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STARTING FROM THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, FIVE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE EXEMPT FROM TUITION FEES
STARTING FROM THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, FIVE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE EXEMPT FROM TUITION FEES
Starting with the 2024-2025 school year, the Ministry of Education and Training requires local officials are to implement tuition fees as stipulated in Government Decree No. 81/2021/ND-CP, which regulates the collection and management of tuition fees for educational institutions under the national education system, and policies for tuition exemption, reduction, and support for educational costs; as well as service fees in the education and training sector. According to Article 15 of this Decree, there are 19 groups eligible for tuition exemption, as outlined in Article 15 of Decree 81/2021/ND-CP, which regulates the collection and management of tuition fees for educational institutions under the national education system, as follows:
Article 15: Groups Eligible for Tuition Exemption
1. Individuals entitled to benefits under the Ordinance on Preferential Treatment of People with Meritorious Service to the Revolution who are studying at educational institutions within the national education system.
2. Children in kindergarten and students with disabilities.
3. Kindergarten children and students under 16 years old without guardians, and individuals aged 16 to 22 years old studying at primary or secondary educational institutions, as well as first-degree undergraduate students who receive monthly social assistance as specified in Clauses 1 and 2, Article 5 of Government Decree No. 20/2021/ND-CP dated March 15, 2021, on social assistance policies for social protection beneficiaries. Learners at intermediate and college levels who are orphans of both parents and without support, as per the Law on Vocational Education.
4. Kindergarten children, primary and secondary students, and students at continuing education centers that follows the national education curriculum, whose parent, or both parents, or grandparents (if living with grandparents) are classified as impoverished households, as defined by the Prime Minister.
5. Five-year-old kindergarten children in particularly difficult hamlets/villages, in Level III ethnic minority and mountainous areas, or in coastal communes with special difficulties, as specified by competent authorities.
6. Five-year-old kindergarten children who do not fall under the category specified in Clause 5 of this Article will be eligible for tuition exemption starting from the 2024-2025 school year (effective from September 1, 2024).
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Accordingly, all five-year-old children in public kindergartens will be exempt from tuition fees (effective from September 1). Previously, only five-year-old children in particularly difficult hamlets/villages, Level III ethnic minority and mountainous areas, and coastal communes with special difficulties, as determined by competent authorities, were eligible for support.
Additionally, the Ministry of Education and Training also requests that ministries, central agencies, and the People’s Committees of provinces and centrally managed cities direct relevant agencies and educational institutions to strictly comply with regulations on charges in the education and training sector for the 2024-2025 school year.
Specifically, regarding tuition fees for the 2024-2025 school year, the collection of tuition fees must follow the regulations in Decree 97, which amends and supplements certain provisions of Decree 81 on the collection and management of tuition fees for educational institutions under the national education system, and policies for tuition exemption, reduction, and support for educational costs.
Other service charges to support educational activities in public preschools and general education institutions, apart from tuition fees, are to be implemented according to the resolution issued by the provincial-level People's Committees, in line with local conditions as regulated.
The Ministry also calls for strengthening inspection, supervision, and accountability to learners and society regarding the fees charged by educational institutions within their management scope, ensuring that no "overcharging" occurs at the beginning of the school year.
Furthermore, the Ministry requires transparency regarding educational quality commitments, conditions for ensuring quality, and financial revenues and expenditures.
The Ministry of Education and Training also requests that ministries, central government agencies, and centrally managed cities, as well as educational institutions, strictly implement the aforementioned policies.
In addition to tuition exemptions, Article 16 of Decree 81/2021 also outlines cases where tuition reductions and financial support for tuition payments are applicable.
The policy of tuition exemption for five-year-old children in public schools nationwide and tuition reductions for children in previous years from mountainous regions, as well as students in special circumstances, will have a significant positive impact on education and social development. First, tuition exemptions will enhance access to preschool education for children, especially those from low-income families, ensuring that they are equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills before entering primary school. This not only alleviates financial burdens on families but also encourages them to invest in education, thereby reducing dropout rates in disadvantaged areas. This policy also plays an essential role in promoting children's overall development, helping them improve intellectually, physically, and socially, and laying a solid foundation for their future.
Article 15: Groups Eligible for Tuition Exemption
1. Individuals entitled to benefits under the Ordinance on Preferential Treatment of People with Meritorious Service to the Revolution who are studying at educational institutions within the national education system.
2. Children in kindergarten and students with disabilities.
3. Kindergarten children and students under 16 years old without guardians, and individuals aged 16 to 22 years old studying at primary or secondary educational institutions, as well as first-degree undergraduate students who receive monthly social assistance as specified in Clauses 1 and 2, Article 5 of Government Decree No. 20/2021/ND-CP dated March 15, 2021, on social assistance policies for social protection beneficiaries. Learners at intermediate and college levels who are orphans of both parents and without support, as per the Law on Vocational Education.
4. Kindergarten children, primary and secondary students, and students at continuing education centers that follows the national education curriculum, whose parent, or both parents, or grandparents (if living with grandparents) are classified as impoverished households, as defined by the Prime Minister.
5. Five-year-old kindergarten children in particularly difficult hamlets/villages, in Level III ethnic minority and mountainous areas, or in coastal communes with special difficulties, as specified by competent authorities.
6. Five-year-old kindergarten children who do not fall under the category specified in Clause 5 of this Article will be eligible for tuition exemption starting from the 2024-2025 school year (effective from September 1, 2024).
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Accordingly, all five-year-old children in public kindergartens will be exempt from tuition fees (effective from September 1). Previously, only five-year-old children in particularly difficult hamlets/villages, Level III ethnic minority and mountainous areas, and coastal communes with special difficulties, as determined by competent authorities, were eligible for support.
Additionally, the Ministry of Education and Training also requests that ministries, central agencies, and the People’s Committees of provinces and centrally managed cities direct relevant agencies and educational institutions to strictly comply with regulations on charges in the education and training sector for the 2024-2025 school year.
Specifically, regarding tuition fees for the 2024-2025 school year, the collection of tuition fees must follow the regulations in Decree 97, which amends and supplements certain provisions of Decree 81 on the collection and management of tuition fees for educational institutions under the national education system, and policies for tuition exemption, reduction, and support for educational costs.
Other service charges to support educational activities in public preschools and general education institutions, apart from tuition fees, are to be implemented according to the resolution issued by the provincial-level People's Committees, in line with local conditions as regulated.
The Ministry also calls for strengthening inspection, supervision, and accountability to learners and society regarding the fees charged by educational institutions within their management scope, ensuring that no "overcharging" occurs at the beginning of the school year.
Furthermore, the Ministry requires transparency regarding educational quality commitments, conditions for ensuring quality, and financial revenues and expenditures.
The Ministry of Education and Training also requests that ministries, central government agencies, and centrally managed cities, as well as educational institutions, strictly implement the aforementioned policies.
In addition to tuition exemptions, Article 16 of Decree 81/2021 also outlines cases where tuition reductions and financial support for tuition payments are applicable.
The policy of tuition exemption for five-year-old children in public schools nationwide and tuition reductions for children in previous years from mountainous regions, as well as students in special circumstances, will have a significant positive impact on education and social development. First, tuition exemptions will enhance access to preschool education for children, especially those from low-income families, ensuring that they are equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills before entering primary school. This not only alleviates financial burdens on families but also encourages them to invest in education, thereby reducing dropout rates in disadvantaged areas. This policy also plays an essential role in promoting children's overall development, helping them improve intellectually, physically, and socially, and laying a solid foundation for their future.
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