Is permitted leave for a maximum of 45 half-days in a school year against Vietnamese law or not?

Is permitted leave for a maximum of 45 half-days in a school year against Vietnamese law or not?

Under Article 12 of Circular 22/2021/TT-BGDDT:

Grade advancement, re-assessment during summer break, and grade retention

1. A student who meets following eligibility may advance to the next grade or be recognized as to have completed lower education program or upper education program:

a) Training results of the entire school year (including re-assessment results after training during summer break according to Article 13 hereof) are Qualified or higher.

b) Learning results of the entire school year (including re-assessment results of all subjects according to Article 14 hereof) is Qualified or higher.

c) Number of days leave does not exceed 45 half-days (calculated according to education plans which is 1 half-day for every day under formal education plan, including permitted leave, unpermitted leave, continuous leave, and intermittent leave).

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Thus, the permitted leave for a maximum of 45 half-days in a school year is in accordance with Vietnamese legal regulations.

Is permitted leave for a maximum of 45 half-days in a school year against Vietnamese law or not? (Image from the Internet)

Are students with permitted leaves in Vietnam required to learn missed lessons?

Under Article 12 of Circular 22/2021/TT-BGDDT:

Grade advancement, re-assessment during summer break, and grade retention

1. A student who meets following eligibility may advance to the next grade or be recognized as to have completed lower education program or upper education program:

a) Training results of the entire school year (including re-assessment results after training during summer break according to Article 13 hereof) are Qualified or higher.

b) Learning results of the entire school year (including re-assessment results of all subjects according to Article 14 hereof) is Qualified or higher.

c) Number of days leave does not exceed 45 half-days (calculated according to education plans which is 1 half-day for every day under formal education plan, including permitted leave, unpermitted leave, continuous leave, and intermittent leave).

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Under the above regulations, students with permitted leaves are not required to learn missed lessons.

However, students generally commit to catching up on lessons and completing assignments appropriately when applying for a permitted leave.

Therefore, students must consciously undertake after an excused permitted leave by borrowing notes from classmates and inquiring about the missed lessons.

When are students in Vietnam required to undergo training during summer break?

Under Article 13 of Circular 22/2021/TT-BGDDT:

Training during summer break

1. A student with Unqualified training results for the whole school year must undergo training during summer break.

2. Forms of training during summer break shall be decided by principals.

3. Based on forms of training during summer break, class advisors shall assign summer training tasks to students and inform students’ parents. At the end of the summer, if training tasks are considered completed by class advisors (reports on training progress and results must be produced and bear signatures of students' parents), class advisors shall request principals to conduct re-assessment of training results of the entire school year of students. Re-assessment results shall be used in place of training results of the entire school year which are used for considering grade advancement under Article 12 hereof.

Thus, students with Unqualified training results for the whole school year must undergo training during summer break.

What is the most common leave application form for students in Vietnam?

Currently, there is no regulation for a specific leave application form for students. However, students can refer to the following form: