Ready to welcome students to the new school year

TP - Despite having to endure heavy rains causing flooding, localities have affirmed that they will urgently overcome difficulties and be ready to enter the new school year.

Urgent remedy

Talking to Tien Phong reporter, Mr. Nguyen Anh Duc, Chairman of Xuan Mai Commune People's Committee ( Hanoi ) informed that the rain caused by the circulation of storms No. 5 and No. 6 recently caused some villages in the commune to be flooded. Up to now, there are 3 schools with flooded yards and gates: Nam Phuong Tien Kindergarten, Primary School, and Secondary School. Xuan Mai Commune People's Committee is assessing, if the school yard is flooded and traffic is difficult, the opening ceremony will be held at the commune Party Committee hall.

Teachers in Tam Thanh commune, Thanh Hoa are overcoming the consequences of storms and floods. Photo: TL

Mr. Duc affirmed that this year's opening ceremony (attending the opening ceremony online and the opening ceremony of each school) will be held normally for all students in the area. From September 9, students will officially return to school, entering the new school year. "This year, the commune's flood prevention work is good, limiting the impact on people's lives. If it doesn't rain, by September 6-7, the entire commune will basically be free of flooding," said Mr. Duc.

In Ha Tinh, after storms No. 5 and 6, the whole province had 286 educational establishments severely affected, with damage of nearly 136 billion VND. To prepare for the opening ceremony of the new school year and ensure learning conditions for students, the Ha Tinh Department of Education and Training directed schools to urgently overcome the damage. Teachers at Dinh Ban Primary School, Thach Khe Commune (Ha Tinh) spent the entire National Day holiday on September 2 cleaning up and overcoming the consequences of storm No. 5. The school staff raced against time to ensure everything was ready to welcome students back to school.

Mr. Nguyen Trong Hoan, Chief of Office of Nghe An Department of Education and Training, affirmed that although the locality suffered heavy damage from floods and storms since late July, the locality still ensured that the opening ceremony took place as planned, and the entire sector implemented teaching for the new school year as usual.

In the 2025-2026 school year, Hanoi will have a total of 2,954 kindergartens and general schools at all levels with a total of about 70,500 classes, meeting the needs of more than 2.3 million students (an increase of about 60,000 students compared to the 2024-2025 school year). Of which, the public sector is 2,337 schools, the rest are private. Hanoi also has 29 vocational education - continuing education centers with about 29,000 students studying high school supplementary education and 28,000 students studying in the continuing education linkage system.

Nam Phuong Tien Kindergarten, Xuan Mai Commune, Hanoi is still flooded. Photo: Kim Nhue

Mobilize departments and branches to participate

In Thanh Hoa, 33 schools in the province were damaged and deeply flooded, seriously affecting preparations for the new school year. In addition, many educational facilities are still isolated, making it difficult to inspect, assess damage and develop solutions. The Thanh Hoa Department of Education and Training has issued a document requesting the entire sector to urgently clean up, repair and prepare for the opening of the school year; many places have had to temporarily postpone the school opening date to ensure the safety of students.

The Department also issued a document directing schools to prepare for the new school year, emphasizing: Prioritize cleaning classrooms, disinfecting water sources, checking electrical systems, fences, and trees. Severely damaged items must have barriers and warning signs. Areas that are still flooded, have landslides, or are unsafe will continue to postpone the return to school, switch to instructing students to review at home, and organize temporary schools in village/commune cultural houses if necessary.

The floods have had the heaviest impact on schools in Tam Thanh Commune, Thanh Hoa. Facilities at Tam Thanh Primary and Kindergarten were severely damaged. Desks, chairs, books, teaching equipment and toys for students were buried and severely damaged. On September 3, the Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee signed an official dispatch directing relevant agencies to overcome natural disasters and ensure conditions for the new school year.

The provincial chairman also urgently directed and requested departments, agencies, sectors and localities to deploy solutions to quickly stabilize the situation and create the best conditions for students and teachers to enter the new school year. Accordingly, the provincial People's Committee assigned the Department of Construction to preside over and coordinate with local authorities, police, military forces and relevant units to mobilize vehicles and human resources to handle traffic jams, landslides and flooding; urgently restore traffic to residential areas and schools. At the same time, arrange forces to be on duty at dangerous points to ensure safety for students and parents.

The Department of Education and Training is assigned to preside over the review and assessment of the extent of damage at educational facilities; speed up the repair, disinfection, and environmental sanitation of schools. Complete the repair before September 5, ensuring that schools are qualified to organize the opening ceremony of the new school year 2025-2026 as planned.

Provide material and spiritual support and encouragement to poor students and students in difficult circumstances, so that no student is unable to go to school due to natural disasters.

The Department of Finance is assigned to proactively allocate funds, prioritizing support for schools and localities that have suffered heavy damage; at the same time, advise on solutions to mobilize social resources to promptly support recovery work. The Department of Health coordinates with localities to direct disease prevention and control in schools, support disinfection, especially in flooded and landslide-affected areas, ensuring the health of students and teachers.

Source: https://tienphong.vn/san-sang-don-hoc-sinh-khai-giang-post1775217.tpo