(Dan Tri) - On February 28, the Politburo agreed with the proposal of the Ministry of Education and Training on exempting tuition fees for public school students from kindergarten to the end of general education.
According to current regulations, from September 1, 2025, the state will exempt tuition fees for all public students from 5-year-old kindergarten to grade 9.
However, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has proposed and received approval from the Politburo to exempt tuition fees for preschool students from 3 months to 4 years old and high school students.
Thus, in the coming time, all preschool students, primary school students, middle school students and public high school students will be exempted from tuition fees.
Notably, students at private schools will be compensated for tuition fees equal to those of public schools according to the law. The difference in tuition fees between public and private schools will be paid by the student's family.
Students of Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted (HCMC) at the opening ceremony of the 2024-2025 school year (Photo: Nam Anh).
According to statistics, the country currently has 23.2 million students, not including students studying at vocational and continuing education centers . Of these, there are 3.1 million preschool students under 5 years old, and 1.7 million preschool students 5 years old.
At the general level, there are 8.9 million primary school students, 6.5 million secondary school students and 3 million high school students.
The cost to implement the tuition-free policy for students is estimated at about 30,000 billion VND.
If we subtract the local budgets of provinces and cities that have implemented tuition exemption such as Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Yen Bai, Quang Nam, Khanh Hoa, Da Nang, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Binh Duong, Long An, the central budget will have to pay less than the above figure.
In fact, the budget level that needs to be ensured will depend on the specific tuition fee level of each province or city, decided by the provincial People's Council based on the Government's regulations on the floor and ceiling tuition fees.
The Ministry of Education and Training assessed that the tuition-free policy for students from preschool to high school, if implemented, could affect the orientation of students after junior high school in choosing to study in high school or choose vocational training.
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/mien-hoc-phi-cong-lap-den-lop-12-hoc-sinh-truong-dan-lap-ra-sao-20250228184459565.htm
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