Resolution on tuition exemption and support for preschool and primary school students

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man signed to certify Resolution No. 217/2025/QH15 on tuition exemption and support for preschool children, general education students, and students of general education programs in educational institutions within the national education system.

This Resolution stipulates exemption and support of tuition fees for preschool children, general education students, and general education program students who are Vietnamese citizens and people of Vietnamese origin whose nationality has not been determined and are living in Vietnam in educational institutions within the national education system.

The resolution clearly states that tuition fees are exempted for preschool children, primary school students, and those studying general education programs in public educational institutions.

Tuition support for preschool children, primary school students, and students of general education programs in private and non-public educational institutions. The level of tuition support is decided by the People's Council of the province or centrally-run city according to the tuition fee framework prescribed by the Government, but must not exceed the tuition fee of private and non-public educational institutions.

The budget for implementing the tuition exemption and support policy is guaranteed by the state budget according to the provisions of law on budget management decentralization.

The central budget supports localities that have not balanced their budgets to implement tuition exemption and support policies according to the provisions of law.

This Resolution takes effect from the date of its approval by the National Assembly (June 26, 2025) and applies from the 2025-2026 school year.

Universal preschool education for children from 3 to 5 years old

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man also signed to certify Resolution No. 218/2025/QH15 on universalizing preschool education for children from 3 to 5 years old.

According to the Resolution, the goal by 2030: 100% of provinces and centrally-run cities will meet universal preschool education standards for children from 3 to 5 years old.

The universalization of preschool education for children from 3 to 5 years old is guaranteed by the State with resources and social mobilization according to the provisions of law.

Implement universal preschool education for children from 3 to 5 years old according to the roadmap, suitable to the socio-economic development conditions of the locality, ensuring universal conditions according to regulations.

Regarding the implementation mechanism and policy, the Resolution stipulates investment in developing the network of schools and classes and ensuring facilities and teaching equipment according to regulations; ensuring sufficient number of preschool teachers according to prescribed norms; ensuring regimes and policies for children from 3 to 5 years old, management staff, teachers and staff in preschool education facilities.

At the same time, mobilize social resources to develop preschool education according to the provisions of law. Prioritize the development of preschool education in areas with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions, ethnic minority areas, mountainous areas, border areas, islands, coastal areas, densely populated areas, areas with industrial parks, clusters, and export processing zones.

The budget for implementing the policy of universalizing preschool education for children from 3 to 5 years old is guaranteed by the state budget according to the decentralization of state budget management.

The central budget supports localities that have not balanced their budgets to implement the policy of universalizing preschool education for children from 3 to 5 years old according to the provisions of law. Other legally mobilized capital sources.

This Resolution takes effect from the date of its approval by the National Assembly (June 26, 2025)./.