How many primary school students will Ho Chi Minh City welcome in 2023-2024?

First grade students of Ho Van Hue Primary School, Phu Nhuan District on the first day of school, August 21

If the first graders went to school a week ago, tomorrow, the students of grades 2, 3, 4, and 5 will also go to school, meeting their teachers and friends again after many months of summer vacation. During the first days of school, the elementary school students are organized by their teachers, learn the school rules, and learn the school rules.

Teachers also reminded students to prepare school supplies for the new school year, prepare for the opening ceremony of the 2023-2024 school year...

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training has reported on the results of the implementation of tasks for the 2022-2023 school year and preparations for the 2023-2024 school year for primary schools. The Department has forecasted the size of schools, classes, and students for the 2023-2024 school year. Accordingly, the total number of primary school students in Ho Chi Minh City in the new school year is 641,222.

Number of primary school students in Ho Chi Minh City in the new school year 2023-2024

Of these, 134,457 are first graders, the rate of students studying 2 sessions/day is 77.50%. There are 126,404 second graders, the rate of studying 2 sessions/day is 77.62%.

In the new school year, there are 123,810 third graders, the rate of studying 2 sessions/day is 77.81%. There are 125,377 fourth graders, the rate of studying 2 sessions/day is 77.43% and 131,174 fifth graders, the rate of studying 2 sessions/day is 73.66%.

Previously, in the 2022-2023 school year, the city had 661,899 primary school students. Correspondingly, there were 570 primary schools (including non-public schools), of which 517 were public primary schools. The average rate of students attending two sessions per day was 75.35% and the average number of students per class was 38.3 students.

Thus, compared to the previous school year, this school year, the number of primary school students in Ho Chi Minh City is less than 20,000 people.

Last school year, the total number of teachers in Ho Chi Minh City was 22,571, the number of managers was 1,422, and the teacher/class ratio of public schools did not meet the regulations.

Number of teachers needed for the new school year

The proposed solution is for primary school principals to proactively seek and sign contracts with guest teachers. The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training has directed the education and training departments to continue to review and evaluate the current situation, determine the need for teachers in each subject and class to develop a plan for additional recruitment.

Before the new school year 2023-2024, some schools in Ho Chi Minh City still lack teachers in subjects such as English, IT, music, fine arts, inclusive education, etc.

The forecast number of teachers needed for the new school year 2023-2024 at the primary level is 907 multi-subject teachers; 363 IT teachers; 501 English teachers; 215 music teachers; 225 art teachers and 178 physical education teachers.

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