Ray Global Management Group and Everest Partner to Bring Adcote School to Hanoi
A new agreement paves the way for Adcote’s first Vietnam campus, set to open in Hanoi’s Starlake district for the 2027 academic year.
On 5 September 2026, leaders from Ray Global Management Group (RGMG) joined Everest’s New School Year Ceremony in Hanoi to mark the start of a new partnership. At the event, held on Everest’s campus in the Starlake district, one of Hanoi’s most sought-after residential areas, the two groups signed a Letter of Intent to jointly develop new international schools across Vietnam, beginning with Adcote Hanoi School.
Founded in 2017, Everest is now home to more than 2,000 students and is regarded as one of Vietnam’s leading private schools. Next year, the school will mark ten years since it first opened its doors, a milestone that gave this year’s ceremony, and the new partnership, extra significance.
Under the agreement, RGMG and Everest will work together to build Adcote Hanoi School, with the first campus planned to open in Starlake for the 2027 academic year. The partnership is the latest step in RGMG’s Global Campus 2.0 philosophy: connecting schools across different countries and cultures through shared curriculum, faculty and student exchange, so that children can put down roots on a familiar campus while also stepping into a broader global classroom.
RGMG was represented at the ceremony by James Hu, Chief Executive Officer; Stanley Wong, Global Chief Operating Officer; and Huy Nguyen, Global Director of Marketing and Student Recruitment. The signing was also witnessed by members of the National Assembly and a representative of the Nghia Do Ward People’s Committee (UBND Phường Nghĩa Đô).
Dr. Nghiem Vu Khai, Chairman of Everest Education Group and former Vietnam Vice Minister of Science and Technology, welcomed the partnership:
“This signing ceremony between Everest Education System and Ray Global Management Group marks a new milestone in our journey to expand educational exchange and cooperation, one that opens the door to richer learning, new experiences and international connections for our students. Together, we will build a school of international standard for Vietnamese students.”
Speaking to students, teachers and parents at the ceremony, Stanley Wong, RGMG’s Global Chief Operating Officer, reflected on what the partnership means for both school communities:
“Today, Everest and Adcote begin a landmark partnership. Two schools, from two proud traditions, choosing to build something together for the future.”
“Adcote is not a name we have borrowed. It is our own, wholly owned by Ray Global Management Group. We are not a licence. We are not a franchise. At the heart of an Adcote education is the Cambridge curriculum, one of the most respected pathways to the finest universities in the world.”
He pointed to Adcote’s track record as evidence of that confidence:
“From our first graduating class, our students have consistently received offers from top universities across continents and earned millions of dollars in scholarships based on merit. Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College London, University College London, University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, University of Toronto: these are not just wish lists, but places where Adcote students are currently studying.”
Addressing the young students in the audience, he added:
“The most important jobs for your future haven’t been invented yet. So you must not only learn what you already know, but also learn to create things that don’t yet exist. When I look at you, I see not followers of the future, but creators of the future.”
“Everest and Adcote, together, from this day forward.”
Regarding Adcote Hanoi
- Target audience: The new campus is open to Vietnamese families in Hanoi, as well as children of foreign families from China, South Korea, Japan and other countries living and working in the city.
- Curriculum and positioning: The school will adopt the Cambridge International Curriculum, spanning the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and Cambridge International A Level.
- Campus location: The new campus will be located in Nghia Do, adjacent to the Starlake/Tay Ho Tay new urban area, one of Hanoi’s most international districts and home to numerous embassies, Grade A offices, diplomats and multinational executives.
- Future outlook: Adcote Hanoi is scheduled to open for the 2027 academic year. RGMG will continue to invest in the school over time, with plans to develop distinctive programmes in STEM, artificial intelligence and robotics, positioning Adcote Hanoi as one of the most influential international education options in Hanoi and northern Vietnam.
Global Campus 2.0
This partnership reflects the spirit of Global Campus 2.0: the belief that the world can be a child’s classroom, and their classmates, partners for life. Leveraging a network that spans East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe, RGMG connects its campuses through shared curriculum, faculty and student exchange, so that children can experience learning without borders while still calling one school home.
Adcote Hanoi will be RGMG’s first school in Vietnam, joining a family of schools that includes Adcote School in the United Kingdom, Adcote campuses in Shanghai, Suzhou and Zhezhong in China, and Adcote Matrix International School in Malaysia. More details on curriculum, admissions and enrolment for Adcote Hanoi will follow as the partnership takes shape.
About Everest
Founded in 2017, Everest is one of Vietnam’s leading private schools, with more than 2,000 students at its campus in the Starlake district of Hanoi. The school marks ten years in Vietnam next year.