Announcement: Renaissance International School is joining the Rugby School Group

Today, we are proud to announce that Renaissance International School Saigon will join Rugby School Group, becoming Rugby School Saigon from August 2027.

Led by Rugby School, founded in England in 1567, Rugby School Group is one of the UK’s most respected educational families. Rugby is one of Britain’s historic Great Nine schools, alongside Charterhouse, Eton College, Harrow School, Merchant Taylors’ School, St Paul’s School, Shrewsbury School, Westminster School and Winchester College—nine institutions recognised for their influential role in shaping British education.

Renaissance will become the Group’s eleventh member, joining Rugby School Thailand, opened in 2017; Rugby School Japan, 2023; Rugby School Nigeria, 2025; and Rugby School Dubai and Rugby School Hanoi, both opened in 2026—alongside Rugby School and four preparatory schools in the UK.

Together, these schools form a growing international family spanning the UK, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Each school retains its own character while benefiting from Rugby’s shared educational expertise, investment, collaboration and global outlook.

This new chapter will build upon everything that makes Renaissance the school it is today: our strong community, our commitment to the International Baccalaureate, our culture of care and the people who know and support every student.

The partnership will create new opportunities for shared learning, professional development and cultural exchange. Through connections and student exchange programmes across the Rugby network, our students will gain greater exposure to cultures, communities and experiences beyond Vietnam.

This new chapter will strengthen students’ preparation for university by broadening their international outlook, aspirations and understanding of higher-education opportunities around the world.

Since its founding, Renaissance has been guided by one enduring conviction: that education changes lives, and that every child deserves an equal opportunity to a quality education that allows them to reach their full potential. That belief now finds clear expression in Rugby’s simple but comprehensive ethos:

“The Whole Person is the Whole Point.”

This is not about replacing Renaissance. It is about adding to something already special—protecting what our community values, building on our success and creating an even stronger future for our students, staff and families.

The best of Renaissance. The strength of Rugby.

A New Chapter. An Extraordinary Future.