The school provided high-quality academic programs for students aged 11 to 18. Today, the lyceum is known as Trần Phú - Hoàn Kiếm High School. Throughout its history, Lycée Albert Sarraut nurtured and educated many Vietnamese scholars and leaders.
Notable alumni of this esteemed institution include Bui Tuong Phong, a pioneering computer scientist, Hoàng Xuân Hãn, Nguyen Tien Lang, Hoàng Văn Chí, Nguyen Phan Long, Phạm Văn Đồng, and Trần Lệ Xuân (also known as Madame Ngô Đình Nhu). Other notable figures who received their education here include Nguyen Manh Tuong, a lawyer and participant in the Nhân Văn-Giai Phẩm affair, Đào Sĩ Chu, an artist painter, Lê Thành Khôi, a Vietnamese-French scientist and UNESCO consultant, and Nhất Linh (Nguyên Tường Tam), the leader of Tu Luc Van Doan.
Additionally, influential individuals from the Vietnamese Communist Party, such as General Võ Nguyên Giáp and former Secretary General Trường Chinh, were graduates of this lyceum.
Beyond Vietnam, Lycée Albert Sarraut also educated Laotian princes, including Prince Souphanouvong, the first president of the Lao PDR and leader of the Pathet Lao movement, as well as Prince Kham-Phan Panya and Prince Kham-Mao.
Lycée Albert Sarraut played a significant role in shaping the minds and futures of many prominent individuals. It stands as a testament to the legacy of education and the cross-cultural influence of the French colonial period in Vietnam.
