Online homeschooling in Hanoi

Challenges Hanoi families face

• 1Premium Hanoi international school fees: UNIS Hanoi (~USD 27,000-34,000+/year, IB World School, established 1988), BIS Hanoi (~USD 22,000-30,000, Cambridge + IB), Concordia (~USD 22,000-30,000, American + IB), HIS, Lycée Alexandre Yersin, Singapore International School all in USD 18,000-34,000+/year range.
• 2UNIS Hanoi diplomatic family capacity: UNIS Hanoi is the premier Hanoi international school, particularly for diplomatic families. Capacity at popular grade levels (Grade 6, Grade 9, IB Diploma entry) is constrained relative to embassy rotation cycles.
• 3Tay Ho District commute reality: Tay Ho (West Lake) hosts the largest expat residential concentration but several major international schools are located elsewhere — BIS Hanoi in Long Bien, Concordia in Tay Ho/Long Bien area, UNIS in Tay Ho. Cross-Hanoi commutes during morning and evening rush hours.
• 4Embassy rotation pattern: Hanoi hosts all major foreign embassies — US, UK, France, Germany, Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, China, Russia, India, ASEAN nations, plus the major African and Latin American missions. Diplomatic families rotate on 2-4 year cycles requiring curriculum continuity.
• 5Vietnamese government and banking family configurations: State Bank of Vietnam, BIDV, Vietinbank, Techcombank executive families and government ministry families balance Vietnamese national university pathway (Hanoi University of Technology, Vietnam National University Hanoi, Foreign Trade University) with international university targeting.
• 6Vietnam National High School Graduation Exam (Kỳ thi tốt nghiệp THPT): Vietnamese families targeting Vietnamese top universities need this pathway. International curriculum families need the parallel Cambridge/IB/AP pathway.
• 7Time zone: ICT (UTC+7). Smartious afternoon/evening live class windows apply.

Six reasons Hanoi families choose Smartious

Family situations we work with

• [+]Tay Ho District families — Quang An Peninsula, Xuan La, Phu Thuong, Nghi Tam, Tu Hoa, plus the broader West Lake waterfront — Hanoi's premier expat residential heart.
• [+]Ba Dinh District families — government quarter, embassy district, premium central residential.
• [+]Hoan Kiem District families — Old Quarter, French Quarter, Hoan Kiem Lake central residential.
• [+]Cau Giay District families — Vincom Trung Hoa area, Vietnam National University Hanoi area.
• [+]Long Bien District families — Vinhomes Riverside (Hanoi's premier gated community).
• [+]Hai Ba Trung District families.
• [+]Hoang Mai District families — Linh Dam Peninsula.
• [+]All major embassy diplomatic families — US Embassy Hanoi, UK High Commission, French, German, Australian, Canadian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Russian, Indian embassies, plus ASEAN, African and Latin American missions.
• [+]Vietnamese government families — Office of the Government, National Assembly, government ministries, Vietnam Communist Party central offices.
• [+]Vietnamese banking executive families — State Bank of Vietnam HQ, BIDV HQ, Vietinbank HQ, Techcombank, MB Bank, VPBank.
• [+]Foreign bank Hanoi operations families — Standard Chartered, HSBC, plus international consulting firm Hanoi offices.
• [+]Vietnamese academic families across Vietnam National University Hanoi, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Foreign Trade University, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam.
• [+]Korean expat families in Hanoi — Korean International School Hanoi (한국학교) families, plus Korean corporate executive families.
• [+]Japanese expat families — Japanese ambassador residence, plus corporate Japanese families.
• [+]Vietnamese elite families targeting international universities — US, UK, Canadian, Australian, plus English-medium Vietnamese (VinUniversity Vinhomes Ocean Park location, RMIT Hanoi, BUV).

Hanoi communities and nearby areas

Common questions from Hanoi families