The government has stipulated that 14 groups of students are exempt from tuition fees.

According to the Regulations on tuition fee policies, exemption, reduction, tuition fee support, study cost support and service prices in the field of education and training, in Decree 238/2025/ND-CP of the Government, there will be 14 groups of students exempted from tuition fees.

Specifically, Decree 238/2025/ND-CP regulating policies on tuition fees, exemption, reduction, tuition support, learning cost support and service prices in the field of education and training takes effect from September 3, 2025, replacing Decree No. 81/2021/ND-CP dated August 27, 2021 and Decree No. 97/2023/ND-CP dated December 31, 2023 of the Government.

Accordingly, in the Decree, the provisions on tuition fee framework (floor-ceiling) or tuition fee ceiling of all levels and tuition fee roadmap inherit the provisions of Decree No. 81/2021/ND-CP and Decree No. 97/2023/ND-CP. The goal is to ensure stable tuition policy, create initiative and convenience for learners, educational institutions and management agencies, and at the same time implement a roadmap to gradually compensate for salary costs, direct costs, management costs and depreciation of fixed assets, and other costs according to the provisions of the law on prices.

Notably, the Decree stipulates 14 groups of students exempted from tuition fees, including:

1. Preschool children, primary school students, and students of general education programs (students studying regular secondary education programs and students studying regular high school education programs) in public educational institutions in the national education system.

2. Subjects as prescribed in the Ordinance on Preferential Treatment for People with Revolutionary Contributions if they are studying at educational institutions in the national education system.

3. Students in vocational and higher education institutions who are disabled.

4. Students aged 16 to 22 who are studying for a first-degree university degree are eligible for monthly social allowances as prescribed in Clauses 1 and 2, Article 5 of Decree No. 20/2021/ND-CP dated March 15, 2021 of the Government on social assistance policies for social protection beneficiaries. Students at intermediate and college levels who are orphans of both parents and have no one to rely on according to the provisions of the Law on Vocational Education.

5. Students of the nominated system (including students nominated for vocational boarding with a training period of 3 months or more) according to Government regulations on the nominated system for admission to higher education and vocational education institutions in the national education system.

6. Students of preparatory schools, preparatory departments.

7. Students studying at vocational and higher education institutions who are ethnic minorities and whose father or mother or both father and mother or grandparents (in case of living with grandparents) are from poor or near-poor households according to regulations of the Prime Minister .

8. Students majoring in Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thought.

9. Postgraduate students with master's, doctoral, level I specialist, level II specialist, resident physician specializing in psychiatry, pathology, forensic medicine, forensic psychiatry, infectious diseases and emergency resuscitation at public educational institutions in the health sector.

10. Ethnic minority students with very few people according to Government regulations on policies for preschool children, ethnic minority students with very few people in areas with difficult or especially difficult socio-economic conditions

according to current regulations of competent authorities.

11. Students who are eligible for programs and projects are exempt from tuition fees according to regulations of the Government and the Prime Minister.

12. Junior high school graduates continue to study at intermediate level.

13. Students at intermediate and college levels, for fields and professions that are difficult to recruit but are in demand by society according to the list prescribed by the Ministry of Education and Training.

14. Students of specialized majors and occupations that meet the requirements of socio-economic development, national defense and security as prescribed by the Law on Vocational Education. Special specialized majors and occupations are prescribed by the Government and the Prime Minister.

Source: https://phunuvietnam.vn/chinh-phu-quy-dinh-14-nhom-hoc-sinh-sinh-vien-duoc-mien-hoc-phi-20250905155531364.htm