Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a school in the border area of ​​Thuan An.

On November 9, the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a series of primary and secondary boarding schools in the border communes of 15 provinces and cities was solemnly held. In Lam Dong, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of schools in the Thuan An border area.

The program was broadcast live on VTV1 channel, with the central point in Yen Khuong commune, Thanh Hoa province - where Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended and gave a speech.

Leaders of the Government and Lam Dong province entered the venue of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Thuan An Primary and Secondary Boarding School project.

At the Thuan An commune bridge, Lam Dong province, attending the ceremony were comrades: Ho Duc Phoc, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister ; Y Thanh Ha Nie Kdam, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Ho Van Muoi, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.

Comrades: Ho Duc Phoc, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister; Y Thanh Ha Nie Kdam, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Lam Dong province and leaders of ministries attended.

Also attending were comrades from the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Standing Committee of the People's Council, People's Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province; leaders of departments, branches and a large number of cadres, people and students of Thuan An commune.

Currently, the country has 956 general schools in 248 land border communes. However, facilities in many places are still lacking, failing to meet the learning requirements and boarding and semi-boarding needs of students. Implementing the Politburo's Conclusion Notice No. 81 dated July 18, 2025 on the policy of building schools in border communes, the Government has agreed to invest in building 248 inter-level primary and secondary boarding schools nationwide.

Many central and local officials attended the groundbreaking ceremony.

In phase 1, 100 schools will be built with a total investment of nearly 20,000 billion VND. The projects that started construction today are part of the 2025 investment portfolio, expected to be completed and put into use before the start of the 2026-2027 school year. These will be model schools to continue to replicate, striving to complete all 248 schools in the next 2 to 3 years.

Speaking at the ceremony, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested ministries, branches and border localities to promote a sense of responsibility, implement resolutely, consider this a "campaign" that needs to be carried out with the motto "urgent - resolute - certain - effective", striving to start construction of all 100 schools in 2025 and complete before August 30, 2026.

The majority of people in Thuan An commune are happy and have high expectations for the Project.

In Thuan An commune, Lam Dong province, the groundbreaking ceremony of the Thuan An Primary and Secondary Boarding School Project is considered an important milestone, starting the journey of building "knowledge fortresses" on the border, contributing to firmly protecting the sacred land of the Fatherland with the power of knowledge and patriotism. Thuan An Primary and Secondary Boarding School will be built in Dac Thuy village with an area of ​​5 hectares, with a scale of more than 1,000 students, including 36 classes including 21 primary classes and 15 secondary classes. The total investment is more than 225 billion VND.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc affirmed that building schools in land borders is both a responsibility and a gratitude to the people in the border areas of the Fatherland, aiming to ensure equitable educational development among regions.

Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Thuan An Primary and Secondary Boarding School Project, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc emphasized: The Party and State always consider education as the top national policy, in which disadvantaged and border areas need special attention. This is both a responsibility and a gratitude to the people in the border areas of the Fatherland, in order to ensure equitable educational development among regions.

Thuan An Primary and Secondary Boarding School will be built in Dac Thuy village with an area of ​​5 hectares, a scale of more than 1,000 students, including 36 classes.

The Deputy Prime Minister affirmed that the investment in building inter-level boarding schools in border areas is a major policy, with profound humanitarian significance, helping students in remote areas have the opportunity to access new knowledge and advanced education. The Deputy Prime Minister requested the consulting unit and contractor to ensure the progress, quality and efficiency of the project. Local authorities need to create all conditions, ensure the site and security for the project to be carried out smoothly. The Ministry of Education and Training directed localities to prepare staff, facilities and funding, and soon put the school into effective and stable long-term operation.

The Deputy Prime Minister believes that the schools inaugurated today will become bright spots in the border region, creating the best conditions for students to study, train and grow up.

Comrade Ho Van Muoi, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Lam Dong province requested the investor and construction unit to organize the construction well to ensure safety and complete 100% of the items according to schedule and requirements so that the school can soon come into operation.

In his reply, comrade Ho Van Muoi, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Lam Dong province, on behalf of the leaders and people of the border area of ​​Lam Dong province, expressed his deep gratitude to the Party, State and Government for their special attention to students in the border area. He asked to seriously accept the instructions of Deputy Prime Minister - Ho Duc Phoc; at the same time, requested the investor and construction unit to organize the construction well to ensure safety and complete 100% of the items according to schedule and requirements so that the school can soon be put into operation.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Ho Van Muoi requested that relevant units need to have a detailed implementation plan and scenario, anticipating all difficulties so that the project can ensure progress and time, and be completed before August 30, 2026 to serve the 2026-2027 school year.

Comrades: Y Thanh Ha Nie Kdam, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Ho Van Muoi, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee presented gifts to poor students who overcame difficulties and studied well in Thuan An commune.

From now on, the education sector and the locality need to have a roadmap to train teachers and service staff to ensure the best eating, sleeping, studying and physical education activities for students. Provincial and Thuan An commune leaders need to strengthen supervision and urging so that the project can be put into operation as planned.

On November 9, Lam Dong province will start construction of two schools in the border communes of Thuan An and Quang Truc. Chairman Ho Van Muoi affirmed that this is a mark showing the Party and State's concern for the people in the border areas. Therefore, the people need to accompany the authorities, sectors and localities to make the school construction go smoothly and safely, gradually improving the quality of education in the border areas, ensuring that children can study and develop comprehensively. At the same time, the people need to compete in production, build a strong border area economically, and ensure stability in national defense and security.

Construction Investment Project Management Board No. 3 - the investor commits to ensure the progress, quality and efficiency of the project.

At the ceremony, the Project Management Board of Construction Investment No. 3 - the investor pledged to direct the contractors to promote the highest sense of responsibility, compete in creative labor, ensure progress, quality and efficiency of the project. The goal is to soon put the project into use, serve the needs of learning, training, improve the material and spiritual life of the people in the border area, contribute to socio-economic development, strengthen local defense and security.

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