Note on academic year
- The detailed fee figures below are taken from the school's published tuition schedule for the 2024–2025 school year. The school's tuition page lists a 2025–2026 schedule but the published 2024–2025 schedule is the source of the detailed numeric breakdown used here.
Application / Registration fees
- Registration fee (new students only): VND 2,290,000.
- Administration & supply fee (annual, charged once per year): VND 4,000,000. This administration fee covers classroom supplies, online educational memberships, elective-class supplies (art, PE, Vietnamese, culinary arts), school events and accident/health insurance.
Tuition fees by year group — amounts and payment-frequency options
- Key Stage 1 (Levels 1–2)
- Annual tuition: VND 111,240,000.
- 5-month payment option: VND 58,710,000.
- 3-month payment option: VND 35,967,600.
- Monthly tuition (per month): VND 12,360,000.
- Key Stage 2 (Levels 3–5)
- Annual tuition: VND 122,364,000.
- 5-month payment option: VND 64,581,000.
- 3-month payment option: VND 39,564,360.
- Monthly tuition (per month): VND 13,596,000.
- Key Stage 3 (Levels 6–9)
- Annual tuition: VND 134,415,000.
- 5-month payment option: VND 70,941,250.
- 3-month payment option: VND 43,460,850.
- Monthly tuition (per month): VND 14,935,000.
- IGCSE / Year 10
- Annual tuition: VND 151,101,000.
- 5-month payment option: VND 79,747,750.
- 3-month payment option: VND 48,855,990.
- Monthly tuition (per month): VND 16,789,000.
Discounts and sibling / payment-frequency reductions
- Sibling discounts and payment-frequency discounts are applied as follows (discount varies by sibling order and by payment frequency):
- Annual (10-month) payment discount: 1st child 10%; 2nd child 15%; 3rd child 15%.
- 5-month payment discount: 1st child 5%; 2nd child 10%; 3rd child 10%.
- 3-month payment discount: 1st child 3%; 2nd child 8%; 3rd child 8%.
- Monthly payment: 1st child no standard monthly discount; 2nd child 5%; 3rd child 5% (as indicated in the school's published discount columns).
Other routine costs and ancillary charges
- School day meal and service costs (listed per day in the published schedule):
- Breakfast: VND 65,000 / day.
- Lunch: VND 90,000 / day.
- Snack: VND 50,000 / day.
- Bus service: VND 140,000 / day (school-operated bus service covering city pickup and drop-off).
- Uniforms and textbooks:
- School uniform (3 sets + 1 PE set): VND 1,805,000.
- Cambridge textbook charges are itemised in the published schedule (examples shown by book number; amounts vary by title and term): Book 1/Book 2 VND 2,577,000; Book 3 VND 2,612,000; Book 4 VND 2,990,000; Book 5 VND 3,290,000; Book 6 VND 3,288,000; Book 7/Book 9 VND 4,908,000.
- Administration fee inclusions: classroom supplies, online educational memberships (e.g., reading/math platforms), classroom reading books, elective class supplies, school events, and accident/health insurance (listed under administration items).
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Payment frequency options: monthly, quarterly, bi‑yearly (half‑year) or yearly (full-year) payment options are available.
- Monthly tuition payments must be paid no later than the 7th of each month. Payments made after the 7th incur a 5% late fee; payments made after the 15th incur a 7% late fee. Failure to pay as agreed may result in refusal of continued enrollment, suspension of the student, and withholding of school records until fees are paid.
- Currency conversion: when payments are made in USD the school converts amounts to VND at the Vietcombank exchange rate and reserves the right to change the exchange rate during the school year.
Boarding / accommodation
- AVE Academy operates as a day school with multiple campuses and a dedicated daily bus service for student pickup and drop-off; a boarding program is not listed among campus services and boarding fees are not applicable.
Refunds and refund conditions
- Registration and administration fees are non-refundable.
- Full‑year payment (10‑month) refund rule: if a student unenrolls during the first semester, the payer can receive the full tuition back for the second semester (the remaining 5 months); if the student unenrolls in the second semester, no refund is granted.
- Half‑year payment (5‑month) refund rule: there is no refund granted after 30 days; a full refund is available only if notice is given within the first 30 days and with the required 2‑week departure notice procedures.
- Illness: if a child is ill for longer than five days and provides a medical note, a full refund on affected service fees will be granted for the days missed; refunds are prorated to the following month. Refunds are not offered for students dismissed for behavioural misconduct.
- Vacation: there is no refund on tuition fees for vacation leave. Service fees may be refunded if the school is notified one month in advance and travel documents are provided.
- Natural disasters/government school closure: no refund on tuition fees; service fees are prorated. Global pandemic policy: if a pandemic lasts longer than one month, full‑year or half‑year payers' tuition and service fees will be prorated to the following academic year.
Fee payment methods and administrative notes
- The school publishes available payment frequencies (monthly, quarterly, half‑year and full‑year). The school's policies state currency conversion for USD payments is applied at Vietcombank rates; specific online/credit‑card processors or bank account details are not itemised in the published fee schedule. Parents should use the school's admissions or accounts contact channels for exact payment‑method instructions and bank/payment details.
Brief summary of availability of more recent schedules
- The school's tuition page references a 2025–2026 tuition schedule; the detailed numeric breakdown above is drawn from the published 2024–2025 tuition rates that contain the full itemised numbers used here. The school indicates updated schedules are available on its tuition page; the 2024–2025 document provides the complete line‑item figures cited above.
