What is the maximum level?

Primary school students in District 12, Ho Chi Minh City

What is noteworthy about the instructions for collecting and using tuition fees and other fees allowed at public schools in District 12, Ho Chi Minh City from the 2024-2025 school year? What is the maximum fee for other fees in public schools in the district this school year? Thanh Nien Online publishes noteworthy information so that readers can easily follow and compare in the process of paying fees for their children at school.

Tuition fees from the 2024-2025 school year

From the 2024-2025 school year and the following school years, educational institutions in District 12 will apply tuition fees according to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 2 of Resolution No. 12/2024/NQ-HDND. Specifically as in the following table:

Tuition collection instructions of District 12 People's Committee

Elementary school students are exempted from tuition fees. The tuition fees for elementary school level specified in the table above are the basis for implementing the policy of supporting tuition fees for private elementary school students in areas where there are no public elementary schools and for private elementary school students who are eligible for tuition exemption or reduction policies according to regulations.

5-year-old preschool children are exempted from tuition fees from the 2024-2025 school year (effective from September 1, 2024). Secondary school students are exempted from tuition fees from the 2025-2026 school year (effective from September 1, 2025).

9 service revenues to serve and support educational activities

Resolution 13/2024/NQ-HDND of the People's Council of Ho Chi Minh City stipulates the revenues and collection levels, revenue and expenditure management mechanism for services serving and supporting educational activities of public educational institutions (referred to as public schools/classes) in Ho Chi Minh City from the 2024-2025 school year.

9 revenue items and maximum revenue levels of services serving and supporting educational activities at public schools in District 12 for the 2024-2025 school year

District 12 People's Committee notes: The collection rates specified in this document are the maximum collection rates. Based on the actual situation of the educational institution and the needs of the students, the educational institution shall agree with the students' parents on the specific collection rate, but not exceeding the prescribed collection rate and not being 15% higher than the collection rate implemented in the 2023-2024 school year.

Notably, regarding the revenue "Air conditioning service for classrooms with air conditioning - For classrooms that need to use but do not have air conditioning, must rent" (section 7.2), District 12 requires: "Educational institutions shall base on the actual physical facilities at the unit and the need to use air conditioning of parents, the unit price of service provision to calculate the specific revenue level but not exceeding the prescribed revenue level. The rental of air conditioning must have the consent of parents, and be implemented in accordance with the provisions of law".

Primary school students in District 12 during an activity in the school yard

Collection levels of fees for organizing other educational activities

Name of 6 revenue items, maximum revenue levels on each item Revenue from organizing other educational activities of the school program in District 12, Ho Chi Minh City is shown in the following table:

6 collections, maximum collection levels for other educational activities of school programs in District 12

Regarding the school program, District 12 said that public educational institutions directly decide on educational activities in the school program and must approve the activities, implemented grade levels, content framework, etc. The plan to implement educational activities of the school program must be informed and implemented for parents to choose activities associated with appropriate organizations and units and agreed upon with parents on a voluntary basis.

Q.12 noted: "The collection level must be commensurate with the quality of education and training services. The increase in collection level for the 2024-2025 school year (if any) shall not exceed 15% compared to the collection level implemented in the 2023-2024 school year."

The names of 4 fees, the maximum fees for educational activities carried out according to the projects and the names of 7 fees for individual students are shown in this table:

District 12 People's Committee requests that public educational institutions not change their names or create any additional fees other than those listed in this document.

Regarding revenue and expenditure estimates for service revenues, educational support and other revenues (excluding tuition fees): Estimates must be prepared before publicly announcing the collection levels to parents. These revenues must be agreed upon with parents before implementation.

The unit issues receipts and invoices to students when collecting money and should note to spread out the collection time, and not collect multiple payments at the same time.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/q12-tphcm-huong-dan-cac-khoan-thu-trong-nam-hoc-moi-muc-toi-da-bao-nhieu-185240921200049294.htm