Vietnam: Criteria for ethnic minority students who are enrolled under the electoral system

According to Article 5 of the Decree No. 141/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, rights and obligations of learners under the election regime are prescribed as follows:

1. General standards

- Permanently residing for 05 consecutive years or more up to the year of enrollment in areas with extremely difficult socio-economic conditions; have biological parents or adoptive parents (or have one of the two parties being biological father or natural mother, adoptive father or adoptive mother) who directly raise them living in this area;

- Satisfy pre-qualification standards for industries and occupations requiring pre-qualification;

- Not more than 22 years old by the year of enrollment, have good health according to current regulations.

2. In addition to the general standards, students admitted to university must meet the following specific standards:

- Graduated from high school;

- Classified the behavior of the school years of the upper secondary school level is good;

- Grade of academic performance in the final year of high school is good or higher;

- Having studied for 3 full years and graduated from high school at a school in the enrollment area as prescribed or at a boarding high school for ethnic minorities.

3. In addition to the general standards, students admitted to colleges must meet the following specific standards:

- Graduated from high school;

- Classified the behavior of the school years of the upper secondary school level is good;

- Grade the academic performance of the last year of high school with average grade or higher;

- Having studied for 3 full years and graduated from high school at a school in the enrollment area as prescribed or at a boarding high school for ethnic minorities.

4. In addition to the general standards, students admitted to the intermediate level must meet the following specific standards:

- Graduated from middle school or high school;

- Grade the behavior of the last school year with good grade or higher;

- Grade the academic performance of the last year of high school with average grade or higher;

- Having studied for 4 full years of study and graduated from lower secondary school or studied for 3 full years and graduated from upper secondary school at a school in the enrollment area according to regulations or at a boarding high school for ethnic minorities.

5. Priority in recruitment and selection

Learners who fully meet the criteria for admission and election, if they fall into one of the following cases, are given priority in the selection process for admission to universities, colleges, and intermediate schools in the following order:

- Children of martyrs, war invalids and sick soldiers, persons with certificates of persons entitled to the same policies as war invalids;

- Studying at a boarding high school for ethnic minorities;

- Matriculated into universities, colleges, and intermediate schools in the year of consideration for admission;

- Winning prizes in competitions for excellent students at district level and above;

- In case learners are eligible for multiple priorities at the same time, they will only be entitled to one of the highest priority in enrollment and election.

View more details at the Decree No. 141/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from January 23, 2021.

Thuy Tram

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