Tuition & Fees

Parents of students enrolled at the United Nations International School of Hanoi (UNIS Hanoi) are required to pay tuition and fees as detailed in the Tuition and Fees Schedule. Parents have the option of paying annually, or on a semester installment basis when signing the Enrollment contract. Tuition & Fees applicable under the semester installment payment plan are subject to a four percent (4%) administrative charge.

All students are required to pay a mandatory deposit to secure a placement at UNIS Hanoi for the next academic year. A debit note will be prepared for the required tuition deposit of USD 1,000 per student and payment was due by 01 March 2023. UNIS Hanoi will prepare a debit note for all newly accepted students who have agreed to accept an offer of placement for the coming school year, which must be paid by the due date specified in the debit note. This payment guarantees a placement for the student listed in the debit note, provided all other requirements are met. If the required payment is not received by the due date, it will be assumed that the student is not enrolled and his or her place will be made available to another student. The deposit is non-refundable and non-transferable if a student is unable to attend UNIS Hanoi. The deposit will be credited against the tuition fee in the first debit note for the 2023-2024 school year. 

The Tuition Schedule is based on enrollment at the beginning of the school year. For students enrolling during the academic year, the Tuition will be adjusted as stipulated in the section 9 below.

*Or at the date of enrolment if in the first semester.
**Please see the explanation regarding payments for students beginning after semester 1 in the section number 8.

Parents have two payment options for Tuition & Fees and Parents have to indicate their preferred payment option in the Enrollment contract, either:

Option 1: Annual payment
A full academic year’s Tuition & Fees must be paid in full on or before 07 July 2023 or before the date of enrollment if joining UNIS Hanoi within the first semester.

Option 2: Semester payment
This payment plan is subject to a four percent (4%) administrative charge that will be levied on the annual tuition. Payment dates for semester installment payment plan are as follows:

• Semester 1: (50%) Tuition & Fees must be paid in full on or before 07 July 2023 or before the date of enrollment if joining UNIS within the first semester.
• Semester 2: (50%) Tuition & Fees must be paid in full on or before 01 December 2023 or before the date of enrollment if joining UNIS within the second semester.

Please note that the Tuition & Fees are non-refundable & non-transferable regardless of the choice of payment options. Refund procedures will only be applied as stipulated in the Section 10 below.

Late or No Payments: Tuition and fees are payable by the due date indicated on the debit note. Payments received after the due date will incur a late payment charge of 2% per month or part thereof, unless arrangements acceptable to UNIS Hanoi and agreed in writing have been made. Continued failure to pay tuition and fees may result in the disenrollment of the student. All fees are subject to change without notice at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the United Nations International School of Hanoi.

Enrolment fee of USD 1,200 per student is compulsory, non-refundable and non-transferable. This fee is payable when a student is offered a placement at UNIS Hanoi and must be paid before attending classes. This fee is paid only once, as long as a student is continuously enrolled. If a student leaves UNIS Hanoi for a period of more than two years and subsequently re-enrols, the Enrolment Fee is again payable.

The following fees may be applicable:

School Bus Fee: USD 1,100 per year (one-way USD 660) or USD 600 per semester (one-way USD 360) for those students who elect to use transport contracted by UNIS Hanoi which may be paid either annually or on a semester basis. There will be no pro-rata refund for withdrawal from the bus service during a particular semester. All parents requesting bus transport must register for this service.

Community supported alternative languages and Mother Tongue languages: To be determined.

Miscellaneous expenses: Students may incur costs during the school year that are not outlined in the Tuition and Fees Schedule such as optional field trips, t-shirts, lunches and sporting events, etc.

Students enrolled at UNIS Hanoi may be eligible for the following discounts:

Families with three or more children simultaneously in attendance at UNIS Hanoi will receive a ten percent (10%) discount on tuition fees for the third child and a fifteen percent (15%) discount on tuition fees for the fourth and subsequent child/ren. These discounts will be applied to the youngest child/ren in attendance.

These discounts are not applicable to any other fees payable to UNIS Hanoi.

For new students enrolling after the first day of school (16 August 2023), Tuition Schedule will be payable as follows:

If a student withdraws from the School before or during the 2023-2024 academic school year, the following refund procedures will be applied:

1. A written notification and/or a withdrawal form submitted on the Parent Portal of a student's withdrawal is submitted to the school by the dates indicated below.
2. All other obligations to the School, including returning any school property (i.e. library books, laptop computers, and return of family ID cards, parking permits), must be met before a refund is issued. 
3. The School will not refund any portion of application fee, enrollment fee or Tuition deposit.
4. The School’s refund of Tuition is based on the chart below:

Pay the exact amount in VND or USD as shown in the debit note.

• Direct bank transfer in U.S. Dollars or VN Dong to the school’s bank accounts, details as follows:

Receiving bank
Account Name (full name in English): United Nations International School of Hanoi
Account Name (full name in Vietnamese): Truong Quoc Te Lien Hop Quoc Ha Noi
Account Name (short name): UNIS Hanoi
Bank Name: Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank – Ha Thanh Branch)
Bank Address: 74 Ba Trieu, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam
USD Bank Account No: 138 220 49108 027 (USD only)
VND Bank Account Number: 138 220 49108 019 (VND only)
Bank Swift Code: VTCBVNVX
Citad Code (for domestic transfer): 01310001

Note: Either the full bank account name or short account name is acceptable.

• Cash deposit in VN Dong at Techcombank into the school’s accounts as shown above.

1. All tuition and fees are based on U.S. dollars, with an equivalent VND amount.

2. Payment may be made by any one of two methods detailed in the Tuition and Fees information. Any bank charges incurred by the school from payments made any way other than according to the instructions detailed above will be charged to the student’s account.

3. Payments received after the due date will incur a late payment charge of 2% per month or part thereof, unless arrangements acceptable to UNIS and agreed in writing have been made. Continued failure to pay tuition and fees may result in the disenrollment of students.

4. Payment of tuition and fees are the legal responsibility of the parents. Where payment of fees is to be made by a third party (for example, an employer) the parent will be liable for any non-payment of the tuition and fees. In all instances, all correspondence in relation to the non-payment of fees will be between UNIS Hanoi and the parent. Debit notes may be copied by email to an address identified by parents.

5. A debit note stamped by the School will be issued for all tuition and fees. Tuition and fees must be paid by the due date listed on the debit note. Please contact the Business Office at revenueaccountant@unishanoi.org if you require a receipt for payment.

6. Refunds will only be issued when UNIS Hanoi receives a written request for the refund or the withdrawal form is submitted on the Parent Portal from a parent by the deadline and when UNIS Hanoi confirms that a refund is due. In the event that a student withdraws from UNIS Hanoi, all other obligations to the School, including returning any school property (i.e. library books, laptop computers, family ID cards, parking permits), must be met before a refund is issued.  

7. In the event that a student is expelled or suspended from UNIS Hanoi, all other obligations, including returning any school property (i.e. library books, laptop computers, family ID cards and parking permits), must be met. 

8. Refund of tuition or fees for students who are expelled or suspended from UNIS Hanoi will be based on the tuition and fees schedule above.

9. Force Majeure: The school’s duties and obligations under this contract shall be suspended immediately without notice during all periods that the school is closed because of force majeure events including, but not limited to, any fire, act of God, hurricane, earthquake, war, governmental action, act of terrorism, epidemic, pandemic, or any other event beyond the School’s control. If such an event occurs, the school’s duties and obligations in this contract will be postponed until such time as the school, in its sole discretion, may safely reopen. In the event of a temporary force majeure or that the school cannot reopen due to an event under this clause, the school is under no obligation to refund any portion of the tuition paid. The school may elect to deliver instruction online if the situation warrants.