Urgent direction of the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee after reflection of seriously degraded schools

(NLDO) - The Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City presided over and coordinated with the Department of Finance to urgently coordinate and arrange desks, chairs and necessary equipment for schools.

On September 22, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Van Duoc signed a document to send to leaders of departments, branches, People's Committees of wards, communes, special zones and related units to review and advise on a comprehensive plan for facilities and teaching equipment at all public schools in the city.

According to the Chairman of the City People's Committee, recently, the press and public opinion have reflected the situation of some schools in Ho Chi Minh City having seriously degraded facilities, directly affecting the quality of teaching and learning, causing frustration among parents and people.

To promptly remedy the above situation, the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has given instructions, specifically as follows:

The City Department of Education and Training urgently presides over and coordinates with the People's Committees of wards, communes, and special zones to conduct a general review of facilities and teaching equipment at all public schools; classify the level of damage and degradation; advise on a comprehensive treatment plan, including urgent repairs and new investment plans in areas with rapid population growth, to avoid overload, and submit to the City People's Committee before September 30, 2025.

In the immediate future, for Vinh Tan Primary School: The Department of Education and Training shall preside over and coordinate with the Department of Finance to urgently coordinate and immediately arrange tables, chairs and necessary equipment to replace them, ensuring safe and adequate learning conditions for students; complete and report the implementation results to the City People's Committee before September 23, 2025.

The state of degraded desks and chairs at Vinh Tan Primary School (Vinh Tan Ward, Ho Chi Minh City). Photo: Huong Chi

The Chairman of the City People's Committee directed the People's Committees of wards, communes, and special zones to proactively arrange and advance funds from the local budget according to regulations to immediately repair serious damage, ensuring safety for students and teachers; review and immediately report schools at risk of insecurity and degraded classrooms to the Department of Education and Training before September 25, 2025.

Along with that, the Department of Finance coordinates with the Department of Education and Training to advise the City People's Committee on the plan to allocate funds, arrange capital to repair, upgrade, and build new school facilities in the period of 2025-2030 according to regulations. The Office of the City People's Committee is responsible for monitoring and urging the implementation; synthesizing and reporting to the Chairman of the City People's Committee on the implementation results before October 2, 2025.

Previously, on many forums for parents and students in Ho Chi Minh City, many opinions reflected the situation that students of Vinh Tan Primary School (Vinh Tan Ward - Ho Chi Minh City) had to use old classrooms, even the desks and chairs were old, degraded and damaged. According to the school's explanation, due to the sudden increase in the number of students in the 2025-2026 school year and while waiting for the procurement bidding, the school had to use old desks and chairs...

Source: https://nld.com.vn/chi-dao-khan-cua-chu-cich-ubnd-tp-hcm-sau-phan-anh-truong-hoc-xuong-cap-nghiem-trong-196250922153005208.htm