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Over the years, the Party and the State have always paid close attention to the development of education and training in border areas. However, for various reasons, the quality of education in border areas still has certain limitations. How to improve the quality of education in border areas is always a concern of the education sector, authorities at all levels and each citizen.

Y Jut Primary School (Buon Don Commune) has 700 students (equivalent to 27 classes). In addition to the main school, the commune also has two other schools in Jang Lanh village (5 km from the main school) and Drang Phok village (18 km from the main school). Mr. Ho Si Lam, Principal of Y Jut Primary School, said that although the number of students in the two separate schools is small, they still have to arrange 5 classes to ensure teaching and learning, so the main school has a number of students in each class that always exceeds the standards set by the Ministry of Education and Training (over or under 40 students/class). The school's facilities were invested in a long time ago, so many items are degraded and desks and chairs are damaged. Therefore, the construction of a boarding school for primary and secondary school will ensure learning conditions for students.

Group study session of students at Y Jut Primary School (Buon Don commune).

Mr. Nguyen Quang Sang (village 3, Ea Bung commune) has children studying in primary and secondary school, shared: "The house is far from the school, some parents go to work in the fields for many days, so the children cannot go to school by themselves. Therefore, the model of an inter-level boarding school, where students can eat and stay at school, is suitable, meeting the practical needs of parents."

Building inter-level schools with systematic and synchronous investment in teaching and learning with a system of boarding houses for students and teachers is a good solution to improve the quality of education in border areas in a synchronous and comprehensive direction, gradually shortening the gap with localities in the province.

Vo Thi Sau Secondary School (Buon Don Commune) has 425 students (12 classes), of which more than 80% are ethnic minorities; many students live 10-18 km from the school, making travel very difficult. Mr. Phan Xuan Hoat, Vice Principal of the school, said: “The school has encouraged parents to send their children to stay with relatives near the school to go to school; encouraged homeroom teachers to pick up and drop off students, but this is only a temporary solution. Building an inter-level school for students to eat and live at school is a complete solution to solve current difficulties and problems, opening up opportunities to improve the quality of education at primary and secondary schools in border areas.”

The provincial working delegation surveyed the construction site of an inter-level boarding school in Ea Bung commune in early August 2025.

Located about 150 km from the provincial center, Ia Lop is a border commune with particularly difficult economic conditions. The poverty rate in the whole commune is up to 54%, which has led to many consequences, including the situation of students dropping out of school. Principal of Tran Hung Dao Secondary School Pham Duy Tinh said that the policy of the Party and State on building a boarding school connecting primary and secondary levels is an urgent solution that is supported by local parents and students. This policy will solve the problem of students dropping out of school when they are taken care of comprehensively from food, accommodation, transportation to studying; creating conditions for parents to feel secure in doing business. "As a commune with nearly 50% of students being ethnic minorities, studying in a boarding environment will help them integrate better. For teachers, there will be more time to research and build learning models suitable for the characteristics of students, gradually improving the quality of mass education", said Mr. Pham Duy Tinh.

Notice No. 81-TB/TW dated July 18, 2025 of the Politburo on the policy of investing in building schools for border communes clearly states: Investing in building schools for border communes in mainland is a key and important task in socio-economic development and implementing ethnic policies to improve people's knowledge and human resource quality, create a source of cadres from ethnic minorities and localities, improve the material and spiritual life of people in border areas, and contribute to strengthening national defense and security.

Source: https://baodaklak.vn/xa-hoi/202508/chu-truong-hop-long-dan-f0e1dc3/