La Petite Ecole Ho Chi Minh

A small French-English bilingual nursery and primary in Thao Dien that opened in September 2017, part of the Odyssey Group network founded in Singapore in 2012.

La Petite Ecole takes children from 12 months in nursery up to CM1 (around age 10) on a 5,000 square metre campus with a swimming pool, football and basketball pitch, library and dedicated music and PE rooms. The French national curriculum is delivered equally in French and English by two native teachers per class, with Vietnamese taught alongside. Certification by the French Ministry of Education covers Cycles 1, 2 and 3.

Around 25 after-school activities run on site, from pottery to Vovinam, and the small scale lets families settle quickly. Odyssey is chaired by former French education minister Luc Chatel, which gives the network its weight. The natural fit is French and Francophone families wanting a bilingual primary route, plus international families specifically wanting French alongside English. For continuity through to the Baccalauréat, families typically transfer onward to Marguerite Duras at collège age.

• Independent third-party commentary is minimal. Reddit returned nothing relevant and the visible Saigon parent forums do not surface threads on this school.
• The most substantive editorial coverage is a Saigoneer sponsored listing, useful for facts (50% French, 28% Vietnamese, 25 nationalities, balanced French-English instruction, direct pathway to Lycée Marguerite Duras) but not parent voice.
• The school positions itself as a more affordable French international option than the larger lycées, and the few external mentions echo that framing.
• ISDB carries no parent reviews. Without an independent review pool, the entry leans on positioning and structure rather than synthesised parent sentiment.