Brighton College Vietnam

The first overseas Brighton College campus in Vietnam, opened in Hanoi in August 2023 in partnership with Vingroup, running the English National Curriculum from Reception through to A-Level and the IB Diploma.

Operated jointly by Brighton College UK and Vingroup's World Academy arm. The Hanoi campus is the flagship in a planned multi-site Vietnam rollout, with two sports halls, a 25-metre pool, a black box theatre and rooftop gardens. The first IGCSE cohort in 2025 posted a 95.2 percent pass rate with strong maths and science numbers against UK averages.

Early parent voice is positive on facilities, teacher enthusiasm and pastoral care, with families saying the long commute from outside the immediate Vinhomes catchment is still worth it. Some sharper feedback has surfaced around how the senior school handles parent partnership on disciplinary or attendance matters. A school still finding its rhythm but with a serious physical plant and a recognisable brand.

• Brighton College Vietnam opened in 2023 inside Vinhomes Ocean Park in Gia Lam, Hanoi, in partnership with Vingroup. Online discussion is dominated by teachers asking about the package and ownership rather than thick parent accounts.
• Teachers on the international-teachers subreddit describe the school as a heavily marketed new opening with persistent recruitment, multiple cohorts of vacancies, and concern about Vingroup's control. One commenter said Vietnam is repeating a Chinese pattern of forcing local ownership on big names: 'It's not the ownership that's the problem, it's the micromanagement by the owner that becomes the problem.'
• Another teacher chose not to apply and called the school 'all fur coat and no knickers.' A separate post from a prospective candidate flagged an interview offer sent by WhatsApp at 1.30 am Hanoi time as unusual recruiting practice.
• Among the small number of parent reviews on a schools-database site, one parent in late 2025 rated the school Average overall and Terrible on administration, saying preparedness 'in the development of children as citizens is becoming noticeable.' An earlier parent rated everything Fantastic, calling the facilities 'one of the best if not the best among international schools in Hanoi' and the teachers 'super nice' and enthusiastic.
• The 2025 IGCSE cohort, the school's first, posted a 95.2 percent pass rate, with maths and science above UK averages.