On September 3, the Government issued Decree No. 238/2025/ND-CP regulating policies on tuition fees, exemption, reduction, tuition support, support for learning costs and service prices in the field of education and training.
Specifically, the Decree stipulates 14 groups of students exempted from tuition fees, including:
1. Preschool children, primary school students, and students of general education programs (students studying regular secondary education programs and students studying regular high school education programs) in public educational institutions in the national education system.
2. Subjects as prescribed in the Ordinance on Preferential Treatment for People with Revolutionary Contributions if they are studying at educational institutions in the national education system.
3. Students in vocational and higher education institutions who are disabled.
4. Students aged 16 to 22 who are studying for a first-degree university degree are eligible for monthly social allowances as prescribed in Clauses 1 and 2, Article 5 of Decree No. 20/2021/ND-CP dated March 15, 2021 of the Government on social assistance policies for social protection beneficiaries. Students at intermediate and college levels who are orphans of both parents and have no one to rely on according to the provisions of the Law on Vocational Education.
There are 14 groups of students exempted from tuition fees (Photo: Hoai Nam).
5. Students of the nominated system (including students nominated for vocational boarding with a training period of 3 months or more) according to Government regulations on the nominated system for admission to higher education and vocational education institutions in the national education system.
6. Students of preparatory schools, preparatory departments.
7. Students studying at vocational and higher education institutions who are ethnic minorities and whose father or mother or both father and mother or grandparents (in case of living with grandparents) are from poor or near-poor households according to regulations of the Prime Minister .
8. Students majoring in Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thought.
9. Postgraduate students with master's, doctoral, level I specialist, level II specialist, resident physician specializing in psychiatry, pathology, forensic medicine, forensic psychiatry, infectious diseases and emergency resuscitation at public educational institutions in the health sector.
10. Ethnic minority students with very few people according to Government regulations on policies for preschool children, ethnic minority students with very few people in areas with difficult or especially difficult socio-economic conditions according to current regulations of competent authorities.
11. Students who are eligible for programs and projects are exempt from tuition fees according to regulations of the Government and the Prime Minister.
12. Junior high school graduates continue to study at intermediate level.
13. Students at intermediate and college levels, for fields and professions that are difficult to recruit but are in demand by society according to the list prescribed by the Ministry of Education and Training.
14. Students of specialized majors and occupations that meet the requirements of socio-economic development, national defense and security as prescribed by the Law on Vocational Education. Special specialized majors and occupations are prescribed by the Government and the Prime Minister.
In addition, the Government also stipulates groups that are eligible for a 70% tuition reduction, including:
Students of traditional and special arts majors such as folk theater musicians, Hue traditional musicians, Southern amateur music, theater actors, folk performing arts, ca tru art, bai choi art, traditional musical instrument performances;
Students studying royal court music, opera, tuong, cai luong, dance, circus; some arduous, toxic, and dangerous occupations for vocational education according to the list of arduous, toxic, and dangerous occupations;
Students who are ethnic minorities (except for very small ethnic minorities) and who themselves and their parents have permanent residence in a particularly difficult village/hamlet, a commune in region III of ethnic minority and mountainous areas, or a particularly difficult commune in coastal and island areas.
Groups that receive a 50% reduction in tuition fees include students in vocational training institutions and universities whose parents have had work-related accidents or occupational diseases and are entitled to regular allowances.
Two groups are supported with tuition fees, including preschool children, high school students, and students in general education programs (students studying in the regular education program at the junior high school level and students studying in the regular education program at the high school level);
Postgraduate students with master's, doctoral, level I specialist, level II specialist, resident physician specializing in psychiatry, pathology, forensic medicine, forensic psychiatry, infectious diseases and emergency resuscitation at private educational institutions in the health sector.
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/mien-hoc-phi-voi-14-nhom-hoc-sinh-sinh-vien-20250904193546711.htm
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