Free tuition for public students, private students are supported

With majority approval, the National Assembly passed a resolution on tuition exemption and support for preschool and primary school students nationwide.

Delegates attending the meeting on the afternoon of June 26 - Photo: GIA HAN

On the afternoon of June 26, with 440/441 delegates present in favor and 1 delegate against, the National Assembly passed a resolution on tuition exemption and support for preschool children, general education students, and those studying generaleducation programs in educational institutions within the national education system.

The Resolution takes effect from the date of its approval by the National Assembly and is applied from the 2025-2026 school year.

Tuition-Free: Ensuring Equal and Fair Access to Education

The resolution passed by the National Assembly stipulates tuition exemption and support for preschool children, general education students, and students of general education programs who are Vietnamese citizens and people of Vietnamese origin whose nationality has not been determined and are living in Vietnam in educational institutions within the national education system.

Regarding specific policies, the resolution stipulates tuition exemption for preschool children, high school students, and students of general education programs in public educational institutions.

Tuition support for preschool children, high school students, and students of general education programs in private and public educational institutions.

The level of tuition support is decided by the People's Council of the province or centrally-run city according to the tuition fee framework prescribed by the Government but must not exceed the tuition fee level of private educational institutions.

The Resolution also clearly states that the funding for implementing the tuition exemption and support policy is guaranteed by the state budget in accordance with the provisions of the law on budget management decentralization.

The central budget supports localities that have not balanced their budgets to implement tuition exemption and support policies according to the provisions of law.

The Government said that the tuition exemption policy in the resolution fully covers preschool children from 3 months to 6 years old, high school students (grades 1 to 12), and students of general education programs (including students of general education programs at lower secondary and upper secondary levels at regular educational institutions) in educational institutions in the national education system.

The policy applies to Vietnamese citizens and people of Vietnamese origin whose nationality has not been determined and who are living in Vietnam regardless of public, private, regional or locality.

With the view to ensure equal and fair access to education, "leaving no one behind", exempting and supporting tuition fees for all children and students is also the political responsibility and determination of the Party and State in caring for the young generation, the future of the country.

This regulation is consistent with the authority and socio-economic conditions and budget capacity of each locality, avoiding differences and imbalances between localities in terms of tuition support levels.

The provincial People's Council shall decide on the level of support to ensure that it is not lower than the floor level, does not exceed the ceiling level (according to the framework prescribed by the Government) and the level of support does not exceed the tuition fees of non-public and private educational institutions.

The government said the total estimated cost to implement the policy of exempting and supporting tuition fees for students from kindergarten to grade 12 nationwide is VND30,600 billion.

The estimated budget to exempt tuition fees for 5-year-old preschool children, primary and secondary school students in the 2025-2026 school year is VND22,400 billion.

Thus, to fully implement the policy of expanding tuition exemption and support according to the conclusion of the Politburo, the state budget needs to increase by 8,200 billion VND...

Universal preschool education for children from 3 to 5 years old

With 436/439 delegates in favor and 3 delegates abstaining, the National Assembly passed a resolution on universalizing preschool education for children aged 3-5. The resolution takes effect from the date of its approval by the National Assembly.

Accordingly, the goal by 2030 is for 100% of provinces and centrally run cities to meet the standards of universal preschool education for children aged 3-5. The State will ensure resources for universal preschool education for children aged 3-5 and mobilize social resources according to the provisions of law.

Implement universal preschool education for children from 3 to 5 years old according to the roadmap, suitable to the socio-economic development conditions of the locality, ensuring universalization conditions according to regulations.

The resolution clearly states the implementation mechanism and policies such as investing in developing the network of schools and classes and ensuring facilities and teaching equipment according to regulations. Ensuring sufficient number of preschool teachers according to prescribed norms.

Ensuring policies and regimes for children from 3 to 5 years old, management staff, teachers, and employees in preschools...

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