China has given 4.74 billion yuan (747.73 million U.S. dollars) to secondary vocational schools as compensation for tuition exemptions they have offered to students, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on November 4.

    "The funds will be offered to secondary vocational or technical schools that have accepted students from poor families or students studying agriculture-related subjects without charging tuition," according to the MOF.

    The ministry said approximately 4 million students have enjoyed tuition exemptions in China's secondary vocational schools.

    Since 2009, students from poor families studying at secondary vocational schools and students studying agriculture-related subjects in such schools have been exempted from paying tuition.

Source: Xinhua