The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training is seeking opinions on school reorganization.

On December 12th, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training announced and sought feedback on the plan for restructuring public educational institutions in Ho Chi Minh City for the period 2025-2030.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training will maintain the status quo for kindergartens, primary schools, junior high schools, and high schools.

Photo: Nhat Thinh

According to statistics from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training in the draft restructuring plan, the education sector currently has 279 units under the direct management of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee and the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training, including:

• 3 universities;
• 19 colleges;
• 251 units under the Department (including 170 high schools and multi-level general education schools; 3 public kindergartens; 22 centers for supporting inclusive education development and special education schools; 13 vocational schools; 1 Center for technical, comprehensive and vocational education; 40 centers for continuing education, vocational education and continuing education; 2 centers with autonomous operating expenses: the Foreign Language - Informatics Center, and the Information and Educational Program Center);
• Six schools are under the management of other agencies (including the Youth Volunteer Continuing Education Center under the City's Youth Volunteer Force; the Vocational College of Transportation ( Ba Ria - Vung Tau ) and the Binh Duong Vocational Education and Driving Test Center, both under the Department of Construction; the Ho Chi Minh City College of Information and Communication under the Department of Science and Technology; the Ho Chi Minh City College of Agricultural Technology; the High-Tech Agricultural Vocational Education Center under the High-Tech Agricultural Zone Management Board); and the Ton Duc Thang Vocational Technical School (under the City's Labor Federation).
• 2 vocational schools affiliated with state-owned enterprises;
• 1,930 public kindergartens, primary schools, and secondary schools are under the direct management of the People's Committees of communes, wards, and special zones.

The draft by the Department of Education and Training proposes the restructuring of public universities, colleges, and vocational schools in the city based on the principle of ensuring the provision of public services that meet the needs of the people in the fields of higher education and vocational training. The restructured units will have adequate facilities in accordance with current legal regulations, and will be focused on key training areas to concentrate investment in advanced and modern training equipment, avoiding a scattered approach.

Implementation criteria: Merging schools with the same field of study; merging schools with low enrollment rates into schools with higher enrollment rates; merging schools located in close proximity to each other.

Regarding preschools and general education schools, according to the draft restructuring plan of this department, the existing public high schools, middle schools, primary schools, and multi-level schools will basically remain unchanged, with proposals for rearrangement and adjustment if necessary, in a way that conveniently serves the needs of the people and students.

The merger of schools and school branches should only be carried out within a single commune-level administrative unit; priority should be given to retaining school branches with favorable conditions (facilities, transportation, concentrated population); and isolated school branches that do not meet minimum infrastructure standards should be dissolved. Educational institutions subject to consolidation must have adequate facilities at the main school branch. The conversion of land use and facilities at the relocated school branches must comply with legal regulations and ensure efficient use.

Ensure that each commune-level administrative unit has at least one preschool, one primary school, and one secondary school. In exceptional cases, a multi-level school may be organized, but separate areas must be allocated for each level, ensuring adequate teaching and learning conditions.

Prioritize multi-level school models (primary and lower secondary) in sparsely populated areas or areas with difficult transportation access. Simultaneously, consider merging kindergens and small, substandard primary schools within the same commune according to a suitable roadmap.

Arrangement plan for universities, colleges, and vocational schools.

For universities : Keep 2 as is. Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Thu Dau Mot University.

Reorganizing Saigon University (merging Ba Ria - Vung Tau Teacher Training College into Saigon University).

For colleges and vocational schools

Six schools remain unchanged: Vietnam-Singapore College; Vietnam-Korea College of Binh Duong ; Ba Ria-Vung Tau College of Technology; Thu Duc College of Technology; Ho Chi Minh City College of Architecture and Construction; and the Semi- Public College of Technology and Business Administration.

These units meet legal regulations regarding the conditions for ensuring training quality (in terms of land area, school facilities, training equipment, and teaching staff); have a good reputation in society for the quality of training; are oriented towards building high-quality colleges, regional centers for vocational practice, and play a leading role for vocational education institutions in the city.

Arrangement: 13 colleges and 17 vocational schools, specifically:

BEFORE ORDERING					AFTER ARRANGEMENT
No.	Name of the college	No.		Name of the vocational school	No.	SCHOOL NAME
1	Binh Duong Medical College				1	Ho Chi Minh City College of Health Sciences
2	Ba Ria - Vung Tau Medical College
3	Ho Chi Minh City Vocational College		1	Hung Vuong Vocational College of Technology	2	Ho Chi Minh City Vocational College
			2	Quang Trung Vocational College
4	Ho Chi Minh City College of Economics		3	Binh Duong Vocational School of Economics	3	Ho Chi Minh City College of Economics
5	Ho Chi Minh City College of Economics and Technology		4	Tran Dai Nghia Vocational School	4	Tran Dai Nghia College
			5	District 12 Vocational School of Economics and Technology
6	South Saigon Polytechnic College		6	Nhan Dao Vocational College	5	South Saigon Polytechnic College
			7	Binh Thanh Vocational College
7	Nguyen Technical College Truong To		8	Ho Chi Minh City Vocational College	6	Nguyen Truong To College
			9	Cu Chi Vocational College
8	Thu Duc College of Economics and Technology		10	Dong Saigon Vocational College	7	Ho Chi Minh City College of Technology
9	Ly Tu Trong College, Ho Chi Minh City		11	Vocational School of Information and Communication	8	Ly Tu Trong College, Ho Chi Minh City
10	Ho Chi Minh City College of Transport		12	Vocational College of Transportation (Ba Ria - Vung Tau)	9	Ho Chi Minh City College of Transport
				Binh Duong Vocational Education and Driving Test Center (under the Department of Construction)
11	Thu Thiem College, Ho Chi Minh City		13	Nguyen Huu Canh Vocational School of Economics and Technology	10	Nguyen Huu Canh College
			14	Ton Duc Thang Vocational Technical College
12	Ho Chi Minh City College of Culture and Arts		15	Binh Duong College of Fine Arts and Culture	11	Ho Chi Minh City College of Culture and Arts
13	Ba Ria - Vung Tau Teacher Training College					Merged into Saigon University
			16	City Agricultural Technical College	12	Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Agricultural Vocational School (under the Department of Education and Training)
			17	Vocational School of Agriculture and Forestry
				Center for Vocational Education in High-Tech Agriculture (under the Management Board of the High-Tech Agricultural Zone)

Thus, after the reorganization, there are now 21 units (excluding the two vocational schools managed by businesses), including: 3 universities, 17 colleges, and 1 vocational school (under the Department of Education and Training).

Arrangement plan for preschools, primary and secondary schools, and units under the Department.

Keep 198 Public service units under the Department of Education and Training (including: 170 high schools and multi-level high schools; 3 public kindergartens; 22 centers for supporting inclusive education development and special education schools; 1 Center for technical, comprehensive and vocational education; 2 existing centers with autonomous operating expenses: Ho Chi Minh City Foreign Language and Informatics Center, and the Information and Educational Program Center).

The current 1,930 educational institutions under the management of the commune-level People's Committees will remain unchanged. The establishment of new schools will be based on the development of schools and classrooms in various localities according to demand.

Arrangement plan for continuing education centers and vocational education-continuing education centers.

Transformation and reorganization: 41 units into 37 vocational high schools (a reduction of 4 units, including: 3 centers under the Department of Education and Training, and 1 center under the Youth Volunteer Force).

No.	Unit Name (Before Sorting)	No.	Unit Name (After Sorting)
Total: 41		Total: 37
1	Le Quy Don Continuing Education Center	1	Le Quy Don Vocational High School
2	District 1 Vocational Training and Continuing Education Center
3	Chu Van An Continuing Education Center	2	Chu Van An Vocational High School
4	Chinese Language Continuing Education Center
5	District 5 Vocational Training and Continuing Education Center
6	Hoc Mon District Vocational Training and Continuing Education Center	3	Xuan Thoi Son Vocational High School
7	Continuing Education Center for Youth Volunteers (under the Youth Volunteer Force )
8	Gia Dinh Continuing Education Center	4	Gia Dinh Vocational High School
9	Ba Ria - Vung Tau Continuing Education Center	5	Ba Ria - Vung Tau Vocational High School
10	Vung Tau Continuing Education and Vocational Training Center	6	Vung Tau Vocational High School
11	Chau Duc Continuing Education Center - Vocational Training - Job Placement	7	Chau Duc Vocational High School
12	Xuyen Moc Continuing Education Center - Vocational Training - Job Placement	8	Xuyen Moc Vocational High School
13	Long Dien - Dat Do Continuing Education Center	9	Long Dien Dat Do Vocational High School
14	Phu My Continuing Education Center	10	Phu My Vocational High School
15	Binh Duong Center for Continuing Education and Vocational Training	11	Binh Duong Vocational High School
16	Thuan An Vocational Training Center - Continuing Education Center	12	Thuan An Vocational High School
17	Dĩ An Vocational Training Center - Continuing Education Center	13	Di An Vocational High School
18	Tan Uyen Vocational Training Center - Continuing Education Center	14	Tan Uyen Vocational High School
19	Ben Cat Vocational Training Center - Continuing Education Center	15	Ben Cat Vocational High School
20	Phu Giao Vocational Training Center - Continuing Education Center	16	Phu Giao Vocational High School
21	Dau Tieng Vocational Training Center - Continuing Education Center	17	Dau Tieng Vocational High School
22	Bau Bang Vocational Education and Continuing Education Center	18	Bau Bang Vocational High School
23	Thu Duc City Vocational Training Center - Continuing Education Center	19	Thu Duc Vocational High School
24	District 3 Vocational Training and Continuing Education Center	20	Nhieu Loc Vocational High School
25	District 4 Vocational Training and Continuing Education Center	21	Vinh Hoi Vocational High School
26	District 6 Vocational Training and Continuing Education Center	22	Binh Tay Vocational High School
27	District 7 Vocational Training and Continuing Education Center	23	Tan Thuan Vocational High School
28	District 8 Vocational Training and Continuing Education Center	24	Chanh Hung Vocational High School
29	District 10 Vocational Training and Continuing Education Center	25	Hoa Hung Vocational High School
30	District 11 Vocational Training and Continuing Education Center	26	Hoa Binh Vocational High School
31	District 12 Vocational Training and Continuing Education Center	27	Central America West Vocational High School
32	Tan Phu District Vocational Training and Continuing Education Center	28	Tan Phu Vocational High School
33	Tan Binh District Vocational Training and Continuing Education Center	29	Tan Binh Vocational High School
34	Phu Nhuan District Vocational Training and Continuing Education Center	30	Phu Nhuan Vocational High School
35	Binh Thanh District Vocational Training and Continuing Education Center	31	Binh Thanh Vocational High School
36	Go Vap District Vocational Training and Continuing Education Center	32	Go Vap Vocational High School
37	Binh Tan District Vocational Training and Continuing Education Center	33	Binh Tan Vocational High School
38	Nha Be District Vocational Training and Continuing Education Center	34	Nha Be Vocational High School
39	Cu Chi District Vocational Training and Continuing Education Center	35	Cu Chi Vocational High School
40	Can Gio District Vocational Training and Continuing Education Center	36	Can Gio Vocational High School
41	Binh Chanh District Vocational Training and Continuing Education Center	37	Binh Chanh Vocational High School

After the reorganization, there are 256 public service units remaining (excluding 2 vocational schools managed by businesses), including 236 public service units under the Department of Education and Training; 3 universities, and 17 colleges under the People's Committee of the city.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/so-gd-dt-tphcm-lay-y-kien-ve-sap-xep-truong-hoc-18525121216141073.htm