Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training prohibits schools from "abusing sponsorship" as a mandatory fee.

(Dan Tri) - The school's mobilization plan must be approved by the commune, ward or Department of Education and Training and must be voluntary, not equalized, and must not "abuse funding" to become a mandatory revenue.

The school's mobilization plan must be approved by the commune, ward or Department of Education and Training and must be voluntary, not equalized, and must not "abuse funding" to become a mandatory revenue.

This content was emphasized by the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City in the document on strengthening the management of revenues and expenditures in the field of education and training and the work of mobilizing funding for education in the 2025-2026 school year issued on September 19.

Students in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: Hoai Nam).

The Department requires that schools must fully, publicly and transparently inform parents about the fees collected, so that the Parents' Association and teachers clearly understand and comply with the regulations.

All fees must be fully and publicly announced in writing to parents and students by the school; the Parents' Representative Committee must not implement the unit's collection contents; absolutely must not change the name or arbitrarily add any additional fees that arise outside of the regulations.

Schools should note to extend the collection time and not collect multiple payments at the same time.

The mobilization, reception, management and use of sponsorship revenue must be approved by the People's Committee of the commune, ward or Department of Education and Training before organizing the mobilization and must be voluntary, not equalized, and must not "abuse sponsorship" to become a mandatory revenue.

It is strictly forbidden to take advantage of the name of the Parents' Representative Committee to collect fees outside of regulations.

The operating budget of the Parents' Association is managed, used and only serves the direct activities of the students.

The Department of Education and Training requested the People's Committees of communes, wards and special zones to strengthen inspection and supervision work and be responsible for explaining to learners and society about the collection levels and revenues of educational institutions under their management in accordance with regulations.

Absolutely do not allow overcharging at the beginning of the school year; direct and thoroughly instruct educational institutions to mobilize, manage and use sponsorship funds in accordance with regulations.

Establish inspection teams to inspect the revenue and expenditure situation at the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year at educational institutions in the area according to management levels, promptly correct the situation of over-collection or collection of illegal fees.

There are strict sanctions against principals of educational institutions who collect and spend money in violation of regulations.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/so-gddt-tphcm-cam-truong-lam-dung-tai-tro-thanh-khoan-thu-bat-buoc-20250919162258212.htm