Free tuition from 2025, reducing the burden on millions of families
The Politburo has just decided to exempt all tuition fees for students from preschool to high school, applicable from the 2025-2026 school year. This policy helps reduce the financial burden for many families, especially low-income households. Parents like Ms. Le Thi Hien (Binh Duong) feel relieved when the cost of raising children is reduced.
Experts and leaders of the education sector say that tuition exemption helps ensure fairness in access to education, limit the situation of students dropping out of school due to economic difficulties, and at the same time create motivation for them to strive to study. The Ho Chi Minh City government is also studying other support policies in addition to tuition fees to help students in difficult circumstances.
However, the implementation requires a large budget, requiring careful preparation to ensure the maintenance of education quality and income for teachers. Dr. Hoang Ngoc Vinh emphasized that this policy not only supports the family economically but also has a positive impact on the population, contributing to encouraging childbirth in the context of rapid aging Vietnam and a decreasing birth rate. See more...
Students eagerly await changes in 2025 enrollment
Nguyen Thuy Chi and Phan Tuan Anh, 12th grade students in District 1 (HCMC), are worried about the 2025 university admission round due to many changes in admission regulations. Thuy Chi has registered for the competency assessment exam and has IELTS 7.0, expected to be admitted to the Marketing and Economic Law major of Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance. Both students hope that the Ministry of Education and Training will soon announce the official regulations to have a suitable study plan.
At the admission consulting program on March 2, Ms. Nguyen Thu Thuy - Director of the Department of Higher Education - said that this year's admission regulations will have some changes but still ensure fairness and convenience for candidates. In particular, schools using transcript scores for admission must consider the results of the entire 12th grade year, so students need to focus on studying, not be subjective. The official regulations will be announced in March. See more...
Secret to doing well in Math for the 2025 high school graduation exam
International school feeds students in plastic bags
Many parents with children studying at Rosemont Vietnam International Kindergarten (Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi) are upset because even though they pay more than 100 million VND/year, their children have to study in poor quality conditions: sleeping on the floor, eating rice in plastic bags, no tables and chairs.
Immediately after receiving the information, the Department of Education and Training coordinated with Thanh Xuan Trung Ward Police to conduct a field inspection and requested the school owner to prepare a report. At the time of inspection, the school had a power outage in the building, no students, and no activities were organized. The school owes February salaries to staff, teachers, and staff. See more...
