The education ministry has requested all public educational establishments to refrain from collecting fees other than tuition fees (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) hasrequested all public educational establishments to refrain from collecting feesother than tuition fees in the 2017-18 school year.
The school year officially starts at the beginning of September.
Extra fees have been a lingering problem for students at schools of all levelsin Vietnam. In many cases, extra fees imposed on students, such as fees forupgrading classroom facilities, fees to renovate school infrastructure and feesfor extra classes, far exceed the actual tuition fee.
According to the new request, the MoET also asked schools to impose tuitionfees not exceeding the tuition fee cap regulated under Government’s Decree86/2015/NĐ-CP, which prescribes collection and management of tuition fees ofeducational establishments under the national educational system.
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Schools are requested to abide by the ministry’s policy for tuition feeexemption, reduction and support from the 2015-16 school year to the 2020-21school year.
They should set up transparent in-house expenditure mechanisms and publicisethem so that staff, students and other organisations can monitor theiractivities, the MoET said.
Localities are responsible for monitoring educational establishments undertheir management and can order disciplinary actions against organisations orindividuals violating the regulations.-VNA
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