True North International School

An American-curriculum K-12 school in Mo Lao, Ha Dong, opened in 2019. WASC-accredited as of May 2024 with a six-year term, and the first school in Vietnam to offer AP courses from Grade 9.

Around 16,000 square metres of campus with 50-plus specialist classrooms, a real-grass football pitch and an indoor pool. Two streams run side by side: a Bilingual Track and a 100 percent English International Track. The AP catalogue is broad for a Vietnam school, with around 20 courses across English, history, maths and computer science, sciences, foreign languages and the arts.

Parent feedback is strongly positive on teacher dedication and the calm, supportive feel of the school, with consistent praise for SAT and IELTS outcomes. Communication speed gets the occasional gentle critique. Best fit for families on the western side of Hanoi, drawn to a US route with AP rigour layered in, and willing to choose a younger school over a marquee name in exchange for a smaller, more personal community.

• Parent reviews are strongly positive about the school’s mission, teachers, modern facilities, student wellbeing, and balance between academics, sport, health, and activities.
• Several parents highlight mentorship, student voice, AP-style academics, English progress, and children coming home happy.
• The clearest caution is communication: one parent says channels can be sluggish. Staff-facing signal is small and mixed, including one harsh management complaint, so the parent and employee views do not fully align.