Can individuals under 18 who have not graduated from lower secondary school receive universal education in Vietnam?

Can individuals under 18 who have not graduated from lower lower secondary school receive universal education in Vietnam?

According to Article 13 of Decree 20/2014/ND-CP, the educational program for lower secondary educational universalization is the general educational program at lower secondary level.

At the same time, based on Article 12 of Decree 20/2014/ND-CP, the regulations are as follows:

Subjects of lower secondary educational universalization

The subjects of lower secondary educational universalization are youths and teenagers from 11 to 18 years old who have finished the primary educational program but not yet finished the lower  secondary educational program.

Thus, according to the regulations, if you are 18 years old and have not graduated from lower secondary school, you are still eligible for universal lower secondary education.

What are the requirements for the general education program in Vietnam?

Based on Clause 1, Article 31 of the Education Law 2019, the general education program must meet the following 5 requirements:

[1] Reflect the objectives of general education;

[2] Specify the requirements for the qualities and competencies of students that must be achieved after each educational level and the compulsory education content for all students nationwide;

[3] Specify methods, forms of organizing educational activities, and assessment of educational results for subjects at each grade level and educational level of general education;

[4] Be unified nationwide and implemented flexibly and appropriately to the specific conditions of localities and general education institutions;

[5] Be broadly consulted with organizations and individuals and experimentally implemented before being officially promulgated; be publicly announced after promulgation.

Can individuals under 18 who have not graduated from lower lower secondary school receive universal education in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)

Can lower secondary school teachers participate in teaching universal education in Vietnam?

According to Article 22 of Decree 20/2014/ND-CP concerning participants in teaching and monitoring universal education and literacy eradication:

Persons participating in teaching and monitoring educational universalization and illiteracy

1. Teachers at preschool educational establishments, general educational establishments, continuing educational establishments, vocational educational establishments and other educational establishments.

2. People meeting the conditions under the provisions of Education Law and the Law amending and supplementing somes articles of the Education Law.

3. In special cases, other individuals can be mobilized to participate in teaching for illiteracy eradication.

4. The preschool educational establishments, general educational establishments, continuing educational establishments should appoint their employees to monitor the educational universalization or illiteracy eradication in the assigned areas.

Thus, according to the above regulations, lower secondary school teachers and individuals who meet the requirements of the Education Law 2019 can participate in teaching universal lower secondary education.

Can individuals spend their own money to purchase equipment to contribute to universal education in Vietnam?

According to Article 23 of Decree 20/2014/ND-CP, facilities and teaching equipment are as follows:

Teaching facilities and equipment

1. The establishments participating in the educational universalization must have sufficient teaching facilities and equipment at a prescribed minimum to organize educational activities under the educational universalization program.

2. The educational establishments, community learning centers, organs and organizations can use their facilities for implementation of illiteracy eradication.

3. Encouraging social-political organizations, other organizations and individuals to create facility conditions for educational universalization or illiteracy eradication.

Institutions participating in universal education must have sufficient facilities and minimum teaching equipment as prescribed to organize educational activities according to the universal education program.

Encourage political-social organizations, other organizations, and individuals to facilitate conditions regarding facilities to implement universal education.

According to these regulations, the State always encourages individuals to facilitate conditions regarding facilities to implement universal education.

Therefore, individuals can spend their own money to purchase equipment to contribute to universal education.

What are the requirements for standards to be recognized standard achievement of lower secondary educational universalization standard at level 1 for individuals in Vietnam?

Based on Clause 1, Article 14 of Decree 20/2014/ND-CP:

Criteria for recognized standard achievement of lower secondary educational universalization standard at level 1

1. For individuals: Granted with Certificate of secondary education.

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Additionally, Article 15 of Decree 20/2014/ND-CP prescribes:

Criteria for recognized standard achievement of lower secondary educational universalization at level 2

1. For communes:

a) Ensuring the criteria for recognized standard achievement of lower secondary educational universalization at level 1;

b) The percentage of youths and teenagers from 15 to 18 years old graduating from lower secondary educational level must reach at least 90% and 80% for extremely difficult social-economic conditions.

2. For districts: At least 95% of communes must be recognized to have met the standard of lower secondary educational universalization at level 2.

3. For provinces: There must be 100% districts recognized to have met the standard of lower secondary educational universalization at level 2.

Meanwhile, Article 16 of Decree 20/2014/ND-CP also prescribes:

Criteria for recognized standard achievement of lower secondary educational universalization at level 3

1. For communes:

a) Ensuring criteria for recognized standard achievement of lower secondary educational universalization at level 2;

b) The percentage of youths and teenagers from 15 to 18 years old graduating from lower secondary educational level must reach at least 95% and 90% for extremely difficult social-economic conditions.

c) The percentage of youths and teenagers from 15 to 18 years old attending the general educational program or continuing educational program at high school level or vocational education must reach at least 80% and 70% for extremely difficult social-economic conditions.

2. For districts: There must be 100% of communes recognized to have met the standard of lower secondary educational universalization at level 3.

3. For provinces: There must be 100% districts recognized to have met the standard of lower secondary educational universalization at level 3.

According to the above regulations, only the criteria for recognized standard achievement of lower secondary educational universalization standard at level 1 require individuals to be awarded a certificate of lower secondary school graduation.