Five-year-old children to get free education from September
Public schools will provide free education to five-year-old children from the 2024 - 2025 school year that starts in September.
Public schools will provide free education to five-year-old children from the 2024 - 2025 school year that starts in September. Illustrative photo by NLD
The government previously applied the policy for children in difficult areas like remote mountains or islands.
Vietnam has made elementary school compulsory and tuition-free for all children aged six to 11.
The northern city of Hai Phong is the first locality in the country to provide free education for children from kindergarten to middle school levels from the 2020-2021 school year and those in high school starting the 2021-2022 school year.
The central city of Danang also approved free schooling from kindergarten to high school from the 2023-2024 academic year.
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