Are secondary schools in Vietnam required to publicly announce the school’s commitment to educational quality?

Are secondary schools in Vietnam required to publicly announce the school’s commitment to educational quality?

Under Article 3 of the lower secondary school, upper secondary school and multi-level school charter issued with Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT:

Duties and powers of secondary schools

1. Formulate the school’s development plans and strategies as appropriate to the socio-economic situation of the location where the school is located; determine the school’s vision, mission, and core values in relation to education, culture, history and traditions.

2. Develop and launch the school’s education plans in accordance with the general education curricula promulgated by the Minister of Education and Training. Cooperate with students’ families, organizations and individuals in organization of educational activities.

3. Admit and receive students, and manage students according to regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training.

4. Launch plans for universalization of education as assigned.

5. Enable teachers, staff and students to participate in social activities.

6. Manage teachers and staff as prescribed by law.

7. Mobilize, manage and use resources for education in compliance with the law.

8. Manage, use and preserve facilities and equipment as per the law.

9. Carry out activities of educational quality assurance, assessment and accreditation according to regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training.

10. Publicly announce the school’s commitment to educational quality, educational quality assurance conditions, and revenues and expenditures in compliance with the law.

11. Practice democracy and accountability in management of educational activities; ensure the participation of students, students’ families and the society in management of educational activities as prescribed by law.

12. Perform other duties and exercise other powers as prescribed by law.

Thus, according to the above regulations, secondary schools are required to publicly announce the school’s commitment to educational quality.

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Which directly manages public secondary schools in Vietnam?

Under Article 4 of the lower secondary school, upper secondary school and multi-level school charter issued with Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT:

Secondary school types and systems

1. There are two types of secondary schools: public schools and private schools.

a) A public secondary school is established and directly managed by the competent authority. The school’s facilities and recurrent expenditures are mostly covered by state budget.

b) A private secondary school has its establishment invested in and operating conditions guaranteed by a foreign or Vietnamese investor and is established under the law. The school’s facilities and operating expenses are not covered by state budget.

2. Single-level secondary schools include:

a) Lower secondary schools.

b) Upper secondary schools.

3. Multi-level schools include:

a) Combined primary and lower secondary schools.

b) Combined lower secondary and upper secondary schools.

c) Combined primary, lower secondary and upper secondary schools.

4. Special schools and other educational institutions include:

a) Boarding general education schools and semi-boarding general education schools for ethnic minorities.

b) Specialized upper secondary schools and schools for gifted students.

c) Schools and classes for persons with disabilities.

d) Correctional institutions.

dd) Other educational institutions.

Thus, public secondary schools will be established and directly managed by competent state agencies.

What is the order for recording the name signboard of public secondary schools in Vietnam?

Under Article 5 of the lower secondary school, upper secondary school and multi-level school charter issued with Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT:

1. Regulations on naming a school:

- School name format: Trường trung học cơ sở (“lower secondary school”) (or trung học phổ thông (“upper secondary school”); tiểu học và trung học cơ sở (“primary and lower secondary school”); trung học cơ sở và trung học phổ thông (“lower secondary and upper secondary school"); tiểu học, trung học cơ sở và trung học phổ thông (“primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school”); or trung học phổ thông chuyên (“specialized upper secondary school”)) + proper name of the school.

- The school’s proper name must be clear and transparent, not cause any confusion regarding the organization and operation of the school; and be appropriate to Vietnamese national history, culture, ethics, fine traditions and customs.

2. The school name shall be included in the school’s establishment decision, stamp, school name signboard and transaction documents.

3. Contents of a school name signboard consist of:

- In top left corner of the board:

+ For secondary schools the highest education level of which is lower secondary level:

First row: name of district-level People’s Committee;

Second row: Phòng Giáo dục và Đào tạo (“Bureau of Education and Training”).

+ For secondary schools with upper secondary level:

First row: name of provincial People’s Committee;

Second row: Sở Giáo dục và Đào tạo (“Department of Education and Training”).

- The school name, which is chosen in accordance with regulations in Clause 1 herein, shall be written in the middle of the board.

- Address, phone number, email address and website (if any) of the school shall be written at the bottom of the board.

4. For special schools with their own organizational and operational regulations, their names and name sign boards shall adhere to such regulations.