Private School Finances: Transparency and Auditing
The problem: a private school collects tens of billions in tuition yearly — where does it go, who oversees? Quick answer: private schools must run transparent finances: full…
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Student Scholarships and Allowances: Personal Income Tax
The problem: a student receives a VND 50 million/year scholarship and a VND 10 million/month research allowance — is personal income tax due? Quick answer: in principle, study-encouraging…
Read article ↗Tuition Exemptions and Reductions for Disadvantaged Students
The problem: can struggling families get tuition waived or reduced — and must private schools comply? Quick answer: the State exempts, reduces, or subsidizes tuition for policy beneficiaries,…
Read article ↗Mid-Year Tuition Increases: Are They Allowed?
The problem: mid-year, the school announces a 20% tuition hike effective next month — must parents pay? Quick answer: not automatically. Private schools set tuition freely, but during…
Read article ↗Private School Tuition: Collection and Transparency Principles
The problem: private schools set their own tuition — can they charge anything, anyhow? Quick answer: they set levels freely, but must follow three hard principles: publicity —…
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School Violence: The School’s Legal Liability
The problem: a child is beaten by classmates and the school says “kids fighting is normal” — is that right? Quick answer: no. School violence isn’t “kids’ stuff”;…
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School Safety: Liability When Students Are Injured
The problem: a child breaks an arm at recess, suffers food poisoning from the boarding kitchen — must the school compensate? Quick answer: schools have a legal duty…
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Collecting and Using Student Images: Parental Consent
The problem: a school photographs students for its fanpage and enrollment ads — must each parent consent? Quick answer: yes. Personal images are legally protected personal data; for…
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Protecting Students’ Personal Data in Schools (Decree 356/2025)
The problem: schools hold the most sensitive “data vault”: children’s personal information — names, birth dates, addresses, health, images, classroom CCTV. Quick answer: from 1 January 2026, the…
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Establishing University Branch Campuses and Second Campuses
The problem: a university wants a branch campus in another province — is it “licensed like a new university”? Quick answer: nearly. A branch campus is a dependent…
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