A Russian-language school in Vietnam in 2026 usually means Gorizont, which runs campuses in Nha Trang and Da Nang. It costs about $345-385 a month in Nha Trang and $430-575 in Da Nang, against roughly $370-2,000 a month for international schools once the annual fee is divided by 12. I collected the prices on 13 October 2026 from school websites and two catalogues, and converted dong at about 26,000 per $1.
I work on visas for Russian-speaking families at BestBus Vietnam. We do not sell school places, so every entry below says what the school’s own site confirms and what comes only from a catalogue or from 2023.
Which route fits a Russian-speaking child: nursery, Russian school or international school?
A one-to-three-year stay with a return to Russia usually points to a Russian school at $345-575 a month. A longer stay and some English point to an international school, and a child under school age needs a nursery with a written price list. The route depends on how long the family stays and what language the child studies in.
Nha Trang has more of everything Russian: a Russian-language relocation guide estimates that about 70% of the Russian-speaking community lives there and about 15% in Da Nang.
1. AVE Academy: the cheapest Cambridge route in Nha Trang
AVE Academy International School takes children from 2 to 18 years old on Cambridge programmes and costs about $4,400-6,000 a year depending on the stage, for 2026-27. Two campuses, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, stand about a kilometre apart. Registration for new pupils is about $90 and is not refunded.
A catalogue of international schools lists five in Nha Trang, with an average fee of about $5,400 a year. The other four are covered in my Nha Trang school comparison.
Pros: the cheapest international school in this list, Cambridge up to A-Level. Cons: no Russian-speaking classes. The prices appear only in a catalogue,, not on the school’s own site.
2. Gorizont in Nha Trang: Grades 1-11 on the Russian programme
Gorizont’s Nha Trang school teaches Grades 1-11. Primary costs about $345 a month, and Grades 5-11 about $385 per four weeks (9 and 10 million dong). Extended day adds $75 a month, the yearly entry fee of about $190 is not refunded, and a second child gets 5% off. The school’s site publishes these prices, and a Russian-language school catalogue repeats them.
The school says it opened in 2022 and has taught more than 150 pupils. Children are enrolled at a Moscow partner school called Uspekh, which issues the Russian certificate. Grades 5-11 study in groups of four to five, Monday to Saturday from 8:30 to 17:00.
Pros: the Russian programme, Russian documents and small groups. Cons: this is an attachment to a Russian school, and I found no Vietnamese licence for general education on the site. I would settle where the OGE (the Russian Grade 9 state exam) is taken before paying the entry fee, because the Uspekh enrolment does not replace a local licence. Expect the prices to be revised by August.
3. The First Academy: Russian-language classes with few public numbers
I could not confirm The First Academy’s price: a Russian-language catalogue lists about $305, $345 and $385 a month by stage, and no second source repeats it. The school stands at 16A Hòn Chồng street and takes Grades 1-11. It claims Russian accreditation itself, and I found no independent confirmation.
Pros: open enrolment and instruction in Russian. Cons: little public information, so ask for the price list, licence and accreditation in writing before paying. The contact for enrolment is listed in a Russian parents’ guide.
4. Russian mini-kindergartens in Nha Trang
No Russian mini-kindergarten in Nha Trang publishes a 2026 price list. The only figures I found are from 2023: Happy Land quoted about $310 a month with meals, and a day until 14:00 cost about $8. Treat them as a rough guide, not a current price.
In the north of the city Zaika-Znaika took children aged 4-7, Smart Kids aged 2-5, and Happy Land and Malenkoe Chudo also operate there; ages and prices date from 2023. Gorizont’s site also advertises its own kindergarten without a price.
Pros: teaching in Russian, small groups, and a Telegram contact to ask about part-day places. Cons: no price lists or licences, teachers are found through Telegram contacts, and the data is from 2023.
5. Gorizont in Da Nang: Grades 1-8 with lunch
Gorizont in Da Nang teaches Grades 1-8 and costs about $430 a month with lunch, $530 with extended day until 15:00 and $575 until 17:00. The entry fee is about $190 a year and not refundable. Payment is accepted in roubles, dong and USDT. The school is at 31-33 Lê Tấn Toán street in Son Tra district.
Pros: lunch is included in the base price, and the group until 17:00 solves the question of where the child goes after lessons. Cons: there are no senior grades, so after Grade 8 you need another solution, and the city has one campus.
6. SIS Da Nang: kindergarten to A-Level in English
Singapore International School in Da Nang costs about $20,300 a year for Years 1-3 of the international programme and about $23,950 for Years 9-10 with IGCSE, for 2026-27. Full-day kindergarten is about $10,800 a year, and the school takes children from 1.5 to 18 years old. The official fee schedule on the school’s site is the source of these prices.
On top of tuition you pay registration of about $830, a deposit of about $575 and a placement test of about $115.
Pros: a full line from kindergarten to A-Level and published fee schedules. Cons: no Russian-speaking classes, and children without English pay an EFL fee of about $1,490 a year. If the child has no English yet, I find that fee makes SIS a harder sell than the headline tuition suggests.
7. The St. Nicholas School: the budget international option in Da Nang
The St. Nicholas School costs about $6,500-10,400 a year, for 2026-27, and it is the cheapest international school in Da Nang with a published price. The first year costs more than the price list: catalogues put the extra for fees and meals at 11% to 30%.
APU and Odyssey also operate in Da Nang, and my Da Nang school fees guide covers both.
Pros: it costs less than most international schools in Da Nang. Cons: data only from aggregators, and I could not confirm the age range.
What do schools ask for, and how does it affect your visa?
Schools ask for the child’s passport, both parents’ passports with a visa or residence card, a birth certificate with a translation and notarised copy, report cards for the last two years and a medical certificate under six months old with vaccinations. International schools add English translations of the report cards, an interview and a maths and English test, and the committee replies in 2-6 weeks.
I found no rule on which visa a child needs for enrolment, so ask the admissions office directly. The child’s passport should be valid for at least a year, which comes from a Vietnamese circular for foreign pupils, and a school may ask for more. A child with their own passport needs their own e‑visa application, and the school-age visa guide compares visa runs with a residence card.
The 45-day visa exemption does not cover a school year, so the family needs an e‑visa of up to 90 days on evisa.gov.vn, which costs $25 for a single entry and $50 for multiple entries, while a Vietnamese school year lasts about nine months. For me the 90-day cap is the real constraint of this plan, because nine months cannot fit inside it without exit trips. A parent whose visa ends after about thirteen weeks has to choose between leaving mid-year and exit trips that cost lessons. You can file the application yourself, but the portal rejects many foreign cards, Russian ones included, and the payment fails. I file the application and pay the fee with a card the portal accepts, then match the dates to your school year: message me on WhatsApp with your travel dates and I will tell you which visa covers the whole school year.
Which option fits which family?
A family staying one to three years in Nha Trang should look at Gorizont and ask for its documents first. In Da Nang, a child up to Grade 8 can attend Gorizont too, and for English the choice is between SIS and St. Nicholas on price. A child under school age needs a mini-kindergarten with a price list in writing.
| Option | City | Age or grade | Language | Price per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorizont | Nha Trang | Grades 1-11 | Russian | $345-385 |
| The First Academy | Nha Trang | Grades 1-11 | Russian | no verified price |
| Mini-kindergartens | Nha Trang | 2-7 years | Russian | no 2026 price (2023: about $310) |
| AVE Academy | Nha Trang | 2-18 years | English | $370-500 |
| Gorizont | Da Nang | Grades 1-8 | Russian | $430-575 |
| SIS Da Nang | Da Nang | 1.5-18 years | English | $1,700-2,000 |
| St. Nicholas | Da Nang | no data | English | $540-870 |
The monthly figures for international schools are annual fees divided by 12, so they line up with the Russian schools’ monthly prices. In practice these schools bill for a year or in several instalments.
You can shortlist a school yourself with the school sites and an email to the admissions office. But if you do not want to work out which visa covers the school year and count exit trips every 90 days, send me your school start date on WhatsApp and I will work out the dates from your start date.
