More than 500 parents in Hanoi waited until midnight to apply for their children to study at Tay Mo 3.

On the evening of August 21st, hundreds of parents hoping their children would attend Tay Mo 3 Primary School gathered, awaiting a satisfactory answer regarding their children's education. Most of these were residents of the Vinhomes Smart City urban area in Tay Mo ward. Many stated that their homes were right next to Tay Mo 3 Primary School, yet their children had not been accepted.

Since around 6:15 this morning, they have been coming to the school to ask for information. Although representatives of the District Department of Education and Training were present, asking them to fill out applications for consideration, the majority still lingered past noon, sitting tightly in many corners of the hallways and meeting rooms.

Parents questioned the principal of Tay Mo 3 Primary School tonight.

Following the parents' outrage, at 9 PM the same day, the Department of Education and Training of Nam Tu Liem District issued a notice regarding the proposed solution.

According to the District Department of Education and Training, the separation of Tay Mo Primary School into Tay Mo Primary School and Tay Mo 3 Primary School was carried out according to the separation project approved by the People's Committee of Nam Tu Liem District. After the separation, the total number of students of Tay Mo 3 Primary School is 1,111 students.

However, on August 21, Tay Mo 3 Primary School reported receiving 524 applications (as of 5:00 p.m. on the same day, August 21) from parents wishing to send their children to school. The Department of Education and Training of Nam Tu Liem District coordinated with the People's Committee of Tay Mo Ward and related units to review, synthesize, and classify student groups, and report to the People's Committee to propose solutions to ensure the legitimate rights of the children according to regulations.

At the meeting tonight, Mr. Pham Van Khang, Deputy Head of the Department of Education and Training, said that he had presented a plan to resolve the wishes of more than 500 parents. The Department will have a meeting with parents at 2:00 p.m. on August 23 to announce the official plan after it is approved by the District People's Committee.

"We have developed a plan to ensure the legitimate rights of students. We create all conditions in accordance with regulations for them to study in the area," Mr. Khang affirmed.

Mr. Khang also added that Tay Mo ward has a rapid urbanization rate, the population in the area is about 70,000 people, mainly residents of Vinhomes Smart City Urban Area but there are only 2 primary schools: Tay Mo and Ly Nam De.

Mr. Pham Van Khang, Deputy Head of the Education and Training Department of Nam Tu Liem District, answered parents' questions.

In the 2023-2024 school year, Ly Nam De Primary School will have nearly 1,500 students, Tay Mo Primary School will have nearly 2,500 students. To reduce the overload, Nam Tu Liem District has developed a project to split Tay Mo Primary School into two schools.

At the time of enrollment according to the city's general schedule, Tay Mo 3 Primary School had not yet completed its school apparatus, so the People's Committee of Nam Tu Liem District directed Tay Mo Primary School to carry out enrollment work for Tay Mo 3 as well.

Accordingly, the total enrollment quota for grade 1 according to the zoning for Tay Mo 3 Primary School is 400, including students in residential groups 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and buildings that have not yet established residential groups in Vinhomes Smart City Urban Area.

All 400 students were recruited according to regulations and were in the right groups. However, due to the rapid population growth, the school had recruited 60 more students than the target by the end of the enrollment period. The total number of first grade students enrolled was 460, divided into 13 classes.

After the separation, the number of remaining students at Tay Mo Primary School is 1,791 students; the number of students at Tay Mo 3 Primary School is 1,111 students, including 460 newly recruited first graders, the remaining students are grades 2, 3, 4, 5 separated from Tay Mo school according to the zoning.

Regarding this matter, the Hanoi Department of Education and Training requests the Nam Tu Liem District Department of Education and Training to advise the district leadership to research and organize a plan to ensure the legitimate educational rights of students in accordance with regulations. The Department also requests increased information dissemination and encouragement to parents to understand the regulations of the education sector, so that they can confidently prepare the best conditions for their children to enter the new school year 2024-2025.

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