In Vietnam, what is a private school council?

In Vietnam, what is a private school council?

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 7 of the Regulation on Organization And Operation Of Private Primary Schools, Middle Schools, High Schools And Combined Schools issued together with Circular 40/2021/TT-BGDĐT stipulating as follows:

1. The school council of a private school shall manage the school, exercise the right of representation of the investors and relevant interested parties and implement the investors’ decisions

Composition of private school council in Vietnam

Pursuant to Clause 2 of the same article stipulating on composition of school council as follows: 

a) The school shall be composed of investor representatives and in-school and out-school members elected in an investor conference and decided according to the proportion of contribution.

b) The non-profit private school shall be composed of investor representatives elected and decided by investors according to the proportion of contribution; and in-school and out-school members. In-school members shall include standard members and voted members. Standard members are the secretary of the Party Executive Committee, principal, chairperson of trade union and secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. Voted members are representatives of teachers and staff elected in a plenary meeting or delegate meeting of the school. Out-school members shall include representatives of leaders, managers, educators, entrepreneurs and alumni elected in a plenary meeting or delegate meeting of the school.

c) The school council shall have a chairperson, a secretary and other members, and an odd number of members between 05 and 15. The council’s tenure shall be 05 years.

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