More localities give students Saturday off

After Circular 29 regulating extra teaching and learning took effect, many localities piloted the model of allowing middle and high school students to take Saturdays off before expanding it to the general public.

Nearly 20 provinces and cities let students take Saturday off after Circular 29. (Source: VGP)

Since March 10, Ninh Giang district has become the first district in Hai Duong province to let middle school students take Saturday off. This decision was consulted by the districteducation department, polled by public opinion, and received high consensus from teachers and parents.

In Hai Phong , after Circular 29 took effect, all schools stopped teaching extra classes, some schools applied new timetables and let students take Saturdays off every week.

Not only Hai Duong and Hai Phong, previously, a series of schools in Khanh Hoa, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Bac Ninh , Yen Bai... gave students a day off on Saturday.

Meanwhile, localities such as Bac Giang, Ba Ria - Vung Tau... plan to let students pilot studying 5 sessions per week, with Saturday off in the near future.

Lao Cai province - the first locality in the country to apply 5-day/week schooling after 5 years of piloting has officially decided to apply 5-day/week schooling for secondary school students. According to the Department of Education and Training of Lao Cai province, giving students and teachers 2 days off on weekends has brought many good results. Teachers have the opportunity to improve their professional qualifications; students can participate in experiential activities, extracurricular activities and practice life skills, and develop comprehensively.

TT	Province	Scope of application	Time of application
1	Ba Ria - Vung Tau	Middle and High Schools	Expected from semester II of school year 2024-2025
2	Bac Giang	Secondary schools	Expected from semester II of school year 2024-2025
3	Bac Ninh	4 secondary schools in Bac Ninh city	From November 2024
4	Ha Tinh	Secondary schools in Ha Tinh city	From September 2024
5	Hai Duong	Secondary schools in Ninh Giang district	From March 2025
6	Hai Phong	Some middle schools and high schools	From February 2025
7	Khanh Hoa	Secondary schools in Nha Trang city	-
8	Lai Chau	Middle and High Schools	From September 2024
9	Lao Cai	Middle and High Schools	Pilot from 2019 for junior high school level, applied to high school level from March 2024
10	Nam Dinh	Secondary and high schools in Nghia Hung district and Nam Dinh city	Pilot from 3-14/3/2025
11	Nghe An	Some secondary schools in Vinh city, mountainous district	From 2023
12	Ninh Binh	51 middle schools, 18 high schools	Pilot in February 2025
13	Phu Tho	22 middle schools, 14 high schools	From semester II of school year 2024-2025
14	Quang Ngai	Secondary schools in Quang Ngai city	From semester II of school year 2024-2025
15	Thanh Hoa	Secondary schools in Thanh Hoa city	From February 2025
16	Vinh Phuc	Middle and High Schools	Pilot from March 2025 to the end of the 2024-2025 school year
17	Yen Bai	Secondary schools	From semester II of school year 2024-2025

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/them-nhieu-dia-phuong-cho-hoc-sinh-nghi-thu-7-307026.html