The Prime Minister requested to focus on improving educational facilities to ensure conditions for the new school year opening for students.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just signed Official Dispatch No. 156/CD-TTg dated September 3, 2025 to the Chairmen of the People's Committees of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh provinces; Ministers of National Defense, Public Security, Education and Training on focusing on overcoming difficulties in educational establishments to ensure conditions for the new school year opening for students.

On August 29, 2025, the Prime Minister issued Official Dispatch No. 151/CĐ-TTg on urgently addressing damage to educational and medical facilities caused by natural disasters, ensuring the conditions for organizing the opening ceremony of the new school year on schedule. However, according to the report of the Ministry of Education and Training (document No. 1507/BC-BGDĐT dated September 1, 2025) and information on the news broadcast of Vietnam Television (noon, September 3, 2025), the work of repairing educational facilities in some localities, especially in Ha Tinh, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An, is still not complete, while the opening ceremony of the new school year is fast approaching.

To ensure the successful organization of the opening ceremony for the new school year for students, especially in areas affected by recent natural disasters, the Prime Minister requests:

1. The Chairmen of the People's Committees of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces shall direct a specific review of the work of repairing educational facilities affected by storm No. 5 and recent natural disasters in the area; continue to mobilize maximum resources and forces (especially the military, police, and youth union members) to speed up the progress and speed up the repair and restoration of all schools and school sites that have had their roofs blown off, damaged, or are unsafe; repair desks and chairs, supplement books, teaching equipment, and learning materials for students; ensure safety and adequate conditions for organizing the opening ceremony and basic learning conditions for students; students must not be left without schools, classes, teachers, books, and learning materials. For schools and school sites that have collapsed, are severely damaged, have not been restored, or are unsafe, there must be a plan to arrange temporary opening and learning locations for students. Complete no later than September 4, 2025. Report to the Prime Minister on implementation results by September 4, 2025.

2. The Minister of Education and Training continues to direct and urge the education sector of localities, especially Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces, to review and proactively advise local Party committees and authorities to direct and mobilize forces and resources to quickly restore educational institutions affected by natural disasters; have proactive and timely plans to support books, teaching equipment and learning materials for educational institutions damaged by natural disasters at the request of localities to ensure learning conditions for students at the beginning of the new school year. Synthesize and report to the Prime Minister on implementation results on September 4, 2025.

3. The Ministers of the Ministries of National Defence and Public Security shall continue to direct military and police units stationed in the area to mobilize maximum forces to support the cleaning of school premises and the repair of educational facilities as requested by the local authorities.

4. Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long is tasked with continuing to direct and urge relevant ministries, agencies, and localities to implement this directive.

5. The Government Office shall monitor and supervise according to its assigned functions and tasks, and promptly report to the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of any unexpected or emerging issues.

Source: https://phunuvietnam.vn/thu-tuong-yeu-cau-tap-trung-khac-phuc-co-so-giao-duc-bao-dam-dieu-kien-khai-giang-nam-hoc-moi-cho-hoc-sinh-20250903223748008.htm