School year 2019

In the upcoming academic year, the Ministry of Education and Training will restructure organizational and management systems in pre-schools and general educational establishments, and build more kindergartens in industrial parks and export processing zones. IT application in teaching will be boosted while higher education will be further improved in line with regional and global standards. The 2018-2019 school year is forecast to face numerous difficulties as many localities have recently experienced devastating flooding, which resulted in degrading school infrastructure, classrooms, and teaching and learning equipment. Pham Hung Anh, Deputy Director of the Department for Material Facilities and School Equipment, said, “We have asked localities to thoroughly review the existing infrastructure and school equipment, and prepare plans on repairs, upgrades, and equipment procurement. To date, all 63 provinces and cities nationwide have submitted their plans to relevant authorities, … [Read more...] about Education sector ready for new school year

Illustrative image (Source: VNA)   Hanoi (VNA) – Schools across the country will hold ceremonies to launch the 2018-2019 school year on September 5, the Ministry of Education and Training has requested. Accordingly, the ministry stressed that ceremonies must be solemn but simple and designed to suit children and local conditions. In preparation for the new school year, the ministry asked departments of Education and Training nationwide to promptly complete the provision of teaching equipment and tools to schools as well as the repair and upgrade of school infrastructure, especially classrooms, libraries, toilets and clean water supply facilities. They were required to ensure sufficient qualified teachers for schools in line with regulations and strengthen inspections of educational establishments’ operation, particularly school expenditures and revenues. The departments were assigned to issue codes of conduct and curricula as regulated by the ministry, and … [Read more...] about New school year ceremony to be held nationwide on September 5

A class of the Luong Dinh Cua Primary School in District 3 of HCM City on the first day of the new school year (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – More than 1 million students from primary to high schools in Ho Chi Minh City officially entered the new school year on August 20. Meanwhile, local kindergartens will join schools nationwide on the official opening day of the new school year – September 5. The southern city has more than 1.67 million students in the 2018 – 2019 academic year, rising about 67,200 from last year. Primary-level school enrollments record the biggest increase of over 26,800 while pre-school education has some 20,200 new children. The municipal Department of Education and Training said this year, HCM City aims to continue upgrading local schools’ infrastructure and technological equipment so as to improve teaching and learning quality. The 2018 – 2019 school year is scheduled to last through May 2019.-VNA … [Read more...] about HCM City: Over 1 million students enter new school year