1. The formal school education in VN consists of two levels of education primary and secondary education.
2. The children start Grade 1 at the age of 6 and finish Grade 5 of the primary education at the age of 10.
3. Then they continue with the secondary education is which is sub-divided into 2 levels: lower secondary from grade 6 to grade 9 and upper secondary from grade 10 to grade 12.
4. The primary and lower secondary education are compulsory but upper secondary and higher education are optional.
5. The children are required to complete for 12 years of primary and secondary education prior to attending university or college.