The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has awarded two Vietnamese schools in Ho Chi Minh City the Label FrancEducation accreditation, in recognition of the high quality of their French bilingual education.

French Ambassador to Vietnam Olivier Brochet on Friday awarded the accreditation to Luong Dinh Cua Elementary School and Colette Secondary School, both located in District 3.

Founded in 2012, Label FranceEducation, which promotes French bilingual education worldwide, is a seal of quality awarded by the ministry to foreign schools that offer French bilingual programs.

Luong Dinh Cua is the first educational institution in Ho Chi Minh City to launch a French bilingual program since 1994.

In the 2024-25 school year, the school has 165 students engaged in five French bilingual classes, said Nguyen Van Loi, the school’s principal.

At Colette Secondary School, there are about 300 students studying the French bilingual curricula in this school year.

French Ambassador to Vietnam Olivier Brochet (C) poses for a photo with students at Colette Secondary School in District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, southern Vietnam, December 13, 2024. Photo: My Dung / Tuoi Tre

The city has so far had four schools awarded with the Label FrancEducation quality seal, including the two mentioned schools and two others that got the honor in 2018, namely Le Hong Phong High School for Gifted Students and Nguyen Thi Minh Khai High School.

Nationwide, 21 schools have received the recognition from the ministry.

According to the French Embassy in Vietnam, there are currently 600 schools in the world awarded with the quality seal.

Speaking at the award ceremony, Ambassador Brochet emphasized that the Label FrancEducation is a special brand that reflects the high education quality at schools in the French education system.

He underscored that the Label FrancEducation was recognized by the Vietnamese State during the official visit by Party General Secretary To Lam to France in October, as well as in the comprehensive strategic partnership agreement between the two countries.

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