The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training has just officially issued detailed instructions on the collection and use of tuition fees and other revenues in the 2025-2026 school year of public educational institutions in Ho Chi Minh City.
For preschool, general education, and continuing education: In accordance with Resolution No. 217/2025 of the National Assembly , tuition fees will not be collected.
For vocational education: Public vocational education institutions shall implement tuition fees for the 2025-2026 school year according to regulations in Article 10 of Decree No. 81/2021 of the Government .
Regarding service revenues serving and supporting educational activities according to Resolution No. 18/2025 of the People's Council and other service revenues in the field of education and training, specifically as follows:
Regulations on service fees for serving and supporting educational activities
In which, group 1: Children, students, and trainees studying at educational institutions in the ward.
Group 2: Children, students, and trainees studying at educational institutions in communes and special zones.
Fees and collection levels for continuing education institutions, vocational education and continuing education institutions and other public educational institutions implementing general education programs: Apply the same fee levels as public general education institutions of the same level in Ho Chi Minh City.
The collection rates specified in Resolution No. 18/2025 above are the maximum collection rates. Based on the actual situation of the educational institution and the needs of the students, the educational institution shall agree with the parents on the specific collection rate, but it shall not exceed the collection rate specified in this Resolution and shall not be 15% higher than the collection rate implemented in the 2024-2025 school year.
In case the educational institution has a plan to organize the provision of additional services to support new educational activities (not yet arising in the 2024-2025 school year), these revenues must be surveyed and agreed upon with parents before implementation.
The Department of Education and Training reminds units to correctly name the fees. Distinguish correctly the fee for "After-hours care and nurturing services (including care services before and after school hours, excluding meals) from the fee for "After-hours care and nurturing services (including care services during holidays, excluding holidays, excluding meals).
Regarding the fee, "For classes that need to use air conditioners but have to rent them, the rental must have the agreement of the students' parents and be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the law.
Other service revenues in the field of education and training, specifically as follows:
School program revenues and service revenues for individual students
For revenues from organizing extracurricular school programs (referred to as School Programs) : Public educational institutions directly decide on methods and forms of organization and must approve the activities, grade levels, content framework, methods, forms of organization, implementation plans and expected organizations and units with sufficient conditions to coordinate the organization.
At the same time, it must be informed and implemented to parents, and agreed upon with parents to choose educational activities that meet the needs of learners on a voluntary basis.
The contents and collection levels are guaranteed to be inherited and implemented according to regulations from the 2024-2025 school year. The collection level is guaranteed to be commensurate with the quality of education and training services. The increase in collection levels for the 2025-2026 school year (if any) is not more than 15% compared to the collection levels implemented in the 2024-2025 school year.
Other service organization fees for individual students : This fee is agreed upon by public educational and training institutions with parents to select suppliers according to regulations and purchase directly for each individual student's study and living needs such as: equipment, supplies for boarding school, uniforms, sportswear, student record stamps, school supplies, test stamps, boarding meals, breakfast and drinking water.
The fee for this content must be appropriate to the local reality. If there is an increase compared to the previous year, it must be explained, made public and transparent, and have the consent of the parents. The school invites parents to participate in monitoring and supervising to have a basis for appropriate adjustment.
The Department of Education and Training requests that public educational institutions not change their names or generate any additional collection items outside of the prescribed categories. The units issue receipts and invoices to students when collecting money and note to extend the collection time, and do not collect multiple items at the same time.
The collection period must ensure the principle of the actual number of months of study but not exceed the prescribed time frame.
Ho Chi Minh City: Schools must be transparent about student numbers and revenues and expenditures.Source: https://nld.com.vn/tp-hcm-huong-dan-chi-tiet-cac-muc-thu-khoan-thu-o-truong-cong-lap-de-phu-huynh-giam-sat-196250901205752872.htm
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