Tuition Fees for Primary Education at Public Educational Institutions in Hanoi

What are the tuition fees for primary education at public educational institutions in Hanoi?

Based on Article 2 of Resolution 02/2024/NQ-HDND on the regulation of tuition fees for kindergartens and public general educational institutions in Hanoi from the 2023-2024 school year as follows:

(1) Face-to-face Learning Tuition Fees

Unit: Vietnamese Dong/student/month

(2) Online Learning Tuition Fees: 75% of the face-to-face learning tuition fees. To be specific:

Unit: Vietnamese Dong/student/month

Note: The regulation on primary school tuition fees serves as a basis for tuition fee support for private primary school students who are entitled to tuition fee exemption or reduction policies as prescribed (According to Clause 1, Article 14 of Decree 81/2021/ND-CP, public primary school students are exempt from tuition fees).

Thus, public primary school students in Hanoi are exempt from tuition fees, the tuition fees for private primary schools in Hanoi are as follows:

Tuition Fees for Primary Education at Public Educational Institutions in Hanoi​ (Image from the Internet)

What is the deadline for collecting primary school tuition fees in Hanoi?

Pursuant to Article 3 of Resolution 02/2024/NQ-HDND:

Regulation on applying the tuition fee collection mode for face-to-face and online learning in cases of natural disasters, epidemics, and force majeure events

1. For months with a full month of face-to-face learning or online learning: Apply the tuition fee collection rate of that month according to the specified rate corresponding to the learning mode and region of the grade level.

2. For months that simultaneously apply both direct and online learning modes: Based on the student's learning time at the unit to apply the tuition fee collection rate of that month. In cases where the online learning mode is applied for 14 days or more, the online learning tuition fee rate is applied (including legally specified days off) and the corresponding tuition fee rate is applied according to the grade level and region.

3. The total duration for collecting tuition fees (for both direct and online learning modes) must ensure that the total collection period does not exceed 9 months/year.

The total duration for collecting primary school tuition fees for both face-to-face and online learning modes in Hanoi must ensure that the total collection period does not exceed 9 months/year.

What is the eligibility age for primary students in Vietnam?

Based on Article 33 of the Primary School Regulations issued with Circular 28/2020/TT-BGDDT, the age of primary school students in Vietnam is as follows:

- The age for entering first grade is 06 years and is calculated based on the year.

Children with disabilities, those with underdeveloped physical or intellectual capacity, children from particularly difficult socio-economic regions, ethnic minority children, orphans with no shelter, children returning from abroad, and children of foreigners studying or working in Vietnam may enter first grade at an older age but not more than 03 years older than the specified age.

In cases where children enter first grade exceeding the specified age by more than 03 years, it will be decided by the head of the Division of Education and Training.

- Primary school students may be older than the specified age if they repeat a grade, are in regions with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions, are ethnic minorities, have disabilities, have underdeveloped physical or intellectual capacity, are orphans with no shelter, children returning from abroad, or in other cases as prescribed by law.

Thus, for primary school students in Vietnam, the age for entering first grade is 06 years and is calculated based on the year.

(In certain special cases, the age of primary school students in Vietnam may be higher or lower than the above-specified age)