The policy of exempting tuition fees for students nationwide is correct, but it is necessary to ensure that there is no overcharging from school and class funds. It is necessary to monitor to avoid the situation of other costs arising when schools exempt tuition fees.
The policy of free tuition for public school students nationwide is receiving many positive comments from parents and students - Photo: TRONG NHAN
That is the wish of many readers after the Politburo decided to exempt tuition fees for public students nationwide from September 2025.
Reader Tran Xuan Tien sent Tuoi Tre Online an article adding more perspectives on the above consensus-based decision.
Monitor to avoid additional costs when exempting tuition fees
Vietnam's education has entered a historic milestone when, starting from the 2025-2026 school year, students in public schools from kindergarten to high school will be exempt from tuition fees.
This policy marks an important step forward in improving the quality of education and creating equal learning opportunities for all students, regardless of their family's economic conditions.
The tuition-free policy not only demonstrates the Government's commitment to improving the quality of national education but also reduces the financial burden on families, enabling students to access quality education without worrying about costs.
For low-income families or those in remote areas where economic conditions are difficult, the policy is expected to provide both spiritual and material support, encouraging students to attend school more regularly and reducing dropout rates.
Not only is it humane, the policy is also fair, as it will help reduce the gap in learning opportunities between regions, especially between big cities and rural and mountainous areas.
This will contribute to creating a generation of students with a solid educational foundation, helping to develop high-quality human resources for the country in the future.
The policy also helps the country's education to be sustainable because when applied, it will create conditions to encourage parents to continue investing in their children's education, reducing worries about study costs.
Realization challenges
To realize the tuition-free policy nationwide, it is necessary to ensure stable financial resources and reasonable allocation to avoid budget deficits.
At the same time, educational institutions also need to improve teaching quality and facilities to meet the increasing learning needs of students.
The Government, the Ministry of Education and Training and relevant ministries and sectors will have to work closely to ensure that tuition exemption does not reduce the quality of education, but on the contrary creates opportunities to invest in better quality education.
Training and capacity building for teachers at all levels, innovation in teaching methods, and improvement of school facilities will be important factors for this policy to be truly effective.
Appropriate monitoring activities are also needed to avoid additional costs arising when schools waive tuition fees.
In fact, in some places, recently there has been a situation where schools have used the name of other activities to collect money from students and parents.
Socializing the costs of investing in libraries, installing air conditioners, projectors, building media rooms, participating in small plans, installing multiple student management applications at the same time... are the reasons for the arising costs that students and parents have to pay.
In addition, it is necessary to strengthen the management of training quality and the issue of revenue and expenditure of extracurricular activities (which are often self-funded by the school, in conjunction with external partner centers), to promptly monitor and avoid affecting the effectiveness of the tuition exemption policy.
If there are good solutions to the above challenges, I believe that with high determination from the central to local levels, Vietnamese education will truly turn a new page, with humane, equitable and sustainable development, contributing to the success of national social security.
Besides free tuition, what do people expect?
Many readers believe that the decision to exempt tuition fees for public students nationwide from September 2025 is a very humane policy.
Reader Hung Thinh praised this as "an encouragement and concern of the Party and State for students and their families. In the era of advancement, there must be knowledge".
Similarly, reader Quang Vinh wrote: "A decision in accordance with the Constitution 'education is a national policy'. The national policy is that the national budget must invest freely in education, that's right."
Reader Mr. Nguyen believes that if we want the country to develop, we must invest in education. Free tuition is part of investing in education."
Reader Tuan Nam said that in many places, due to the lack of public schools, students have to study at private schools with high tuition fees. Therefore, we hope that there will soon be a policy to support tuition fees for students studying at non-public schools.
A reader with email dotr****@gmail.com commented that this is a good policy, but tuition fees account for a very small proportion of the year's revenues. He suggested that the authorities closely monitor the school's revenues and expenditures to reduce the burden on students.
Similarly, reader with email thie****@gmail.com thinks that next we should consider adding more school revenues such as construction fees, parent funds...
Reader Tran Thi Ca added a suggestion: "The nutrition of school meals still needs attention and the state needs to unify scientific standards."
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