Ministry of Education and Training gives 5 reasons for abolishing secondary school graduation certificates

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, abolishing the issuance of junior high school graduation certificates and decentralizing the authority to confirm completion of general education programs is an inevitable requirement to fully institutionalize the policies of the Party and State, meet the practical needs of education management and approach international practices.

Firstly, promptly institutionalize the policy of strong decentralization and delegation of power in state management in the spirit of Resolution 27-NQ/TW (2022) and Conclusion No. 137-KL/TW (2025) of the Politburo. The empowerment of heads of educational institutions in certifying and granting degrees is a concrete step in clearly defining the authority and responsibility between the central and local levels, between management agencies and implementing agencies.

Second, in line with the trend of modern administration, streamlining the apparatus, increasing operational efficiency, contributing to eliminating unnecessary administrative intermediaries, shortening processes, reducing pressure on district and provincial management agencies, and increasing autonomy and accountability of schools.

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, the abolition of secondary school graduation certificates is to meet practical requirements and conform to international practices.

Third, in accordance with the nature of universal secondary education as a social policy, not a training system with a degree output. Confirmation of completion of the curriculum is enough to serve the purpose of streaming and transferring levels, there is no need to maintain the administrative degree granting mechanism.

Fourth, approaching international practices, creating conditions for integration. Developed countries such as the US, UK, Finland, and Canada do not issue junior high school diplomas but give the principal the authority to confirm learning outcomes, using them as a basis for continuing to higher education or career orientation.

Fifth, it does not affect the rights and learning opportunities of learners. Replacing the degree with a certificate of completion of the program still ensures full legal basis for learners to transfer to another level, learn a trade or continue their studies as desired.

Previously, the Ministry of Education and Training announced the Draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Education for comments. The Draft proposed a number of changes, including the abolition of the junior high school diploma.

The draft Law proposes to abolish the junior high school graduation certificate and assign the authority to the principal of the junior high school/head of the educational institution implementing the junior high school education program to confirm the completion of the junior high school program instead of the Head of the District Education and Training Department granting the junior high school graduation certificate; assign the authority to the principal of the high school/head of the educational institution implementing the high school education program to grant the high school graduation certificate instead of the Director of the Department of Education and Training granting the high school graduation certificate.

Source: https://cand.com.vn/giao-duc/bo-gd-dt-neu-5-ly-do-bo-cap-bang-tot-nghiep-thcs-i768154/