Education and training

Teachers are not allowed to charge extra money to the students they are teaching.

TH (according to Vietnamnet) 01/03/2025 17:30

According to the circular regulating extra teaching and learning, teachers are not allowed to organize extra classes for primary school students and are not allowed to teach extra classes for money outside of school with the students they are teaching.

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Teachers and schools are not allowed to organize extra classes for primary school students, except in cases related to arts, sports, and life skills training (illustrative photo)

The Ministry of Education and Training has just issued a circular regulating extra teaching and learning, which outlines cases where extra teaching and extra learning are not allowed. Specifically, teachers and schools are not allowed to organize extra teaching for primary school students, except in cases related to training in arts, sports, and life skills.

Teachers who are teaching at schools are also not allowed to teach extra classes outside of school for money from the students they are teaching.

Teachers in public schools are not allowed to participate in the management and operation of extra-curricular teaching but can participate in extra-curricular teaching.

Regulations on extra teaching and learning in schools

For extra teaching and learning in schools, it is only for 3 subjects, including: Students whose study results of the last consecutive semester are not satisfactory; Students selected by the school to foster excellent students; Final year students who voluntarily register to review for entrance exams and graduation exams according to the school's education plan.

Regarding the cost of organizing extra teaching and learning, these three subjects are the responsibility of the school to train and are included in the school's educational plan to meet the school's educational goals, ensuring the rights of all students to meet the program's requirements and not collect tuition fees from students.

Extra classes are arranged by subject for each grade; each class has no more than 45 students; in one week, each extra subject has no more than 2 periods (to ensure that it does not exceed the average number of periods of subjects according to the regulations of the general education program); extra classes are not arranged alternately with the timetable for implementing the main curriculum (to limit the negative effects of forcing students to take extra classes); extra classes are not taught in advance compared to the subject curriculum distribution in the school's education plan.

Regulations on extra teaching and learning outside of school

For extra teaching and learning outside of school that collects money from students, organizations and individuals must register their business to be subject to management according to the provisions of the Enterprise Law.

Business organizations and individuals must also increase publicity on the electronic information portal of the tutoring facility or post at the tutoring facility information about the subjects; the duration of tutoring for each subject by grade level; the location, form, and time of tutoring and learning; the list of tutors and the tuition fees before enrolling students.

Teachers who are teaching at schools and participate in extra-curricular teaching must report to the principal about the subjects, location, form, and time of extra-curricular teaching.

The level of tuition for extra-curricular classes is agreed upon between the student's parents, the student and the tutoring facility.

Regarding the supervision of extra teaching and learning, the circular stipulates that supervision must not only be done by the education sector or local authorities, but also by the entire population, by students and parents themselves, based on the issued regulations.

Previously, at the opening session of the 8th Session of the 15th National Assembly, General Secretary To Lam requested a change in the thinking of law-making, including a resolute abandonment of the thinking of "if you can't manage it, then ban it". Also at this session, when discussing the draft Law on Teachers, many National Assembly deputies affirmed: "Extra teaching and learning are real needs of society and the state management responsibility of the Ministry of Education and Training is to issue regulations to manage this issue.

Implementing the direction of the General Secretary and absorbing the opinions of National Assembly deputies, managers, experts, and people's opinions through the mass media, when developing the new Circular regulating extra teaching and learning, the Ministry of Education and Training determined to only prohibit negative phenomena, not prohibit the real and legitimate needs of both teachers and learners.

TH (according to Vietnamnet)
Teachers are not allowed to charge extra money to the students they are teaching.