The Ministry of Education recommends that localities consider merging substandard kindergartens and primary schools.

The content is included in the draft guidelines for arranging and organizing kindergartens and general schools in accordance with two-level government, sent by the Ministry of Education and Training to the Ministry of Justice , the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, and provinces and cities for comments.

Accordingly, the Ministry of Education and Training requested localities to review the network of kindergartens, general schools and continuing education schools according to the following criteria: Number and size of classes, staff, teachers and employees; and at the same time re-evaluate facilities.

From there, the province and city will develop a plan for arrangement, including merger, consolidation, dissolution or new establishment in a reasonable manner, without wasting resources. In particular, the Ministry of Education and Training proposes to prioritize the model of inter-level primary and secondary schools in sparsely populated areas or areas with difficult travel conditions; consider merging small-scale, substandard kindergartens and primary schools in the same commune or ward.

According to current regulations, kindergartens must have a minimum of 9 groups (class size is 20-35), maximum of 30. At primary level, the minimum number of classes is 10 (class size is 35), maximum of 30; in disadvantaged areas, there are 5 classes.

The Ministry notes that the arrangement of schools and classes must ensure the following principles:

Do not deprive students of access to education, ensure their safety on the way to school; do not merge if the school is too far from home or traffic conditions are not suitable.

Only arrange schools within the same commune or ward; prioritize retaining schools with favorable conditions; dissolve separate schools, substandard schools or schools that operate ineffectively.

Do not merge kindergartens with general schools, or general schools with continuing education centers.

Ensure that each commune and ward has at least one school at each level: preschool, primary school, and secondary school.

*According to statistics from the Ministry of Education and Training, there are currently more than 23 million preschool and primary school students nationwide. Photo: Thu Hien*

Have a clear roadmap, consult and receive consensus from relevant parties, to minimize disruption in teaching and learning.

Localities need to prioritize budgets to renovate and upgrade facilities and teaching equipment at main schools before receiving students from satellite schools; arrange suitable teachers, and ensure working conditions for teachers after the arrangement.

The Ministry also requires that the development of a plan to reorganize the educational institution network must be based on the results of the review, and a plan or scheme to reorganize (merge, consolidate, dissolve or establish new) educational institutions must be developed in a reasonable and effective manner, without wasting resources. The local reorganization plan or scheme must clearly state the objectives, tasks, deadlines, resources, roadmap and assign specific responsibilities to the responsible collectives and individuals.

Prioritize the model of inter-level primary and secondary schools in sparsely populated areas or areas with difficult transportation conditions. At the same time, consider merging kindergartens and small-scale, substandard primary schools in the same commune according to a suitable roadmap.

Retain schools and school locations with favorable conditions (facilities, traffic, population), dissolve substandard and ineffective satellite schools; concentrate children, students and trainees to main schools with standard facilities.

Reorganize continuing education centers, vocational education centers - continuing education to ensure compliance with lifelong learning needs and management models at provincial and commune levels.

A few days earlier, the Ministry of Home Affairs also made a similar request, in which vocational education and continuing education centers were merged into vocational high schools (equivalent to high school level), under the Department of Education and Training.

Currently, the country has more than 23 million preschool and primary school students. The number of primary schools is more than 12,100, and the number of secondary and high schools is 10,700 and 2,455 respectively.

According to Tien Phong Newspaper

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