Nghe An: No increase in tuition fees for the 2022-2023 school year

On January 18, 2023, the Department of Education and Training issued a document on the implementation of the collection level.tuitionfor public preschool and general education institutions for the 2022-2023 school year.

This document clearly states: To implement Resolution No. 165/NQ-CP dated December 20, 2022 of the Government on tax collectionTuition fees for public educational and training institutions for the 2022-2023 school year; Decision No. 68/QD-UBND dated December 27, 2022 of the People's Committee of Nghe An province stipulating the mechanism for management and operation of the State budget in 2023 in Nghe An province, the Provincial People's Committee assigned the Department of Education and Training to advise the Provincial People's Committee to submit to the Provincial People's Council to issue a Resolution to stabilize tuition fees for the 2022-2023 school year as in the 2021-2022 school year.

Class time of students at Thanh Luong Kindergarten (Thanh Chuong). Photo: MH

While waiting for the Resolution to be issued, the Department of Education and Training requests the Chairmen of the People's Committees of districts, cities and towns to direct public preschool and general education institutions that have not yet ensured regular expenditures to maintain the tuition fee level for the 2022-2023 school year as the 2021-2022 school year as issued by the Provincial People's Council.

That is, the tuition fee for preschool level will range from 45,000– 280,000 VND/month/student. Tuition fees for secondary school will range from 35,000– 130,000 VND/month/student and the tuition fee for high school and high school supplementary education will be from 45,000– 130,000 VND/month/student.

Tuition fees for the 2022-2023 school year according to new guidelines from the Department of Education and Training. Photo: MH

Previously, according to Resolution No. 14/2022/NQ - Provincial People's Council approved on July 14, 2022 on tuition fees in public educational institutions, tuition fees for the 2022 - 2023 school year in Nghe An province have been adjusted compared to the previous school year.

Accordingly, depending on the region, tuition fees will increase from the lowest level of VND5,000 (from VND45,000 to VND50,000 for preschool and secondary schools in mountainous districts) and the highest level of VND170,000 (from VND130,000 to VND300,000 for secondary and high schools in wards of Vinh city and towns).

In mountainous districts and communes (belonging to Vinh city and towns) and in plain districts, tuition fees increased from 20,000 to 80,000 VND. For preschool level, students in communes of Vinh city and towns were reduced from 200,000 VND to 100,000 VND.

Regarding the increase in tuition fees, on December 20, 2022, the Government issued Resolution 165/NQ-CP on tuition fees for public educational and training institutions for the 2022-2023 school year.

Tuition fees for high school students will remain stable as in previous school years. Photo: MH

Thereby, it also requested ministries, branches and localities to direct public educational and training institutions under their management to maintain stable tuition fees for the 2022-2023 school year as in the 2021-2022 school year.

For localities that have previously decided to increase tuition fees for the 2022-2023 school year, the Government requires using local budgets to compensate for the difference in increase compared to tuition fees for the 2021-2022 school year.

The above decision was made by the Government to continue to provide timely support to students, low-income households, and those in difficult circumstances, stabilize prices and control inflation, contributing to economic recovery and development, and stabilize people's lives after the COVID-19 pandemic./.