MIRO: Vietnamese stateless children’s education situation in Kampong Chhnang and Pursat Provinces

Research date: 18-20 January in Kampong Chhnang and 19-21 March 2014 in Pursat

Based on two active fieldtrip researches in Kampong Chhnang and Pursat provinces, Minority Rights Organization (MIRO) found out the following issues faced by Vietnamese stateless children with regard to their education at the state and private schools:
In Kampong Chhnang province, there are five state and private schools in Phsar Chhnang commune and 4 state and private schools located in Chhnok Truo commune.

In Pursat, Kra Kor district, Kampong Luong commune, there are five state and private schools. Most of them are located in the floating house communities. The research indicated that about ten percent of Vietnamese children in those floating communities can afford to attend state school because they have the necessary identification documents and about 30 percent of their
children can afford to study their own language (Vietnamese) at Vietnamese private schools.

The remainder cannot go to school for a number of reasons.