Ia Rve border commune is ready to 'sacrifice' auctioned land to invest in education

Mr. Nguyen Van Hoa - Chairman of Ia Rve Commune People's Committee (Dak Lak) said that, implementing the instructions of the Provincial People's Committee and the Department of Education and Training, the unit has reviewed and planned options to build a boarding school for inter-level general education (primary and secondary schools) according to Conclusion Notice 81-TB/TW of the Politburo .

Accordingly, after the administrative boundary merger, Ia Rve commune will maintain its current status with a 13.2km long border adjacent to Mondulkiri province, Kingdom of Cambodia.

Currently, the whole commune has 3 public schools, including: Nguyen Dinh Chieu Primary School; Nguyen Thi Dinh Secondary School and Chu Van An Primary - Secondary School.

Total number of students in the 2025-2026 school year (expected) is 963, of which primary school has 519 students (27 classes) and secondary school has 444 students (14 classes).

Land (left) in Ia Rve commune ( Dak Lak ) is planned to build an inter-level boarding school. (Photo: TT)

Mr. Nguyen Van Hoa also added that through practical surveys and forecasts, in the period of 2026-2030, the whole commune is expected to have 1,125 general education students (600 primary school students and 525 secondary school students).

"After studying the Conclusion Notice 81-TB/TW, dated July 18, 2025 of the Politburo on the policy of building boarding schools for primary and secondary levels in 248 land border communes; implementing the guidance of the Department of Education and Training, the locality reviewed and surveyed the field. From there, two options were proposed: Building new on vacant land and renovating, upgrading and expanding Nguyen Thi Dinh Secondary School," said Mr. Hoa.

However, if new construction is carried out on vacant land in village 11 (adjacent to the Commune People's Committee), the entire planned area of 5 hectares will be used for planning the headquarters of agencies, sports land, cultural houses and residential land (auction). The locality needs to
The Provincial People's Committee allows planning adjustments.

Meanwhile, the renovation, upgrading and expansion of Nguyen Thi Dinh Secondary School will save costs and reduce public investment. "Currently, this school is only 1.4 hectares. If we want to expand according to the instructions of the Ministry of Education and Training, we have to take land planned for the construction of a police headquarters and auction it (residential land). The total estimated cost of the auction for socio-economic development for the locality is nearly 10 billion VND. However, for the future of our children, the commune accepts to "sacrifice" economic benefits to invest in education," Mr. Hoa asserted.

Source: https://giaoducthoidai.vn/xa-bien-gioi-ia-rve-san-sang-hy-sinh-dat-dau-gia-de-dau-tu-cho-giao-duc-post742498.html