American International School of Vietnam Reviews (36)
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I’ve been with this school for 8 years. I’ve seen a lot of changes (mostly bad) in term of staff qualities and expenses but I didn’t care. Majority of the teachers are amazing. I had a lot of good memories with them. The thing I hated the most was the staffs not giving my friend’s support, thus having them get kicked out of school and NEVER get to graduate. I remember reaching out to the front office and ask for support and them basically giving us a non answer. Asked our counselors and ESPECIALLY the social service lady to help only to no ends. I resent the school for not allowing one of your longest student who’s been there since 1st grade suffer. So if you are planning to study here to keep in mind that financial and mental health supports are very bad. Sorry AIS, you’ve failed your student.
The quality of the school's training up to this point, in my opinion, when I let my children study is good, they feel happy when they go to school. In addition to the academic program, children can also participate in many extra curricular activities and clubs organized by the school!
This school is great, teacher's are cool, school setting is amazing. Could help with a bit of communication among students and teachers about subjects and deadlines of stressful summative weeks.
My child has studied here for 5 years ever since we first arrived here when my child was Grade 6. A very wonderful learning environment.
The good things about this school is that it had has classrooms on many floors. The classroom is large, has air conditioning, a projector, speakers, whiteboards and other equipment needed for teaching. 80% of the teachers here are experienced with creative and easy-to-learn teaching methods. The curriculum is quite good and reasonable. The negative things about this school is that 20% of teachers here are extremely time-consuming, coming in 15 minutes late, playing 20 minutes late and leaving 30 minutes early. However, these teachers whose come late for class are willing to accept to complains and improve
I'am a former foreigner staff of this school and this school had really terrible Human Resource Management skills and treat employees horribly as well as parents terrible, which causes me and my family to quit and leaves this school forever and never return. To other foreigner staffs and those whose planning to have your child study here: do NOT work there and do not send your child here . They refuse to provide documents for your visas or resident card and work permit, which is required by law. You cannot work for a school unless they provide the documents required to get a work permit. The government and the school made me get a mental health just because I'am a foreigner check which cost a lot, all for nothing. They make you come to events and activities early in the morning and late at night, and then refuse to pay for it and the staff at events treat us foreigners horribly. They don't let us yawn because we're sleepy because they wake us up late at night and early in the morning to go to events, and didn't bother to give foreigner staff a company pension. This place is super sketchy, illegal shenanigans all over. Hope the department of labor cracks down on them. I also once have my children study at this school and they graduate in 2021. In the contract the school has with my family and the other parents, the loan is interest-free and 100% supportive to both parents and children, and the school will pay it within 90 days after the students move to another school or finish their 12th grade, but many parents including us haven't received zero-interest loans from them to let our children study for free. That why I leaves and quit the school with my children and never return to work as a staff again and decided at another university in Chicago instead
My son had graduate in 2023, but the school pay us nothing when our finish 12 grade as promise . In the contract the school has with my family and the other parents, the loan is interest-free and 100% supportive to both parents and children, and the school will pay it within 90 days after the students move to another school or finish their 12th grade, but many parents including us haven't received zero-interest loans from them to let our children study for free. They even failed to deliver things that we brought from the Eagle Shop. I brought some objects from Eagle Shop and they failed to deliver it to our house on dates. When we ask what happen, they outright negatively insult us and blames us for problems that wasn't our fault in the first place but the school's fault Not all of the teachers and substitutes are equally qualified and committed to their profession. Some of them lack the skills and the passion to deliver engaging and effective lessons. They tend to finish their classes on time and leave without caring much about the students' learning outcomes. They do not monitor the students' progress or provide them with constructive feedback. They also do not manage the classroom well and allow disruptive behaviors to go unchecked. My big question : How can a school with such a great infrastructure have such poor teaching quality? How can a school with such a challenging curriculum have such low student engagement? How can a school with such a diverse community have such little respect for each other? How can a school with such high tuition fees have such low standards for excellence?
Substandard quality of education and extremely low quality of teachers; most of them are abusive and prefer other students over some other students . Classes and courses were slow, unhelpful and barely teaches you the basics of what you need to know. And the food quality here is not great, sometimes having hair inside. The food was so bad that I and my classmates lose our lunch preemptively.
AISVN is such an amazing place. The school has full facilities and excellent teaching programs and amazing learning experiences. Helps students not only develop more knowledge but also physically. The food and drink in the canteen were equal to that of 5-star hotels and are super delicious. Our children feel secure when arrived and study here. They looks forward to going every day, and always has so much to share afterward. The children learn all about art, nature, music, different cultures, as well as getting a strong foundation in letters and numbers.
Our family chose AISVN International school for many reasons. At the top of our list were the world cultures focus and dual language opportunities that the school provides for our children in their daily life. At AISVN, our children is able to grow and learn in an environment that is accepting and open. Learning two languages allows them to engage in a way that shows them there is more to the world than their local surroundings. We also love that the AISVN team takes the time to understand the children and adapt learning activities to fit their learning profiles. We couldn’t be happier with the program and are excited to grow with AISVN.
My children had moved in the school since the year 2020s but the school pay us nothing. In the contract the school has with my family and the other parents,the loan is interest-free, and the school will pay it within 90 days after the students move to another school or finish their 12th grade, but many parents including us haven't received zero-interest loans from them to let our children study for free and they even failed to deliever things that we brought from the Eagle Shop. I brought some objects from Eagle Shop and they failed to delievery it to our house on dates. When we ask what happen, they outright negatively insult us and blames us for problems that wasn't our fault in the first place but the school's fault
Positive aspects: At AISVN, the student and parent community is highly commendable. The students consistently display politeness, enthusiasm for learning, and a delightful sense of humor. The school maintains a favorable work-life balance, and its teaching spaces are spacious and accommodating. Furthermore, the provision of bussing services for students and staff contributes to convenience and accessibility. Notably, Ho Chi Minh City serves as an appealing and enjoyable place to reside. Areas of concern: In the upcoming academic year, AISVN will undergo significant changes in its leadership team, generating uncertainties regarding the implications of this transition. The roles affected include the Head of School, who will be promoted from the Secondary Principal position, the Secondary Principal, the DP Coordinator (due to maternity leave), the MYP Coordinator, the PYP Coordinator, and the introduction of two new Secondary Vice Principals. Parents accused school of dodging debts. As stated in the contract, the loan is interest-free, and the school will pay it within 90 days after the students move to another school or finish their 12th grade. However, multiple parents have claimed that the American International School Vietnam (AISVN) in HCMC took out zero-interest loans from them to let their children study for free but had failed to deliver as promised.
This school is extremely bad to it's very core and is filled with organised stalkers of the most deranged form. My assignment work is filled with elicitations invoking attempts at covert psychological abuse and torture, it's like the material was written by an autistic psychopath. They are like reverse social justice warriors, as they ALWAYS choose to impersonate people who have done horrible things to me and use elicitations in the learning material trying to invoke past traumas about people from the past. It's very devious and clearly orchestrated by some form of autistic psychopath. The avenues for student support just plain suck, this is also an avenue where the "team" will impersonate people also and create more avenues for the attempts at abuse, it's pathetic. What's worse is people actually get into debt for these things and we basically pay for our own torture. And that not all if you read the news this school have been acussed by parents for dodging debts. As stated in the contract, the loan is interest-free, and the school will pay it within 90 days after the students move to another school or finish their 12th grade, but parents end receiving zero-interest loans from them to let their children study for free but had failed to deliver as promised. I was one of them, I graduate the school in 2023 and as stated in the contract when I graduate the school have to pay my family the money back but the school has paid us nothing
I was once a AISVN before graduating and study at RMIT in the major of Food Technology & Nutrients. As my old friends from AISVN (who now go to other countries to study) and the teachers in both AISVN and the university I'am in, I have a diagnosed with cystic fibrosis of the lungs, an inherited disorder that causes severe damage to the lungs and a form of muscular dystrophy ever since grade 5 and had to constantly drink medicines which made my study harder. But my old school AISVN is where I had most of my worst experiences as they fail to support students with health problems like me AISVN students do not have access special needs services such as adjustments to your conditions , course materials in other formats, assistive technology. I have a friend who was visually impaired and also study in AISVN, and because of her eye problems she needed an assist guided dog but AISVN does not allow it which makes it really hard for her. And because of my health problems, I was excluded from extracurricular activities, like clubs or on-campus events. And the teacher in my class treat me terribly and gave me low grade than other students. When I ask for support, they didn't bother to look at me because I have health problems, as mention before, cystic fibrosis of the lungs and a form of muscular dystrophy
I'am a Florida International University second year student in dual majors Forensic Science and Biomedical Enigeering. My experience with the university is extreme good, however I want to say to you guys that my experience with my former AISVN is extremely bad and here is why: I enrol in their school seven months before the first class start, and while I wait for confirmationn, I’ve found out they didn’t enrolled me in July/August (August 3rd is the start day of school) because they did not inform me to pick a enrolment date and the upcoming consensus date for the second course. I’ve made two complaints about my experience and they admitted it was their fault and a few students did made similar complaints but won’t enrolled me in their July/August intake. Therefore they failed to deliver the service on time and basically neglected my enrolment for the second part of the study course. I decided to take it further with AISVN's complaints department for compensation for the bad service I’ve received, the case manager reviewed my complaint and chased up it with AISVN staff. They then gave me a follow up and cited that AISVN doesn’t have the responsibility to inform students about such dates as it’s the student’s responsibility, don’t care if they did not provide the service in my preferred timeframe and I’ve notice a discrepancy that AISVN fully stated they never similar complaints like mine despite some of my classmates experience the same situation like mine also lodge their complaints. Substandard quality of education and extremely low quality of students; most still think they’re in high school and their antics reflect this. No one here has the priority to learn well and get high grades. Do not believe the utopia presented in online marketing videos. This place is a really bad tertiary version of a really bad public high school; I’ll bet that’s where most of their students come from. When you had concerns or questions or complains about the school, it taking hours and days wasted of holding the line to get customer service to answer the phone. And then when they do, you will be profoundly disappointed as rude and incompetent customer service staff will hurriedly dismiss your inquiries claiming to be busy, without resolving the problem or hand balling the problem to another department. The circle of idiocy continues.
I'am a graduate in dual major Master of Science in HR Management in 05 and another MS in Forensic Science in 2010, and my dual degree leads me here currently got successfully enrolled/offered, and worked and retained his position here as Recruitment Specialist from early August 23. My labor contract with this school ends in late October 2025. So I got five more years working here and experience all the good stuff here PROS I feel a sense of belonging in my company. The staff from different department and the school treat their fellow staff/employees and their family with great respect. For example, my husband loves this school and happily interacts with the school and its staff and provides the school with unlimited assistance, because the school was friendly and support of outsiders like him. Able to accesses healthcare and the school is always ready to assist and support of staffs with health issues. The work environment feels inclusive and respectful of all people. Very friendly environment. A lot of employment and employee benefits. Labor contact can be extend, with employment and employee benefits. Receive good pay and high payment gatherings. Attractive welfare regime helps the company "retain" talents. High rewarded and many competitive allowance. Earn bonuses and commissions. Access to different kinds of books: novel, non-fiction, etc for employees/staff and students alike in both free time and work period. A lot of flexibility in food chooses in canteen. Diversity in workforces; lots of opportunities to interact with different departments. Productive and friendly workplaces, where employees/staffs are always ready to support each other, even when you are from different departments. The staffs environments are inclusive and welcoming, with staffs come from all kinds of countries: United States, British, European, etc, and all of the staff were welcoming and friendly. The Recruitment Office where I work were friendly; the chief human officer, who is our boss, was really nice and supportive of the other members low-ranked than him. I and the Recruitment Office have seen in several different KPIs his school had establishes 80% recruited candidates qualified candidates for both non-office and office positions. 70% recruit staff meets expected policies. My fellow Recruitment office staffs were ready to assist me, their fellow office member, in other HR functional administrative tasks CONS Workplace anxiety when dealing with different recruitment candidates. It can be challenging for me to maintain a work-life balance. There're lots of deadlines, and many international staffs from all kind of different countries means you have to be good at many different languages. Experience burnout and stress; us the staff are requires to a friendly demeanour at all times, regardless of how people, except for us recruitment candidates act or how you personally feel
I worked there previously in this school - in Counselling Department before moving to Edu4life Educational Company in Ho Chi Minh City PROS Talented faculty, lovely students, wonderful city, generally a good international school experience. Very easy and efficient. They called me after I applied by sending my CV to their email. Then we had an in person interview. Finally they sent me an email with their offer. CONS School did have financial issues the last 2 years, unable to pay local staff on time at first and then expat staff’s salary became 60% at the end of the month, 40% at the middle of the month (so 2 payments per month rather than 1) ADVICE TO MANAGEMENT School counsellors are developing curriculum much of the time which does not allow them to meet the needs of students daily. A Wellbeing/SEL Coordinator is needed to help school fully develop the Depends which division your friend is applying to but lots of leadership changes in the last few years.
Please be wary of AISVN (American International School of Vietnam) in Ho Chi Minh City. Below is an example of just some of the things that have happened: For the month of November, Vietnamese staff were paid 6 weeks late and have currently not been paid their 13 month salary (TET bonus) or December salary. Healthcare for Vietnamese staff cancelled despite this being a legal requirement where Vietnamese staff pay 20% of their salary towards this each month. Admin refuses to address current financial situation. Extremely high staff turn over last year. Low staff morale, staff are scared to voice opinions. Some parent protests at the school because they believe the school owes them money. Healthcare for expatriate staff cancelled for a week with only a days notice due to financial difficulties. Staff contracts state that staff members earn below 400 USD each month in order to stay below the tax threshold.
Unfair treatment in middle school / high school. I wore some piercings to school not visible somehow the assistant principal found out and forced me to take it off or there would be consequences. A lot of the students had revealing piercings but didn’t get any problems with the assistant principal. The uniforms are expensive very. It’s like 300 for a shirt and more. And a calculator is like 2m or higher I could literally go to a bookshop and get it for like 100.000-300.000. The lunches are alright but maybe switch them up every once in a while. And it’s really dirty in the bathrooms if my friend or someone would go in they would get scolded by how messy it is. Paper everywhere. Students are getting bullied and the teachers just tell them to tell the principal. If you guys seen the drama in ishcmc American academy I agree with the mothers actions
Salary delays are being normalized. The school can't expect teachers/staff to remain the same dedication to their students when they are not being paid! The discrimination is too obvious.
The only redeeming thing about this school is the handful of friends I made here, other than that most if not every aspect of this school falls short. Even the one thing they have going for them, the facility, is misused. Money is being spent on useless add-ons like ceiling TVs in the hallways instead of the teachers and staffs. Funny how for a school that’s trying so hard to be American, eagle mascot and all, the voice of the students is drowned out by unreasonable decisions from the higher ups. I’ve never googled “how to give negative star ratings on google” before, thanks for that AIS!
Good facilities, dedicated teachers
My kids love this school, love the way teachers teach them. Example: teachers explain very careful / other ways if they are not clear with nice voice. They said, even teacher explains 10 times and they don't understand, teacher continues find another way and another way until they are clear with that point.
My son growing up from AISVN, teacher are thoughtful and friendly!
Great school for students with IB program. Students and teachers are very friendly.
The atmosphere is good. My child feels happy whenever go to school.
These are unique opportunities where families can directly check out the top-notch facilities and the honorable International Baccalaureate (IB) Continuum programmes being delivered at AISVN: ✅ Outdoor playgrounds for Elementary School; ✅ Visual Arts workshops; ✅ Drama rooms with stages; ✅ Multi-purposes gymnasiums; ✅ 5,600 sqm football pitch; ✅ Massive libraries with approximately 50,000 books; ✅ Swimming pool featuring water heating system; and a wide range of educational resources and equipment that makes learning more inspiring and full of energy.
All good now after 7 years
I researched many international schools and finally sent my son to this school. I hope that the IB curriculum from elementary to high school will contribute to the formation of character and independent, responsible thinking, not afraid of challenges, determined to pursue his passion.
My daughters had 5 years experience at this school, they loved this school so much
Great school with great teachers and facilities!
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Huy Le Pham (Harry), 3 months ago
I had a great time here overall, the school is always supportive and the teachers are always nice and friendly for you to be the best you can be. The staffs are friendly, though kinda overpriced with everything, it is a great school.
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Hieu Ngoc Vo (Peter), 4 months ago
Excellent school, outside and inside looks royal. Teachers are motivating the students while they are doing the teachers work as I walk and look through the school.
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Khoi Minh Nguyen (Ken), 4 months ago
I am having an enjoyable time here, the scenery is great and the teachers are sometimes strict but at the end they are nice and motivative.
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Quan Son Nguyen (Quan), a month ago
I would never leave this school beacuse of the education,and loyalty .
