Ho Chi Minh City officially regulates that students do not leave school before 4:00 p.m.

The Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City has just officially issued the daily study schedule for kindergartens, primary schools, secondary schools, and high schools for the 2025-2026 school year.

Kindergarten: School ends at 4:00 p.m.

School opening hours: From 6:30.

Pick up time: From 7am onwards, no later than 8am.

Drop off time: From 4pm.

Preschools must have adequate teachers and staff to ensure absolute safety for children during their time studying and living at school.

Primary, secondary and high schools do not close before 4:00 p.m.

Morning: First class starts at 7am and no later than 8am. Class ends no later than 10:30am.

Afternoon: The first period starts no earlier than 1:00 PM and no later than 1:30 PM. The end time is no earlier than 4:00 PM and no later than 5:00 PM.

The Department of Education and Training requires schools to develop plans to open their doors to welcome students from 6:30 a.m.; not allowing students who arrive late or leave early to gather in the area in front of the school gate.

The arrangement of time slots must ensure smooth traffic in front of the gate and around the school during rush hours.

The Department of Education and Training reminds schools to proactively arrange school plans, build flexible and appropriate timetables, ensure the correct time frame; ensure the health of children, students and workers at the unit. At the same time, it is also noted that schools located close to each other on the same road need to coordinate to arrange staggered school dismissal times (at least 15 minutes) to reduce traffic congestion in the area.

The People's Committees of wards, communes and special zones monitor, inspect and urge the implementation at educational establishments under their management; promptly report and strictly handle violating units. The Department Office, the Department of Preschool Education, the Department of General Education and the departments under it coordinate to monitor, inspect and report to the Department's leaders.

The Department of Education and Training requires principals to seriously deploy and fully disseminate the contents to all cadres, teachers, employees and parents; proactively review, make timely adjustments, and closely coordinate with relevant departments to ensure proper implementation of regulations and achieve the highest efficiency in terms of school entry and dismissal times.

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