When is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2024? Do students in Vietnam have a day off for the Mid-Autumn Festival?

When is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2024?

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival in Vietnam and some East Asian countries, celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, when the moon is at its fullest and brightest of the year. The Mid-Autumn Festival has various names such as Moon Festival, Children's Festival, Reunion Festival, etc.

It is celebrated annually on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. In 2024, the Mid-Autumn Festival falls on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, according to the Gregorian calendar.

There are 75 days remaining until the Mid-Autumn Festival 2024.

When is the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2024? Do students in Vietnam have a day off for the Mid-Autumn Festival? (Image from the Internet)

Do students in Vietnam have a day off for the Mid-Autumn Festival?

Currently, there is no specific regulation that grants students a holiday on the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Additionally, based on Article 112 of the Labor Code 2019, the public holiday is stated as follows:

Public holiday

1. Employees are entitled to take paid leave on the following holidays and festivals:

a) Gregorian New Year: 01 day (January 1);

b) Lunar New Year: 05 days;

c) Victory Day: 01 day (April 30);

d) International Labor Day: 01 day (May 1);

dd) National Day: 02 days (September 2 and 01 adjacent day before or after);

e) Hung Kings' Commemoration Day: 01 day (March 10 of the lunar calendar).

2. Foreign employees working in Vietnam are entitled to an additional day off for their traditional New Year and one for their national day, in addition to the holidays stated in Clause 1 of this Article.

3. Annually, considering actual conditions, the Prime Minister decides specific days off for the holidays stipulated in Points b and dd, Clause 1 of this Article.

Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival is not among the holidays during which employees are entitled to leave.

Since students typically follow the holiday schedule of teachers, and according to the aforementioned regulations, teachers do not get a holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2024, it means that students do not get a holiday on the Mid-Autumn Festival.

What are rights of students in Vietnam?

For primary school students

According to Article 35 of the Charter of Primary Schools issued with Circular 28/2020/TT-BGDDT, primary school students have the following rights:

- Right to education

+ To be educated, to learn for comprehensive development and to best exploit one's own potential; to study at a convenient primary school or class implementing general education programs at the primary education level for them within their residential area.

+ Students can choose schools or transfer to another school outside their residential area if the school can accept students.

+ Primary school-aged students returning from abroad, children of foreigners who study, work in Vietnam, children with difficult circumstances who have not attended school are admitted to a primary school; the principal conducts a level assessment to place them in an appropriate class.

+ Disabled students are integrated into a primary school; ensuring conditions for study and practice; they are assessed according to their individual education plan.

+ Students can shorten the time for completing the program, study at ages older than the stipulated age, extend study time, or be retained.

+ Students in good health and intellectually advanced can study beyond their grade within the educational level. The process for individual cases is as follows:

++ Parents or guardians submit a request to the school.

++ The school principal sets up a counseling assessment committee, including: the principal or vice-principal, the Parents’ Association of the school, current and next grade teachers, medical staff, and a team leader.

++ Based on the committee's assessment, the principal completes the documentation and reports to the Education and Training Department head for a decision.

+ Students with learning deficiencies after receiving direct guidance from teachers, parents, or guardians, and still not making progress, depending on their incomplete levels of study tasks and practice; teachers report to the principal to decide on advancing or retaining the student with their family's cooperation for suitable educational measures.

- To be protected, cared for, respected, treated equally and democratically; to have their legitimate rights and interests assured; to be informed fully about their learning and practicing process; to have guaranteed conditions of time, facilities, hygiene, safety for learning and practicing.

- To participate in activities to develop individual capabilities; to express opinions, personal aspirations.

- To receive scholarships and social policies according to regulations.

- To enjoy other rights as prescribed by law.

For lower and upper secondary school students

The rights of lower and upper secondary school students are specifically stipulated in Article 35 of the regulations issued with Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT:

- To enjoy equal conditions for comprehensive education; assured conditions of time, facilities, hygiene, safety for class study and home self-study; to be informed about their learning and practicing; to use equipment, means serving their learning, cultural, and sports activities in the school according to regulations.

- To be respected and protected, treated equally, and democratically; the right to complain to the school and educational authorities about decisions affecting themselves; the right to transfer schools for legitimate reasons following current regulations; to study ahead of their age, skip grades, study at ages older than the stipulated age as per Article 33 of the Charter issued with Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT.

- To participate in activities to develop abilities in subjects, sports, arts organized by the school if they meet conditions.

- To receive scholarships or other supports according to regulations for socially supported students, students with livelihood difficulties, and talented students.

- To transfer schools if eligible following regulations; transfer procedures are implemented as stipulated by the Minister of Education and Training.

- To enjoy other rights as prescribed by law.