How are preschool tuition fees collected in communes in Zone III?

For the 2024-2025 school year, tuition fees in Lai Chau province will be divided into three zones (I, II, III). Accordingly, the lowest fee is for preschool education in Zone III communes at 8,000 VND/child/month; the highest fee is for high school education in Zone I communes at 35,000 VND/student/month.

Question: My family has two children; one is attending preschool in the commune, and the other is attending high school in the district, located in the town of Lai Chau province. I would like to ask how the tuition fees will be collected for the 2024-2025 school year?

(Ly Sa Loi, Phong Tho, Lai Chau)

Reply

Tuition fees in Lai Chau province are implemented according to Resolution No. 05/2022/NQ-HĐND dated March 29, 2022; and Resolution No. 09/2024/NQ-HĐND dated April 17, 2024, amending and supplementing some contents of Resolution No. 05/2022/NQ-HĐND dated March 29, 2022, of the Provincial People's Council, stipulating tuition fees for public preschool and general education in the province from the 2022-2023 school year to the end of the 2025-2026 school year.

Resolution No. 05/2022/NQ-HĐND dated March 29, 2022, stipulates the tuition fee rates from the 2022-2023 school year to the end of the 2025-2026 school year for public preschools, general education schools, the Provincial Continuing Education and Vocational Guidance Center, the Vocational Education and Continuing Education Centers of the districts, and public vocational education institutions in the province implementing the general education program (collectively referred to as public educational institutions).

Clause 2, Article 2 of Resolution 05/2022/NQQ-HĐND clearly states: From the 2023-2024 school year to the end of the 2025-2026 school year, tuition fees will continue to be collected at the same rate as in the 2022-2023 school year. In cases where it is necessary to adjust tuition fees to reflect the increase in the consumer price index, the socio -economic conditions of the locality, the annual economic growth rate, and the affordability of the people, the Provincial People's Committee shall submit a proposal to the Provincial People's Council to decide on amending and adjusting tuition fees, but not exceeding 7.5% compared to the rate of the previous school year.

On April 17, 2024, the Lai Chau Provincial People's Council issued Resolution 09/2024/NQ-HĐND amending and supplementing some contents regarding tuition fees according to the Resolution issued in 2022. Accordingly, tuition fees for all levels and grades of education in Lai Chau province are divided into 3 regions and according to educational levels. Tuition fees from the 2023-2024 school year to the end of the 2025-2026 school year are as follows:

Educational institutions by region	Tuition fees vary depending on the student category. (Unit: VND/month/student)			Collection time
	Preschool	junior high school	High School
Educational institutions in communes belonging to Zone I, wards, and towns.	25,000	30,000	35,000	Collected for 9 months/school year
Educational institutions in communes belonging to Area II	15,000	18,000	25,000
Educational institutions in communes belonging to Zone III	8,000	12,000	15,000

Students from Khang ethnic minority group in Lai Chau province.

Lai Chau is a border province in the Northwest of Vietnam, located approximately 450 km southeast of Hanoi. The province has a natural area of ​​9,068.78 km2; it comprises 8 administrative units, including Lai Chau town and the districts of Muong Te, Sin Ho, Nam Nhun, Tam Duong, Phong Tho, Tan Uyen, and Than Uyen; and 108 commune-level administrative units, including 96 communes, 5 wards, and 7 townships (an increase of 1 district, 3 communes, and 2 wards).

According to statistics from Lai Chau province, the average population in 2023 was estimated at 489,282 people, of which: urban areas accounted for 86,471 people, representing 17.67% of the total provincial population, and rural areas accounted for 402,811 people, representing 82.33% of the total provincial population; the male population was 247,926 people, representing 50.67% of the total provincial population, and the female population was 241,356 people, representing 49.33% of the total provincial population.

Lai Chau is home to 20 ethnic groups, including the Thai (34%), Mong (22.30%), Kinh (13.94%), Dao (13.41%), Ha Nhi (3.78%), Giay (3.21%), Kho Mu (1.93%), La Hu (2.62%), and Lu (1.57%).

Source: https://phunuvietnam.vn/lai-chau-hoc-phi-mam-non-cac-xa-khu-vuc-iii-thu-the-nao-20240901170542297.htm