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Despite official ban, private tutoring still thrives in HCM City
More than 10 years ago, Ho Chi Minh City began tightening control over private tutoring, especially for primary school students. In reality, unauthorized tutoring continues to operate quietly in schools and learning centers.
Tutoring centers boom, parents end up paying more for children’s extra classes
Many parents have complained that they are bearing a heavier financial burden after the Ministry of Education and Training’s (MOET) issued Circular 29, which prohibits teachers from giving private tutoring to their students at school.
Ho Chi Minh City to prohibit tutoring after 8pm for student health
HCM City Department of Education to limit tutoring hours for students’ wellbeing.
Parents burdened as tutoring fees surge following new education regulations
Circular 29 aimed to curb rampant tutoring, but many parents now face higher costs as classes shift to private centers with rising fees.
Vietnam’s education ministry draws the line on rampant private tutoring
Deputy Minister Pham Ngoc Thuong calls on teachers and schools to take responsibility in ending widespread after-school classes.
Circular 29 ban's effect on extra teaching: teachers offer free exam lessons
To ensure education quality and prepare students for high school entrance exams, many schools in Hanoi have launched free exam review sessions following the ban cited in Circular 29 on extra paid teaching beyond school hours.
Teachers struggle to register their private tutoring business
Failing twice to register a business for holding extra classes, Thu Tuyen from Thanh Xuan district in Hanoi decided to use a registration service to legalize the extra teaching.
Vietnamese parents pay premium for tutoring as extra classes are restricted
With school-led tutoring reduced under new education policies, many Vietnamese parents are spending hundreds of dollars on private lessons to help their children prepare for exams.
Private schools, teachers are also covered by Circular 29 on private tutoring
When the Ministry of Education and Training's (MOET) Circular 29 on extra teaching was released, many people thought the regulation only applied to public schools, not private ones.
How do schools manage teachers who offer private tutoring?
Under the Ministry of Education and Training’s (MOET) newly released Circular 29, teachers are prohibited from giving private tutoring to students they are officially assigned to teach during regular school hours.
Ministry of Education and Training wants no extra tutoring lessons at schools
Though most students are rated good or excellent in Vietnam's educational system, they still attend extra classes outside school hours.
Schools find it difficult to control teachers’ private tutoring
The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) does not allow teachers at public schools to participate in the management, operation and organization of extra teaching, but the practice still occurs.
How many hours of private tutoring are teachers offering?
The Ministry of Education and Training's (MOET) new circular on private tutoring, effective from February 14, is expected to have a considerable impact. A survey in 2024 found that four of 10 teachers offer private tutoring.
