English center chain Apax Leaders suspends tuition refund

He added that Apax Leaders owes him VND115 million (US$4,611) in prepaid tuition refunds. “I know [Apax Leaders] owes many parents over VND200 million [$8,019], even VND300 million [$12,045] each,” T said. According to N., whose child used to be a learner at Apax Leaders, he paid some VND105 million ($4,200) in early 2022 for his child’s 12-month course at an Apax Leaders center. Although Apax Leaders has repeatedly promised to refund the tuition, their plans remain on paper. According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training, the Apax Leaders English language center system’s unpaid tuition refunds to parents in Ho Chi Minh City total around VND93.8 billion ($3.8 million).