Latest guidance on reorganizing kindergartens and primary schools

The Ministry of Education and Training has just issued Official Dispatch 6165/BGDĐT-GDPT guiding the arrangement and reorganization of the network of preschool, general education and continuing education facilities in accordance with local authorities at two levels.

Principles of arrangement and reorganization of educational institution network

The guidance sent by the Ministry of Education and Training to the People's Committees of provinces and cities in Official Dispatch 6165/BGDĐT-GDPT clearly states the principles for arranging and reorganizing the network of preschool, general education and continuing education facilities as follows:

Must be based on the functions and tasks of the agency and unit; inherit and promote the results of the implementation; be consistent with the policy of arranging and streamlining the organizational apparatus according to the requirements of the Politburo and the Secretariat; ensure effective and efficient operations, without overlapping or omitting the functions and tasks of each type of educational institution; not affect the quality and efficiency of providing public career services according to the direction in Plan No. 130.

Comply with current regulations on school and class size, facility standards, teacher quotas; linked to planning, population size, population density and geographical conditions; properly implement standards and criteria as prescribed for preschool, general and continuing education.

Ensure that access to education for children, students and trainees is not reduced; ensure safety and convenience in the process of going to school for children, students and trainees; do not carry out mergers if the geographical distance between the place of residence and the school is too far or the traffic conditions are not suitable; meet the requirements for universal education and compulsory education.

Do not merge kindergartens with general schools; do not merge continuing education facilities with general schools.

The arrangement of continuing education facilities must be consistent with the lifelong learning needs of local people. Ensure the principles of democracy, publicity and transparency in the implementation process.

Regarding implementation, the Ministry of Education and Training noted reviewing and evaluating the current status of the educational institution network; developing a plan to arrange the educational institution network; preparing implementation conditions...

Only merge kindergartens and primary schools within one commune.

In particular, for preschool and general education facilities, only merge schools and school locations within the scope of a commune-level administrative unit; prioritize retaining school locations with favorable conditions (facilities, traffic, concentrated population); dissolve separate school locations that do not meet minimum facility standards.

Educational institutions subject to consolidation must have adequate facilities at the main school site.

The conversion of land use purposes and facilities at relocated schools must comply with legal regulations and ensure effective use.

Ensure each commune has at least one kindergarten, one primary school and one secondary school.

Ensure that each commune-level administrative unit has at least one kindergarten, one primary school and one secondary school.

In special cases, it is possible to organize a general school with many levels, but separate areas must be arranged for each level to ensure teaching and learning conditions.

Prioritize multi-level school models (primary and secondary) in sparsely populated areas or places with difficult travel conditions.

At the same time, consider merging kindergartens and small-scale, substandard primary schools in the same commune according to a suitable roadmap.

Arrange and merge into vocational education center - continuing education

Arrange and merge continuing education centers and vocational education - continuing education centers into inter-ward and commune vocational education - continuing education centers according to the functions, tasks and organizational structure of vocational education - continuing education centers; merge continuing education centers with inter-ward and commune vocational education - continuing education centers in the same commune-level area.

Arrange and merge community learning centers according to commune level; ensure each commune-level administrative unit has a commune-level community learning center.

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