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The Ministry of Education and Training in Vietnam has clarified the rules regarding tuition and learning cost support for students living in disadvantaged areas. The clarification came after a question raised by Nguyen Huu Loi from Quang Tri province about whether high school students living in particularly disadvantaged coastal communes but studying in other better-developed communes are still eligible for government learning support.

According to the ministry, the policy is regulated under Clause 4, Article 17 of Government Decree No. 238/2025/ND-CP issued on September 3, 2025. The decree outlines tuition fee support, fee exemptions, reductions, and assistance for learning costs in the education and training sector. The policy mainly focuses on helping students from poor and remote communities continue their education without financial hardship.

The ministry explained that preschool children, primary and secondary school students, and trainees studying under continuing education programs can receive learning cost support if they permanently reside in particularly disadvantaged villages, communes in Zone III ethnic minority and mountainous regions, or disadvantaged coastal and island communes identified by authorities.

The regulation also allows students to study in educational institutions located outside their home disadvantaged areas if there is no suitable school available in their own commune or village. In such cases, the students may still remain eligible for financial support under the decree. Authorities said the purpose of the policy is to ensure equal access to education for students living in remote and underdeveloped regions.

However, the ministry noted that the question submitted by Nguyen Huu Loi did not clearly mention whether the disadvantaged commune where the student lives currently has a high school. Officials explained that eligibility for support depends on whether educational facilities are available in the student’s home area. If no high school exists there, then studying in another commune could still qualify the student for assistance.

The government introduced the policy to reduce educational inequality and encourage students from disadvantaged backgrounds to continue their studies. Many coastal, mountainous, and minority communities in Vietnam still face limited educational infrastructure, transportation challenges, and economic difficulties that affect school attendance.

Education experts say financial support programs such as tuition assistance and learning cost subsidies play an important role in improving literacy rates and educational opportunities in rural regions. The ministry also emphasized that local authorities must carefully review each case to ensure students who genuinely meet the conditions receive the support they deserve.

Vietnam has been expanding social welfare and education support policies in recent years as part of broader efforts to improve human resource development and reduce poverty in disadvantaged communities. Officials believe such policies will help create better educational opportunities and improve long-term social and economic growth across the country.

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