Schools must clearly state the old and new fees, and the maximum increase is only 15%.

Mr. Ho Tan Minh - Chief of Office of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City - noted that educational institutions in Ho Chi Minh City must be clear about their fees and not be ambiguous in order to increase the fees for subjects according to the school's curriculum.

First grade students of Phu Tho Primary School (Phu Tho Ward - Ho Chi Minh City) on the first day of school for the new school year 2025-2026 - Photo: MY DUNG

In the guidance on collection at the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year, Mr. Ho Tan Minh said that according to regulations, this year's collections are only allowed to increase by a maximum of 15% compared to the previous school year. Therefore, schools and educational institutions must rely on their own teaching process to collect fees in accordance with regulations.

Mr. Minh requested that only content related to students and students actually studying should be collected. Absolutely do not collect socialized digital transformation fees that only serve school administration.

Regarding the fees for organizing digital civic education activities, the 2025-2026 school year has some additional content, schools must be clear with parents and students.

In the 2025-2026 school year, digital citizenship education activities will include the following contents: pre-organization of digital citizenship education activities; pre-organization of digital competency education activities, artificial intelligence (AI), and application of digital classroom solutions with artificial intelligence.

Mr. Minh noted that educational institutions need to collect "digital citizen" fees in the following direction: total fees must not exceed 110,000 VND/month, and the increase in fees must not exceed 15%.

However, this price increase of no more than 15% is only applied to the fees that the school has collected from the previous school year.

Not only "digital citizen" fees but all fees for organizing school programs must follow the principle of price increase of no more than 15%.

10 school program organization fees

In the 2025-2026 school year, the school is allowed to collect 10 fees under the school program including:

1. Organizing IT teaching (Funds for organizing elective IT classes; Funds for organizing classes according to the project to Improve IT application capacity, knowledge, and skills for high school students in Ho Chi Minh City according to international standards, period 2021 - 2030).

2. Organizing foreign language teaching (Fee for organizing enhanced foreign language teaching - primary, secondary, high school; Fee for organizing foreign language learning with foreigners - preschool, primary, secondary, high school); Fee for organizing foreign language learning using supplementary software; Fee for organizing foreign language learning programs through math and science ; Fee for organizing classes according to the project "Teaching and learning math, science and English integrating English and Vietnamese programs"; Fee for organizing foreign language education activities according to output standards of international certificates.

3. Organize educational activities to familiarize preschool children with English.

4. Organizing digital citizenship education activities (Preparation for organizing digital citizenship education activities; Preparation for organizing digital competency education activities, artificial intelligence (AI), applying digital classroom solutions with artificial intelligence (AI).

5. Organize classes for gifted students, arts, elective physical education, clubs, and swimming lessons.

6. Organize life skills training.

7. STEM education organization (Pre-STEM education organization; Pre-STEM education organization bilingual English - Vietnamese).

8. Organize high-quality, advanced educational content that integrates regionally and internationally.

9. Implement investment stimulus program.

10. Caregiver services.

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