HCMC: Parents are impatient, hoping to return to school early for a longer Tet holiday

These days, many parents across the country, especially in Ho Chi Minh City, are eagerly following their children's school schedules.

On many forums for parents and students in Ho Chi Minh City, many opinions expressed concern because compared to previous years, the school opening date was announced early so that parents could proactively arrange their plans.

Ms. Hong Anh, a parent in An Khanh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, said she registered her child for a summer course at an elementary school. However, the course started on August 1, and since then, life has been turned upside down because there is no place to take care of the children. "I and many other parents hope to have an early school start date so that we can proactively make arrangements. If the summer break is long, we will consider sending our children back to their hometowns to live with their grandparents. If the break is short, we will try to let our children stay," Ms. Hong Anh said.

Phụ huynh ở TP HCM sốt ruột, mong tựu trường sớm để nghỉ Tết dài hơn!- Ảnh 1. — On student groups of many high schools, many students and parents wonder when the school will announce the school opening schedule. In the photo: Teachers and students in Ho Chi Minh City during an activity at school.

According to many parents, the recent regulations on extra teaching and learning have caused many teachers and schools to not accept children for fear of violating the regulations. "I even begged the teacher in the apartment building to take my child in as a babysitter, but she refused," said Duc Thang, a parent in Hanh Thong ward.

On student groups of many high schools, many students and parents wonder when the school will announce the school opening schedule.

Not only parents and students are interested, many schools now say that almost every day, parents come to ask about the school opening schedule. The principal of a secondary school in Tan Dinh ward said that most parents want to start school early so that the Tet holiday can be longer.

Phụ huynh ở TP HCM sốt ruột, mong tựu trường sớm để nghỉ Tết dài hơn!- Ảnh 2. — Students of Tran Hung Dao Primary School, Cau Ong Lanh Ward, on the opening day of the 2024-2025 school year

According to the plan, when the Ministry of Education and Training issues the planning framework and time for the 2025-2026 school year, depending on the actual situation in each locality, the Department of Education and Training will submit a proposal for the planning framework, school opening time for all levels, school year summary time... for the City People's Committee to approve and issue a general plan for the city.

Previously, in early January 2025, at a training conference for principals of secondary and high schools organized by the Ministry of Education and Training, Mr. Nguyen Van Hieu, Director of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, proposed that students in the city return to school early so that the Tet holiday would be longer.

Phụ huynh ở TP HCM sốt ruột, mong tựu trường sớm để nghỉ Tết dài hơn!- Ảnh 3.

Go back to school early for a longer Tet holiday

The annual Tet holiday schedule is not fixed, each locality implements it differently, making many parents and students in Ho Chi Minh City anxious and the education sector under a lot of pressure.

At the above conference, the leaders of the Department of Education and Training informed that Ho Chi Minh City faced a lot of pressure when arranging the Tet holiday schedule for students. The reason is that Ho Chi Minh City has a large number of immigrants, the short Tet holiday schedule causes inconvenience for parents and students when they visit their hometowns...

Source: https://nld.com.vn/phu-huynh-o-tp-hcm-sot-ruot-mong-tuu-truong-som-de-nghi-tet-dai-hon-196250805152114645.htm