School year 2025-2026: Joyful atmosphere of opening ceremony and aspiration for educational innovation

On the morning of September 5, joining the joyful atmosphere of the whole country, more than 1,300 educational institutions in the province simultaneously held the Opening Ceremony of the new school year 2025-2026. The schoolyards were filled with colorful flags and flowers, the atmosphere of excitement and joy spread everywhere, marking an exciting start for teachers and students to enter the new school year.

Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Dinh Trung presents flowers and gifts to congratulate teachers and students of Vo Thi Sau Secondary School (Buon Don commune). Photo: Nhu Quynh.

The 2025-2026 school year holds special significance as it marks the first time the Ministry of Education and Training has organized a nationwide opening ceremony combined with the program commemorating the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the National Ministry of Education (now the Ministry of Education and Training).

From early morning, in schools from the plains to the mountains, more than 700,000 students and thousands of university students, all in neat uniforms, gathered, ready for the nationwide celebration of the new school year. This year's opening ceremony is even more meaningful for students in the first and last grades, such as grades 1, 6, 10, 9, and 12, who received the flag-raising ceremony and immersed themselves in the sacred atmosphere of the opening ceremony at their new schools.

Ms. Cao Thi Hoa An, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council, presented a set of computers to Tran Binh Trong High School (Phu Hoa 1 commune) at the opening ceremony of the 2025-2026 school year. Photo: Tuyet Huong

In mountainous areas and ethnic minority communities, the atmosphere of the new school year's opening ceremony is equally vibrant. The bright smiles and eager eyes of the children on their way to school, along with their colorful traditional costumes, create a picture of the first day of school that is both simple and full of color and emotion.

Students of N Trang Lơng Ethnic Boarding High School (Thanh Nhat Ward) attend the opening ceremony of the 2025-2026 school year. Photo: Thanh Huong

Cu Pui II Primary School (Cu Pui commune) is one of the schools located in a remote area of ​​the province. The school has three satellite campuses and one main campus with 1,131 students. Due to the remote location of the campuses, on the morning of September 4th, the school held the opening ceremony for the 2025-2026 school year for 201 students at the Ea Rok campus first. On the morning of September 5th, the school held the opening ceremony for the two satellite campuses and the main campus, while students at the Ea Rok campus attended the ceremony online in their classrooms via television screens.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Ta Anh Tuan, presents flowers to congratulate Tay Nguyen Ethnic Boarding School. Photo: Khang Hung.

Dinh Nup Ethnic Boarding School (Phu Mo commune) has 197 students from grades 6 to 9, including one Kinh student and the rest are ethnic minority students. Although many students live up to 8km from the school, on the morning of September 5th, they arrived very early and in large numbers to attend the opening ceremony of the 2025-2026 school year. According to Mr. Do Thanh Vinh, Principal of Dinh Nup Ethnic Boarding School, this year's opening ceremony was simple but fully followed the program guidelines of the Department of Education and Training. From 7:00 to 7:50, in addition to the flag-raising ceremony and welcoming the grade 6 students, the school coordinated with benefactors to distribute gifts to disadvantaged students. Afterwards, all teachers and students participated in the online opening ceremony of the Ministry of Education and Training and the 80th anniversary celebration of the National Ministry of Education (now the Ministry of Education and Training) via television.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Huynh Thi Chien Hoa joins the teachers and students of Buon Ma Thuot Ethnic Boarding Junior High School in celebrating the opening day of the new school year. Photo: Ha My

The 2025-2026 school year is also a special year following the province's merger. Students from the eastern part of the province, who moved to the western part for work and study with their parents, are being welcomed and encouraged by the schools. This helps them stabilize their emotions, quickly integrate into the new learning environment, and enthusiastically attend the opening ceremony of the 2025-2026 school year with their friends.

At the opening ceremony of the new school year, the Ministry of Education and Training stated that, in the past 80 years, as if by a miracle, from a context where 95% of the population was illiterate, the intellectual class was sparse, the number of higher education institutions could be counted on one hand, and after many years of war… the whole country has now completed universal education from kindergarten (ages 5) to the end of lower secondary school.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Do Huu Huy (left) also led the Ea Drong commune in presenting the Certificate of Commendation from the Ministry of Education and Training to the collective of Dam San Ethnic Boarding High School (Ea Drong commune). Photo: Thuy Hong

The 2025-2026 academic year is of special significance, in the context of implementing a two-tiered local government model and also marking the first year nationwide implementing Resolution 71 of the Politburo on breakthroughs in education and training development… Therefore, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son called on the entire sector, from management to teachers, staff, and all students, to prepare themselves mentally and unitedly to successfully complete the 10 key tasks and solutions set forth by the sector. These include continuing to innovate and improve the quality of preschool, general, and continuing education; developing a team of teachers and educational administrators to meet the requirements of educational reform; and simultaneously improving the efficiency of state budget utilization and mobilizing investment resources to strengthen infrastructure and improve the quality of education and training…

According to the Director of the Department of Education and Training, Le Thi Thanh Xuan: "To organize the opening ceremony of the 2025-2026 school year, combined with the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Ministry of Education, the Department of Education and Training directs educational institutions in the province to proactively organize both in-person and online programs. In the new school year 2025-2026, the education sector will continue to pay more attention to students in remote and disadvantaged areas, 'upgrade' teachers, innovate teaching methods and student assessment, and strongly apply information technology in teaching and student management to contribute to the successful implementation of Resolution No. 71 of the Politburo on breakthroughs in education and training development nationwide."

Lac Long Quan Primary School (Tuy Hoa Ward) held a welcoming ceremony for first-grade students at the opening ceremony of the 2025-2026 school year. Photo: Trung Hieu

With renewed enthusiasm, confidence, and thorough preparation from the education sector, schools, and parents, along with the attention of the entire society, the 2025-2026 school year promises to be a high-quality, effective, safe, and inspiring year of innovation for the entire education sector of the province in particular and the whole country in general.

Source: https://baodaklak.vn/xa-hoi/202509/nam-hoc-2025-2026-han-hoan-khi-the-khai-giang-va-khat-vong-doi-moi-giao-duc-ac916df/