Ho Chi Minh City exempts tuition fees for preschool to grade 12 children in the 2025-2026 school year

Preschool children under 5 years old, middle school and high school students in Ho Chi Minh City are exempt from tuition fees for the 2025-2026 school year.

21st session, 10th term Ho Chi Minh City People's Council - Photo: HUU HANH

On the afternoon of February 20, at the 21st session, the 10th term Ho Chi Minh City People's Council passed a resolution on a special policy to support tuition fees for preschool children under 5 years old, public and non-public high school students and continuing high school students in the 2025-2026 school year.

Previously, Ho Chi Minh City had a policy of exempting tuition fees for secondary school students from the 2025-2026 school year.

According to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, the tuition support for the 2025-2026 school year is intended to give all preschool children and primary school students at all levels in the city the opportunity to study without having to pay tuition.

This is also a gift from the city to mark the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025).

Specific support levels:

Proposed Tuition Support Level - Screenshot

Group 1 is students studying at schools in Thu Duc City and districts: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, Binh Thanh, Phu Nhuan, Go Vap, Tan Binh, Tan Phu, Binh Tan.

Group 2 is students studying at schools in the districts: Binh Chanh, Hoc Mon, Cu Chi, Nha Be and Can Gio.

This support level is equal to the current monthly tuition fee that students at all levels have to pay (depending on whether the area is urban or suburban).

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee estimates the implementation budget to be about 653 billion VND. Of which, the tuition support budget for preschool children and public high school students is 423 billion VND and for preschool children and non-public high school students is 230 billion VND.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/tp-hcm-mien-hoc-phi-cho-tre-mam-non-den-lop-12-nam-hoc-2025-2026-20250220094203544.htm