The Rankings — 2026/27
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World's Top Schools, Ranked.
Every ranked and candidate school in the directory, one continuous list from #1 down. Use this view when you want the full picture without switching between tiers.
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Penny's picks
Vietnam · Hanoi
United Nations International School of Hanoi
One of only two UN-affiliated schools on earth, weaving the Sustainable Development Goals into an IB curriculum spanning 60-plus nationalities
76.3
Score
Vietnam · District 2
British International School Ho Chi Minh City
Three Thao Dien campuses carry students from England's National Curriculum through IGCSE into the IB Diploma.
76.3
Score
Vietnam · District 7
Saigon South International School
Vietnam's only Apple Distinguished School, pairing full IB Diploma depth with AP breadth on a non-profit Phu My Hung campus.
76.3
Score
Vietnam · District 2
International School Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam's first IB World School, where nearly two-thirds of graduates earn the Bilingual Diploma, double the global rate.
75.3
Score
Vietnam · Hanoi
VNU University of Science High School for the Gifted
Born in 1965 as Vietnam's first specialized math class, this 6-percent-acceptance school now leads the country in science olympiad medals.
73.6
Score
Vietnam · District 2
Australian International School Vietnam
On the Thu Thiem riverside, Saigon's only on-campus boarding house pairs IB rigor with an Australian ethos of fair play.
72.0
Score
Vietnam · Long Bien District
British International School Hanoi
Riverside campus in Long Bien pairs a British primary grounding with a Juilliard-curated music curriculum en route to the IB Diploma.
71.7
Score
Vietnam · District 2
European International School Ho Chi Minh City
A cluster of former diplomatic villas in Thao Dien reborn as a full IB continuum, from toddlers to bilingual diploma candidates
68.1
Score
Vietnam · Tay Ho District
Concordia International School Hanoi
Amid Hanoi's IB-heavy field, a green-certified campus on a Dong Anh golf estate bets on American AP rigor and small, 8:1 classrooms.
67.8
Score
Vietnam · Ho Chi Minh City
Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted
Born in 1927 as Petrus Ky, this Saigon academy now out-medals every rival school at Vietnam's national science olympiads.
67.5
Score
Vietnam · District 7
Renaissance International School Saigon
Vietnam's only Round Square school pairs British rigor with a full IB continuum in District 7's riverside diplomatic quarter.
65.7
Score
Vietnam · Ho Chi Minh City
VNU-HCM High School for the Gifted
Affiliated with Vietnam National University, this Ho Chi Minh City school has stacked International Mathematical Olympiad medals since 2003.
64.3
Score
Vietnam · Hanoi
HNUE High School for Gifted Students
Born in a wartime evacuation camp in 1966, this Hanoi maths academy still sends students to the podium at international science olympiads.
63.8
Score
Vietnam · Ba Dinh District
Hanoi International School
Since 1996, a full IB continuum from age four to eighteen anchors day-school life in Hanoi's diplomatic quarter.
63.4
Score
Vietnam · Hanoi
Hanoi–Amsterdam High School for the Gifted
Born of a 1972 Amsterdam solidarity gift, this Hanoi lakeside academy for the gifted keeps stacking science Olympiad medals.
62.3
Score
Vietnam · Hanoi
Foreign Language Specialized School, VNU
Since 1969, this Hanoi magnet under Vietnam National University has drilled linguists in seven tongues, from Russian to Korean.
56.9
Score
Vietnam · District 2
American International School Ho Chi Minh City
South of Saigon in Nha Be, an American curriculum anchors a student body that is nine in ten Vietnamese by heritage.
55.4
Score
Methodology
How we rank
Our composite weights eight categories. Each is scored 0–100 by our editorial panel and audited against 30 sub-criteria drawn from school records, university placement audits, alumni surveys, campus visits and parent interviews. Schools cannot pay for placement or preview scores.
Weighting
- Academic Outcomes20%
- University Placement17%
- Prestige & Heritage13%
- Alumni Network13%
- Facilities13%
- Transparency & Communications8%
- Peer & Industry Review10%
- Admissions Selectivity & Demand8%
Score key
Reading the scores
Bands out of 100
Every category, sub-criterion and composite total across this issue uses the same six-band editorial palette. Bands are calibrated against the full 300-school cohort — a "Distinguished" mark is meaningfully harder to earn than a "Strong" one.
- Exceptional90–100
Top of cohort
- Distinguished80–89
Elite tier
- Strong70–79
Consistently high
- Solid60–69
Reliable performer
- Average50–59
Room to grow
- Below par< 50
Underperforming
The same colour bands are used inside each school profile, on category chips, radar charts and the annual score-history line — so a colour glimpsed on the Rankings page always means the same thing everywhere else.