Free Two-Session School Days Starting Next School Year

Starting from the 2025–2026 school year, Vietnam will provide free two-session school days for primary and lower secondary students. General Secretary Tô Lâm asked the education sector and local governments to prepare enough teachers, classrooms, and

. The plan aims to improve education quality and help students grow in both knowledge and life skills.

The program will depend on each area's conditions. While the government will mainly

it, schools are not allowed to collect . Students will also learn arts and culture to reduce study pressure and support full development.

Vietnam now has over 23 million general education students. Of these, about 8.9 million are in primary schools and 6.5 million in lower secondary schools. The government also plans to create a new

to fix problems in education, especially in remote areas, where learning conditions are still poor.