Ho Chi Minh City plans to use current residence as the main criterion in primary school admissions.

GD&TĐ - Ho Chi Minh City will enroll students for the 2026-2027 school year in four phases, applying 100% online enrollment and considering students' current residence.

According to the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, the city will enroll students at the beginning of the school year (grades 1, 6 and 10) from January 1, 2026 in 4 phases:

Phase 1 from January 1, 2026 to February 28, 2026: Conduct student data statistics in 3 regions, evaluate the reception capacity of schools, develop detailed primary school enrollment targets...

Phase 2 from February to March 31: The Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City will draft a plan for primary school enrollment and collect opinions before officially issuing it in March.

Phase 3 from March to the end of May: Propagating and disseminating the primary school enrollment plan, receiving application documents, preparing facilities,...

Phase 4 from June to the end of August 2025: Organize surveys to enroll 6th grade students, organize entrance exams for 10th grade students, and announce results.

The Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City also said that although this is the first year of implementing primary school enrollment after the merger, Ho Chi Minh City will continue to promote digital transformation.

The educational geographic information system (GIS) has been completed, 100% of localities will enroll students at the primary level online; continue to exploit GIS map utilities, optimize the school network for reasonable routing.

With a scale of nearly 2,000 schools, the enrollment work for grades 1 and 6 of 168 wards, communes, and special zones will be unified using the primary enrollment system at http://tuyensinhdaucap.hcm.edu.vn.

In particular, the information of “current residence” in the industry database has been verified with the national population database as the main criteria for admission to the first grade classes. Wards, communes, and special zones base on the guidance of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City to build their own enrollment plans suitable to the actual conditions of the locality.

Source: https://giaoducthoidai.vn/tphcm-du-kien-lay-noi-o-hien-tai-lam-tieu-chi-chinh-trong-tuyen-sinh-dau-cap-post759177.html