VAS officially joined the XCL Education Group and the benefits for its students

Putting Vietnamese education on par with neighboring countries

XCL is known as one of the largest premier education groups, in SE Asia currently serving a diverse community of more than 20,000 students with 17 high quality schools benchmarked against international standards. This collective XCL group includes XCL World Academy, XCL American Academy, REAL Schools, Sri KDU Schools and now the VAS school group - the first and only member from Vietnam.

It is apparent that VAS’s entry to XCL Education has further affirmed its position in the Vietnam international school market – not only leading in the number of students and campuses in HCMC but also operating with a clear vision and strategy in offering Vietnamese students a top-notch international education.

Upholding the education quality and focusing on the strength of each student

As a pioneer in HCMC in introducing the Cambridge academic programme, VAS has always remained at the forefront of other international schools in terms of students’ academic performance. Last school year, 66% of VAS’s grade 10 students achieved A*-B grades in the IGCSE exam. In the AS and A-Level exams, 52% of the grades are A-B and 50% of the grades are A*-A, respectively. These results are all improved in comparison with the ones achieved by VAS students in the previous exam year and by far beyond the world average in 2019. In the National MOET programme, 99.6% of students ranked Fair or better and 62% graduated with an Excellent score. These impressive results together with many achievements in other arenas have provided VAS students a springboard to apply and gain high-value scholarships from many renowned universities around the world and in Vietnam every year such as the University of Chicago, King’s College London, Miami University, Melbourne University, RMIT Vietnam, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City…

From the next school year 2022 – 2023, to further build a strong foundation of knowledge and skills for students from young ages to pursue the international education programme in higher education, VAS also intends to offer the Cambridge Academic Programme International (CAPI) pathway to Primary students from grades 1-3 at some campuses.  This is expected to be the most international preparation for students before entering secondary school. Parents can choose between the three study pathways which are CEP, CAP or CAPI depending on their direction and the most suitable pathway for their child.

All of VAS's educational programmes are developed based on its core values and educational philosophy, which is to respect the unique potential of each child and support them to develop their own strengths. This philosophy is well aligned with XCL’s mission to produce the best outcomes for students, not just with excellent, world-class academics and co-curriculars, which are a non-negotiable, but also with the tools, mindset, and exposure they need to pursue their dream jobs and confidently navigate the future successfully.

 

Parental engagement and companionship are keys

During 18 years since establishment, the trust and companionship of parents have played a key part for VAS to reach the position it is today – the biggest school system in HCMC with more than 7,000 students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 attending. To support parents amid the prolonged Covid-19 period that has significantly affected their family's financial situation, and in appreciation of parent loyalty, VAS offers no increase in tuition fees for all current and new parents enrolled in the school year 2022 - 2023. More especially, all current VAS parents will receive a special discount of 50% tuition fees when enrolling their child in the VAS Summer Camp 2022 – a highly rewarding programme for children to develop English proficiency, talents and life skills. VAS will continue to work together with parents to enable each child to be the best he or she can be.