26 fees in schools in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

The People's Committee of District 1, Ho Chi Minh City requested the Department of Education and Training to control school fees. Photo of an art class of elementary school students in District 1

The People's Committee of District 1, Ho Chi Minh City has issued guidelines for collecting and using tuition fees and service fees to serve and support educational activities; implementing tuition exemption and reduction policies and supporting learning costs for the 2024-2025 school year of public educational institutions in District 1. It clearly stipulates 26 types of fees that are allowed to be collected in schools.

Accordingly, 9 revenues for services supporting educational activities such as boarding services, breakfast services, student pick-up and drop-off services, etc. are as follows:

9 service fees performed in schools

17 other educational activity revenues include fees for organizing 2 sessions/day, organizing foreign language and IT enhancement classes, etc. as follows:

17 revenues from educational activities in schools

At the same time as signing and issuing the above-mentioned fees, the Chairman of District 1 People's Committee requested the Department of Education and Training to control and prevent any fees from arising outside of regulations.

The District Department of Education and Training must strengthen the inspection, examination and supervision of the revenue and expenditure situation at the beginning of the school year at the educational institutions under its management according to the management hierarchy, promptly correct the situation of collecting fees that are not in accordance with regulations. At the same time, it is responsible for explaining to society about the activities of educational institutions according to the management hierarchy, including the management of revenues in the area according to the provisions of Decree No. 24/2021/ND-CP.

Regarding schools, the District People's Committee requires public disclosure of full commitment to education and training quality, facilities, tuition fees, other fees, methods and implementation time.

"All collections must be fully and publicly announced in writing to parents and students by the units; the school's finance department collects money, issues receipts and invoices for each student, does not assign teachers to directly collect and spend money, and at the same time fully implements financial management regimes according to regulations," the leader of District 1 People's Committee emphasized.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/26-khoan-thu-trong-cac-truong-hoc-tai-quan-1-tphcm-185241014155201648.htm