is the nearest city with any international option, 3–4 hours away. Ho Chi Minh City has the most choice at three to four times the cost.
Careful. Searching "Dalat International School" returns a well-known school in Penang, Malaysia. It has nothing to do with this city.
Xuan Huong
A private bilingual school covering primary and lower-secondary years: the Vietnamese national curriculum runs alongside the American Common Core standard. English, STEAM projects and creative subjects get their own slots. Classes mix Vietnamese and foreign children rather than separating them.
Xuan Huong
A language centre and a bilingual school in one place: English courses plus preschool and primary years. Teaching is built around an English-speaking environment with native speakers involved. Useful when a child needs both the language and a school without commuting across town.