How many years can children with disabilities study at kindergarten in Vietnam?

How many years can children with disabilities study at kindergarten in Vietnam?

In Article 2 of the Joint Circular 42/2013/TTLT-BGDĐT-BLDTBXH-BTC, there are provisions:

1. Admission priority

Any disabled people who are 3 years older than regulated age for admission shall be eligible for admission.

2. Enrollment priority

a) Lower secondary schools and upper secondary schools

Disabled people are eligible for direct admission into upper secondary schools similarly to upper-secondary ethnic boarding school students and ethnic minority students as prescribed in Regulations of enrollment in lower secondary schools and upper secondary schools issued by the Ministry of Education and Training;

b) Professional secondary schools

Disabled people are eligible for direct admission into professional secondary schools as prescribed in Regulations of enrollment in professional secondary schools issued by the Ministry of Education and Training. Headmasters of professional secondary schools or schools providing professional secondary education according to the learning outcomes in general education of the student (transcripts), health and requirements of disciplines pertaining to direct admission into schools.

c) Universities and colleges

Profoundly disabled people shall be eligible for direct admission into universities or colleges. According to learning outcomes in general education (transcripts) and health of the profoundly disabled students and requirements of disciplines, headmasters of universities or colleges shall consider deciding direct admission.

Severely disabled people shall benefit from priority policies for entities when they register for admission into universities or colleges as prescribed in Regulations of enrollment in full-time universities or colleges issued by the Ministry of Education and Training.

In Clause 1, Article 14 of the Education Law 2019, it is stipulated:

1. Primary education is compulsory.

The State shall provide the universalization of preschool education to 05-year-old children and provide the universalization of lower secondary education.

2. The State shall be responsible for implementing compulsory education throughout the country; planning and facilitating the universalization of education.

3. All citizens within defined age groups shall have the obligation to learn in order to contribute to the universalization of education and complete the compulsory education programme.

4. Families and guardians shall enable their members in defined age groups to receive education in order to contribute to the universalization of education and complete the compulsory education programme.

Thus, according to the regulations in Vietnam, people with disabilities who are 3 years older than regulated age for admission shall be eligible for admission and according to the provisions of the law on education, universalization of preschool education for children aged 5 years old.

Therefore, kindergarten students with disabilities can study until the age of 8, it is impossible to determine the maximum number of years, because it depends on what age the student begins to study in Vietnam.

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