Private primary school students in Ho Chi Minh City receive tuition support

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training announced today (October 11) that primary school students at private schools in areas without enough public schools will receive tuition support in the 2024-2025 school year. The support level for group 1 is 60,000 VND/month/student, group 2 is 30,000 VND/month/student.

Group 1 includes students in Thu Duc City and districts 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, Go Vap, Binh Thanh, Tan Binh, Tan Phu, Phu Nhuan, Binh Tan; group 2 includes students in Binh Chanh, Hoc Mon, Cu Chi, Nha Be districts.

The Department of Education and Training requires the People's Committees of districts/cities to determine information about students studying at schools with decisions on establishment, decisions on permission to operate, decisions on recognition of principals (vice principals) of primary schools and multi-level schools (with primary level), and private schools with sufficient legal basis.

Previously, Ho Chi Minh City regulated tuition fees as the basis for implementing support policies for private primary school students in areas where public schools are not available and for beneficiaries of tuition exemption and reduction policies according to regulations.

This year, primary school tuition fees for schools that do not cover regular expenses in Ho Chi Minh City for group 1 students are 60,000 VND/month, group 2 is 30,000 VND/month. 5-year-old preschool children are exempt from tuition fees from the 2024-2025 school year and secondary school students are exempt from tuition fees from the 2025-2026 school year (effective from September 1, 2025).

In addition to tuition fees, students also pay 9 school service fees approved by the HCMC People's Council and 17 other fees, depending on the level of education according to regulations of the Department of Education and Training.

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