Primary school admissions in Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City: Which schools teach intensive and integrated English?

The People's Committee of Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City has recently issued a plan to mobilize children to attend classes and enroll students at the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year. The enrollment principle is to prepare sufficient facilities and equipment, ensuring enough places for children of the district's people, especially children of policy families, poor families, workers, and orphans; effectively implementing universal preschool education for 5-year-old children, universalizing compulsory primary education at the right age, and universalizing secondary education.

Ensure the target of 100% of school-age children attending school; continue to maintain the target of 100% of primary school students attending 2 sessions/day to implement the 2018 General Education Program.

Ensure that 100% of students of admission age at all levels have their information fully declared at https://csdl.hcm.edu.vn (the city's education database system). The work of declaring and reviewing student information must be carried out in accordance with the instructions of the Department of Education and Training...

First grade students in Phu Nhuan district, Ho Chi Minh City return to school in previous school years

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Enrollment quota for grade 1 of 12 public primary schools

Primary schools organize English language enhancement programs (EA) for first graders according to the 2018 General Education Program and the city's own roadmap.

Schools enrolling students in grade 1 of the Integrated English Program (IEP) - Teaching and learning programs for integrated math, science and English according to Decision No. 5695/QD-UBND of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee include: Cao Ba Quat Primary School, Ho Van Hue Primary School, Dang Van Ngu Primary School, Nguyen Dinh Chinh Primary School, Dong Ba Primary School.

Cao Ba Quat Primary School implements high-quality, advanced, regionally and internationally integrated education; priority is given to students with current residence in Ward 5 and neighboring wards in Phu Nhuan District.

Admission quotas for public elementary schools for the 2025-2026 school year in this district are as follows:

Target for grade 1 with enhanced English program, integrated English at 12 primary schools in Phu Nhuan district

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In cases where people update information or change their current residence after the date of data update as stipulated in Official Dispatch No. 1492/SGDĐT-KTKĐ dated March 28, 2025 of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, the District People's Committee will consider and arrange study places at schools that are still able to receive them, ensuring that students have places to study at public schools in the district.

First grade students of Ho Van Hue Primary School, Phu Nhuan District in previous school years

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How is grade 6 admission? Which middle schools implement high-quality educational content?

All students who have completed primary school, are within the prescribed age and have actual residence in Phu Nhuan district will be admitted to grade 6 of Phu Nhuan district public secondary schools.

Tran Huy Lieu Secondary School implements high-quality, advanced educational content, integrating regionally and internationally.

Based on the reception capacity of public secondary schools and the list of students completing primary school, the People's Committee of Phu Nhuan District allocates the number of 6th grade students to secondary schools as follows:

Quotas for 6th graders at secondary schools in Phu Nhuan district for the 2025-2026 school year

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Admission timelines for primary schools in Phu Nhuan district

Enrollment for first grade classes starts from May 24, 2025 to June 30, 2025.

Enrollment in schools that organize special programs (schools that implement high-quality, advanced, integrated programs and schools that organize Integrated Programs) including: Son Ca 10 kindergarten, Cao Ba Quat primary school, Ho Van Hue primary school, Dang Van Ngu primary school, Nguyen Dinh Chinh primary school, Dong Ba primary school; Tran Huy Lieu secondary school, Ngo Tat To secondary school, Cau Kieu secondary school, Dao Duy Anh secondary school:

• From 24.5.2025 to 17:00 on 29.5.2025: Parents of students register for official admission on the website https://tuyensinhdaucap.hcm.edu.vn
• From May 30, 2025 to 5:00 p.m. June 4, 2025: The Department of Education and Training will review and announce the enrollment results of schools with special programs; At the same time, update data on the city's enrollment page.
• From June 5, 2025 to June 8, 2025: Schools with special programs will receive applications and guide parents to confirm online at the city's admissions page.

Children of Son Ca 14 Kindergarten, Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City during lunch time

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Admission to remaining primary and secondary schools:

• June 13, 2025: The Department of Education and Training announced the list of routes for remaining students to primary and secondary schools on the website https://tuyensinhdaucap.hcm.edu.vn .
• From June 14, 2025 to June 20, 2025: Parents go to the admissions page at https://tuyensinhdaucap.hcm.edu.vn to confirm submitting applications to primary and secondary schools.
• From June 21, 2025 to June 23, 2025: Parents submit applications directly to primary and secondary schools.

Mobilizing children to preschool

In the 2025-2026 school year, Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City will mobilize 100% of 5-year-old children (children born in 2020) currently residing in Phu Nhuan District (verified through VNeID) to attend preschools according to the area.

Accepting 3-year-old, 4-year-old and nursery-age children (under 36 months old) to study according to the actual receiving capacity of the schools; Having a plan to strive to ensure school places for children under 5 years old; Gradually increasing the rate of mobilizing nursery-age children to go to school.

Public kindergartens and preschools in Phu Nhuan district, Ho Chi Minh City include: Son Ca 1, Son 2, Son Ca 3, Son Ca 4, Son Ca 5, Son Ca 7, Son Ca 8, Son Ca 9, Son Ca 10, Son Ca 11, Son Ca 12, Son Ca 14, Son Ca 15, Son Ca 17, Huong Sen Kindergarten.

Non-public preschools accepting 5-year-old children must fully implement the 5-year-old preschool program as prescribed and accept children according to the wishes and needs of the students' parents.

In the 2025-2026 school year, Phu Nhuan district will enroll 80 students in 8 specialized classes at Niem Tin Special Education School. Priority will be given to students whose current residence is in Phu Nhuan district.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tuyen-sinh-dau-cap-qphu-nhuan-tphcm-truong-nao-day-tieng-anh-tang-cuong-tich-hop-18525051312141388.htm