In 2024, what is the grade of students born in 2010 in Vietnam?

In 2024, what is the grade of students born in 2010 in Vietnam?

Some regulations related to the issue "What is the grade of students born in 2010 in Vietnam?" are as follows:

Based on the provisions of Clause 1, Article 28 of the 2019 Education Law:

Educational levels and age groups of general education

1. Educational levels and age groups of general education are specified as follows:

a) Primary education is conducted over 05 school years, from Grade 1 to the end of Grade 5. The age for starting Grade 1 is 06 years old, calculated by the year;

b) Lower secondary education is conducted over 04 school years, from Grade 6 to the end of Grade 9. Students entering Grade 6 must complete the primary education program. The age for starting Grade 6 is 11 years old, calculated by the year;

c) Upper secondary education is conducted over 03 school years, from Grade 10 to the end of Grade 12. Students entering Grade 10 must have a lower secondary school diploma. The age for starting Grade 10 is 15 years old, calculated by the year.

Meanwhile, pursuant to Article 33 of the Charter of lower secondary schools, upper secondary schools, and multi-level schools issued together with Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT is regulated as follows:

Age of lower secondary and upper secondary school students

1. The age for students entering Grade 6 is 11 years old. The age for students entering Grade 10 is 15 years old. For students who skipped grades in the previous level or entered the level at an older age than the regulated age, the age for entering Grade 6 and Grade 10 is adjusted based on the age at graduation of the previous level.

2. Ethnic minority students, students with disabilities, students in especially difficult circumstances, and overseas returning students can enter the level at an older age of up to 03 years over the regulated age.

3. Students are not allowed to repeat a grade more than 03 times in one educational level.

4. Students with good physical health and early intellectual development can enter school early or skip grades within a level. Specific cases will be considered as follows:

a) Parents or guardians must submit a request to the school.

b) The principal establishes a Survey and Advisory Council, including representatives of the school's leadership, the parent council, and the student’s current teachers.

c) Based on the Council's survey and advisory results, the principal will consider and decide.

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As of now (2024), students born in 2010 are 14 years old.

To address the issue "What grade will students born in 2010 be in?", according to legal regulations, the typical age to enter Grade 6 lower secondary school is 11 years old. Therefore, in 2024, students born in 2010 (14 years old) will be in Grade 9 (school year 2024-2025).

Note: Except for cases where students are repeating a grade or entering school early/late compared to the regulated age.

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Do Grade 9 public school students in Vietnam have to pay tuition fees?

Based on Article 15 of Decree 81/2021/ND-CP regulating the exemption of tuition fees for certain students:

Tuition Fee Exemptions

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7. Preschool children and students in general education, learners at continuing education institutions following the general education program who are biological or legally adopted children of non-commissioned officers, soldiers in active duty service as specified in Clause 2, Article 6 of Decree No. 27/2016/ND-CP dated April 6, 2016, of the Government providing some policies for non-commissioned officers and soldiers in active service and their relatives.

8. Lower secondary school students in particularly difficult communes/villages, level III ethnic and mountainous areas, particularly difficult coastal, and island areas as designated by competent authorities, are exempted from tuition fees from the school year 2022 - 2023 (effective from September 1, 2022).

9. Lower secondary school students not covered by Clause 8 of this Article are exempted from tuition fees from the school year 2025 - 2026 (effective from September 1, 2025).

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Grade 9 students in public lower secondary schools will not need to pay tuition fees starting from the school year 2025 - 2026.

Except in cases where lower secondary school students in particularly difficult communes/villages, level III ethnic and mountainous areas, or particularly difficult coastal and island areas as designated by competent authorities have been exempted from tuition fees from the school year 2022 - 2023 (exemption effective from September 1, 2022).

When will the tuition fee exemption for Grade 9 students in Vietnam be applied?

According to Article 20 of Decree 81/2021/ND-CP stipulating:

Mechanism for tuition fee waivers, reductions, support for study expenses, and support for tuition payments

1. Tuition fee waivers and reductions will be applied throughout the period of schooling, except in cases where there are changes in the reasons for the waiver or reduction.

2. The state budget will compensate for the waived or reduced tuition fees for learners at public educational institutions. Specifically:

a) The state will compensate waived or reduced tuition fees for public preschool, general education, and continuing education institutions to apply the waiver and reduction for learners eligible under this Decree, according to the tuition fee levels stipulated by the Provincial People’s Council for public educational institutions without self-run regular expenditure corresponding to each region and educational level;

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Except for cases where there are changes in the reasons for tuition fee waivers, the tuition fee exemption for Grade 9 students will be applied throughout their schooling period.