If false information is disclosed, schools may be suspended from enrolling students.

Educational institutions from kindergarten to university that post incorrect information about training, quality assurance conditions, and financial revenues and expenditures will be fined.

The Ministry of Education and Training is seeking comments on the draft circular Promulgating the Regulations on the implementation of publicity for educational and training institutions in the national education system, replacing the 2009 circular. Accordingly, educational institutions from preschool to general education, specialized education, continuing education, universities and colleges - intermediate pedagogical colleges are the direct subjects of the above draft.

The three contents that schools need to publicize include: commitment to education and training quality, quality assurance conditions, and financial revenue and expenditure. The new draft circular has adjusted and supplemented a number of specific provisions.

The draft of the Ministry of Education and Training stipulates that educational institutions must publicly disclose their annual revenues and expenditures on the school's website. Illustration photo: Quy Doan

Regarding commitment to quality education and training,Similar to the 2009 circular, the new draft stipulates that schools must publicly disclose their expected training goals and number of students.practical training at the facility; conditions for admission objects...

For secondary schools, schools need to add data on students studying 2 sessions/day and change the information from simply "number of students classified by conduct and academic performance" to the results of periodic assessments at the end of the school year on the capacity, qualities and academic performance of students. This is consistent with the innovation - eliminating regular grading in the assessment and classification of primary school students according to Circular 30 (2014) and Circular 22 (2016).

Data on students recognized as graduates, passing university and college entrance exams, winning prizes in exams (high school level), graduation rate, employment rate after one year of graduation (for university), still require teachers.declare

Regarding conditions to ensure educational quality,Schools need specific information on the number and area of ​​classrooms, functional rooms, boarding and semi-boarding rooms per student; the number and qualifications of teachers, managers and staff... In addition, the new draft requires public disclosure of data on the minimum teaching equipment that schools currently have and what is lacking compared to regulations.

Regarding financial income and expenditure,Similar to Circular 2009, the new draft stipulates that public educational institutions must disclose their finances to all levels of the state budget, budget estimate units, and basic construction investment projects using state budget capital...

Non-public educational institutions must notify the annual tuition, fees, and other revenues, the amount of state budget support, revenues from aid, sponsorship, gifts, and donations, and amounts payable to the state budget.

Tuition and other fees from learners are required to be announced, expected for the next 2 school years for preschool and secondary education, and for the entire course at university level.

Expenditures for each school year are also listed in the draft, requiring clear disclosure. Specifically, the expenses include: salary, professional training, meetings, seminars, domestic and foreign study tours, monthly income of teachers and administrators (highest, average and lowest); regular expenditure/student; investment in construction, repair, and equipment purchase.

Public information is posted on the school's website and posted at educational institutions.Every June, updated at the beginning of the school year or when there are changes to the relevant content. For newly recruited students, the school must disseminate and distribute documents to parents before enrollment.

In particular, the new draft Circular adds provisions on handling violations of publicizing false data, incomplete content, form, and time. Organizations, units, and individuals who violate the law will be subject to administrative sanctions in the field of education or criminal prosecution, depending on the nature and severity of the violation. For higher education institutions, colleges and intermediate pedagogical schools, in addition to the above handling, they may also be deprived of the right to self-determine enrollment targets or have their enrollment suspended.nh.

According to VNE