Test, references & school reports for admission to other schools

Students intending to transfer to another school are occasionally required to sit for an Admission Test for their prospective new school. If ISPH is requested to administer such tests, which are usually managed on a Saturday morning, then there will be an administration fee of VND 3,700,000 per child for each application, payable by the family. It is helpful and courteous if parents inform us in advance of any application to a prospective new school so that any reference request does not come as a surprise.

If the prospective new school makes a request for a reference/testimonial for a student, then ISPH shall respond using the standard ‘ISPH Confidential Student Reference Form’. Any other requests will be dealt with on a case by case basis. It is common practice for schools to liaise directly with each other on such matters rather than respond directly to parent requests for a reference/testimonial. ISPH staff are advised not to respond to direct requests to write a reference/testimonial for an individual student. On occasion parents may request for a letter of recommendation to be written to help their child gain a place at a new school. Such requests will be considered at the discretion of the respective Head of School.

ISPH will not write student reference requests for former students beyond a maximum period of three months. Beyond this period parents must consider the most recently issued school report as the school reference.

All ISPH school reports are issued electronically. If the prospective new school requires copies of previous school reports, then ISPH will accommodate such a request by attaching the required documents via email.

If a parent requires an authorised paper copy of their child’s school report, it is free of charge for the first report copy. The fee for one extra copy is VND 100,000. Parents are responsible for the courier/delivery of the report.