The Ministry of Training & Education has submitted to the government revised Education law, in which notably is the proposal to have free tuition for all public elementary and secondary schools. At the conference evaluating efficiency in cooperation between the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Training & Education in 2017, with an aim to finalize the Education Law on December, representatives said there should be no charge for children in public kindergartens. Deputy Director of Planning & Economy Department of the Ministry of Training & Education Ngo Van Thinh said, at present, students do not have to pay for tuition free in elementary school, while there are still tuition fees for kindergartens and secondary schools, in addition to policies of reduced tuition fee for poor students. However, policies for tuition fees are having some shortcomings. Specifically, Law on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the education law, article 2 of clause 11 regulates that preschool education for five-yea-old children, primary education and lower secondary education shall be made universal. However, as of present, only students at primary education get free of tuition fee, while students in other academic level still have to pay tuition fee. This has caused difficulties to encourage students to go to school, especially students in high lands and under poverty. At present, parents of students in rural areas or high lands are of low income level, thus, paying tuition fee regardless how low it is still a challenge for them. In the process…
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Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council has decided to raise tuition fees since the academic year 2013-2014, aiming to increase education quality. The file photo shows pupils studying in a class of Nguyen Van Troi Primary School. (Photo: Mai Hai/ SGGP)Tuition fees in kindergartens increases most, VND 90,000 for suburban areas and VND 150,000 for urban areas. Like before, primary school fees will not be collected because the country is apllying the policy of universal primary education.However increasing tuition fees will not used to add to teacher salary and invest in facilities. A report by the city Department of Education and…... [read more]
Students at a primary school in Ba Dinh District, Ha Noi. Tuition at public schools in the country's urban areas will increase by VND20,000-100,000 (US$0.8-4.4) a month. — VNS Photo Doan Tung HANOI (VNS) — Tuition fees of the national civil educational system will rise 10 per cent starting from this December, according to a new decree signed by the Prime Minister. Under the new decree, in the 2015-2016 school year, students from kindergarten to high school level living in urban areas, will be charged from VND60,000 to VND300,000 (US$2.60 to $13.30) per month. Rural and mountainous students will have…... [read more]
A local newspaper on Friday reported that some universities “forget” to publicise tuition fees, which made students and their families confused and worried about transparency at the universities.Trần Thu Hiền, from Hà Nội’s Sóc Sơn District, said on the Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper her daughter was enrolled in Electric Power University but her family was not sure about the tuition fees there.“Some volunteer students told me about it when we arrived at the university for the first time,” she said.Another mother Trần Thị Ngoãn from northern Hưng Yên Province was astonished when hearing about the tuition fee of VNĐ13 million (US$584) per year,…... [read more]
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Illustrative image (Photo: straitstimes.com) Singapore (VNA) – The Singaporean Ministry of Education (MOE) said on October 11 it will increase the tuition fee of tuition fee in public schools since the school year of 2017. The highest increase of 150 SGD per month will be seen in the tuition fee of foreign students who attend preparatory classes. The new tuition fee is also applied to children of permanent residents with an increase of 20-60 SGD per month. ... [read more]
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The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has sent an official dispatch on implementing tuition fee exemptions for preschool education for 5-year-old children in areas of difficult socio-economic conditions, from January 1, 2018. Illustrative photo. The policy aims to ensure that all children in the age group have access to education, in addition to limiting dropouts and increasing school attendance rates.According to the new request, the MoET also asked that the schools impose tuition fees not exceeding the tuition fee cap regulated by Government’s Decree 86/2015/NĐ-CP, which prescribes the collection and management of tuition fees of educational establishments under the…... [read more]
The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has sent an official dispatch on implementing tuition fee exemptions for preschool education for 5-year-old children in areas of difficult socio-economic conditions, from January 1, 2018. Illustrative photo. The policy aims to ensure that all children in the age group have access to education, in addition to limiting dropouts and increasing school attendance rates.According to the new request, the MoET also asked that the schools impose tuition fees not exceeding the tuition fee cap regulated by Government’s Decree 86/2015/NĐ-CP, which prescribes the collection and management of tuition fees of educational establishments under the…... [read more]
