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He proposed a 7.5% increase in tuition fees for high school students – Photo: VINH HA
This proposal is included in the second draft of the Decree on the mechanism for collection and management of tuition fees for educational institutions of the national education system and the policy of exemption and reduction of tuition, tuition subsidy. practice; Prices of services in the education and training sector.
This decree will replace Government Decree No. 86, issued in 2015, which establishes the mechanism for the collection and management of enrollments for educational institutions of the national educational system and the policy of exemptions and reductions. Tuition rates, support for learning rates from the 2015-2016 school year to the 2020-2021 school year.
University enrollment increased by 12.5%
According to the draft, higher education institutions ensure recurring spending by themselves while meeting the highest level of autonomy and accreditation criteria for national training programs under current regulations or international quality programs. they will be able to determine by themselves the registration fees for that branch based on the economic-technical standards issued by the competent body.
Higher education institutions self-insure recurring expenses but have not met the autonomy conditions to determine the enrollment rates for each branch according to the adjustment coefficient against the prescribed enrollment ceiling for higher education institutions. self-guarantee for recurring expenses in this decree.
Higher education institutions that do not guarantee recurring expenses or insure recurring expenses on their own, but do not meet the requirements for quality accreditation of national higher education institutions, are determined to have tuition rates that do not exceed the maximum limit. Rate.
Based on the economic growth forecast of the General Statistics Office, it announced that the period 2021-2025 is 7.5%, along with the annual growth rate of the consumer price index of around 4-5% per year. and the average income level. Per Capita Increases Over the Years, the Ministry of Education and Training proposed a 12.5% increase in enrollment rates for the 2021-2022 school year to be 12.5% at the college level compared to the 2020-2021 school year. Tuition fees for subsequent years increased proportionally.
According to the research results, the survey of training costs of 7 public universities across the country conducted by the Hanoi National University expert group, the 12.5% increase in tuition / year fees will ensure the roadmap to calculate sufficient expenses. training quotas for 2025.
The Ministry has drawn up a cap on tuition fees for public higher education institutions that have not yet guaranteed recurring expenses or recurring expenses by themselves, but have not yet approved the quality accreditation of national higher education institutions .
The public higher education institutions themselves guarantee recurring expenses and approve the quality accreditation of national higher education institutions, or guarantee their own recurrent expenses and investment expenses, but have not met the quality accreditation criteria. The national department of higher education determines the maximum tuition fee equal to 2 times the tuition ceiling.
Public institutions of higher education, by themselves, to guarantee recurring and investment expenses, and to approve the quality accreditation of national institutions of higher education, are entitled to receive tuition fees up to 2.5 times the tuition ceiling.
Enrollment for preschool and high school increased by 7.5%
For preschool and secondary school, the tuition rates are based on the principle of sharing between the State and the students, according to the economic conditions of each residential area, the real contribution of the people and the growth rate of the price index. to the consumer, the annual economic growth rate and the roadmap for calculating the price of educational and training services according to the regulations.
The tuition fee bracket for pre-school and secondary education institutions that do not guarantee recurring expenses by themselves or do not guarantee recurring expenses but do not meet national quality accreditation is calculated as follows:
At the preschool and primary level, the lowest is 50-110 thousand VND / student / month (ethnic minorities, mountainous areas), 100-220 thousand VND (in rural areas) and 300-540 thousand VND (urban area).
At the lower secondary level, 50-170 thousand VND / student / month (in ethnic minorities and mountainous areas), 100-270 thousand VND (in rural areas) and 300-650 thousand VND (in urban areas).
At the secondary level of 100-220 thousand VND / student / month (ethnic minorities and mountainous areas), 200-330 thousand VND (rural) and 300-650 thousand VND (urban)
The upper limit of the enrollment framework for public institutions of preschool and general education that guarantee recurring expenses and pass national quality accreditation by themselves, or guarantee recurrent and investment expenses by themselves, but have not yet approved quality accreditation. domestic volume is up to 2x the previous registration ceiling.
The maximum tuition fee cap for preschool and general education institutions that cover their own recurring and investment expenses, and meet the national quality accreditation, is up to 2.5 times the maximum tuition fee listed above.
Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, the framework and tuition rates are adjusted according to the maximum growth rate of 7.5% / year based on local socioeconomic conditions and affordability of individuals.
The Ministry of Education and Training explained that the proposed increase in pre-school and high school enrollment is based on the economic growth scenario of the General Directorate of Statistics that announces that the period 2021-2025 is 7.5%, together with the rate of increase. The annual consumer price index is approximately 4-5% / year and the average per capita income increases over the years, the total variation of the previous indices will be 7.5% higher.
However, to guarantee social security and share with students’ families, this ministry proposed to increase only 7.5% / year with the enrollment rates for preschool and secondary school. According to this roadmap, through the 2025-2026 school year, tuition fees will offset 50% of training costs. By 2030, tuition fees will fully offset training costs (for schools that don’t have enough recurring expenses).
Tuition fees increased, pushing inflation in October by 0.09%.
