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Primary school students in District 12, Ho Chi Minh City

What are the key points to note regarding the collection and use of tuition fees and other permitted charges at public schools in District 12, Ho Chi Minh City, starting from the 2024-2025 school year? What are the maximum charges for other fees in public schools in the district this school year? Thanh Nien Online publishes this noteworthy information for readers to easily follow and compare when paying fees for their children at school.

Tuition fees from the 2024-2025 academic year.

From the 2024-2025 school year and subsequent years, educational institutions in District 12 will apply tuition fees as stipulated in Clause 2, Article 2 of Resolution No. 12/2024/NQ-HĐND. Specifically, as shown in the following table:

Guidelines for tuition fee collection issued by the People's Committee of District 12.

Primary school students are exempt from tuition fees. The tuition fees for primary school, as stipulated in the table above, serve as the basis for implementing the policy of providing financial support for tuition fees to private primary school students in areas without sufficient public primary schools, and to private primary school students who are eligible for tuition fee exemption or reduction according to regulations.

Five-year-old preschool children will be exempt from tuition fees starting from the 2024-2025 school year (effective from September 1, 2024). Secondary school students will be exempt from tuition fees starting from the 2025-2026 school year (effective from September 1, 2025).

9 service fees for supporting educational activities

Resolution 13/2024/NQ-HĐND of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council stipulates the fees and rates, and the management mechanism for revenue and expenditure related to services supporting educational activities of public educational institutions (hereinafter referred to as public schools/classes) in Ho Chi Minh City from the 2024-2025 school year.

Nine types of fees and maximum fee levels for services supporting educational activities in public schools in District 12 for the 2024-2025 school year.

The People's Committee of District 12 notes: The fees stipulated in this document are the maximum fees. Based on the actual situation of the educational institution and the needs of the students, the educational institution shall coordinate with parents to agree on the specific fee level, but it must not exceed the stipulated fee level and must not be more than 15% higher than the fee level implemented in the 2023-2024 school year.

Notably, regarding the fee for "Air conditioning service in classrooms with air conditioning - For classrooms that need air conditioning but do not have it, they must rent it" (item 7.2), District 12 requires: "Educational institutions shall calculate the specific fee based on the actual physical facilities at their unit and the air conditioning needs of parents, and the service price, but it must not exceed the prescribed fee. The rental of air conditioners must be agreed upon by parents and carried out in accordance with the law."

Elementary school students in District 12 participating in an activity in the schoolyard.

Levels of revenue from organizing other educational activities.

List of 6 revenue items and maximum revenue limits for each. The revenue from other educational activities of the school program in District 12, Ho Chi Minh City is shown in the following table:

Six types of fees, and maximum fees for other educational activities within the school program in District 12.

Regarding school programs, District 12 stated that public educational institutions directly decide on educational activities within the school curriculum and must obtain approval from the school board for activities, grade levels, content framework, etc. The plan for implementing educational activities within the school curriculum must be communicated and disseminated to parents so they can choose activities associated with appropriate organizations and units, and reach a consensus with parents on a voluntary basis.

Q.12 notes: "The fee level must be commensurate with the quality of education and training services. The increase in the fee level for the 2024-2025 school year (if any) shall not exceed 15% compared to the fee level implemented in the 2023-2024 school year."

The names of 4 types of fees, the maximum fees for organizing educational activities under the projects, and the names of 7 types of fees for individual students are shown in this table:

The People's Committee of District 12 requests that public educational institutions not change their names or introduce any additional fees beyond those stipulated in this document.

Regarding the revenue and expenditure estimates for service fees supporting educational activities and other fees (excluding tuition fees): A budget must be prepared before publicly announcing the fee levels to parents, and these fees must be agreed upon with parents before implementation.

The issuing unit should provide receipts and invoices to students when collecting fees, and should space out the collection of payments, avoiding the simultaneous collection of multiple fees.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/q12-tphcm-huong-dan-cac-khoan-thu-trong-nam-hoc-moi-muc-toi-da-bao-nhieu-185240921200049294.htm