In Vietnam, is it required to complete enrollment for the entry grades at each education level before July 31, 2024?

In Vietnam, is it required to complete enrollment for the entry grades at each education level before July 31, 2024?

Under Article 1 of Decision 2171/QD-BGDDT in 2023 on the framework of the 2023-2024 academic year for preschool, general education, and continuing education issued by the Minister of Education and Training, the regulations are as follows:

Issuing the framework for the 2023-2024 academic year for preschool, general education, and continuing education nationwide as follows:

1. Starting school no earlier than 01 week before the official opening date. Particularly for Grade 1, starting school no earlier than 02 weeks before the official opening date.

2. The opening ceremony will be held on September 5, 2023.

3. The first semester ends before January 15, 2024, completing the second semester's educational plan before May 25, 2024, and concluding the academic year before May 31, 2024.

4. Assessing the completion of primary education and recognizing secondary school graduation before June 30, 2024.

5. Complete enrollment for the entry grades at each education level before July 31, 2024.

6. The high school graduation exam and national-level exams follow the regulations and guidelines of the Ministry of Education and Training.

The framework stipulates the completion of enrollment for the entry grades (Grade 1, Grade 6, Grade 10) at each education level before July 31, 2024.

In Vietnam, is it required to complete enrollment for the entry grades at each education level before July 31, 2024? (Image from the Internet)

In Vietnam, what are the ages of students in entry grades at each education level in the 2024-2025 academic year?

Under the provisions of item 1, Article 28 of the Law on Education 2019:

Educational levels and entry ages

1. Educational levels and age groups of general education are regulated as follows:

a) Primary education lasts for 05 school years, from the first to the fifth grade. The entry age for the first grade is 06;

b) Lower secondary education lasts for 04 school years, from the sixth to the ninth grade. Students must complete the primary educational programme before entering the sixth grade. The entry age for the sixth grade is 11;

c) Upper secondary education lasts for 03 school years, from the tenth to the twelfth grade. Students must complete the lower secondary educational programme before entering the tenth grade. The entry age for the tenth grade is 15;

2. Cases where schooling could be commenced at younger ages or at higher ages prescribed in clause 1 of this Article are as follows:

a) Commencing schooling at younger ages for students with early intellectual development;

b) Commencing schooling at older ages for students repeating classes, students living in areas with exceptional socio-economic difficulties, students belonging to ethnic minorities, disabled and handicapped students, students with physical or intellectual disadvantages, orphan students, students of poor households, students returning from overseas and other cases as prescribed by law.

3. General education shall be divided into 2 phases: basic education and career-orientated education. Basic education includes primary education and lower secondary education; career-oriented education is upper secondary education. Students of institutions of vocational education shall learn the upper secondary education knowledge.

4. The Minister of Education and Training shall stipulate the teaching and learning of the Vietnamese language to children of ethnic minorities prior to the commencement of the first grade; the teaching of the upper secondary education knowledge in institutions of vocational education; and the cases as prescribed in clause 2 of this Article.

Except for students retaining a grade or starting earlier/later than the stipulated age, the ages of students in entry grades at each education level are as follows:

- Primary: The age for entering Grade 1 is 6 years old, calculated by the year.

- Lower secondary: The age for entering Grade 6 is 11 years old, calculated by the year.

- Upper secondary: The age for entering Grade 10 is 15 years old, calculated by the year.

What are the requirements for the general education program for entry grades at each education level in Vietnam?

Under Article 31 of the Law on Education 2019, the general education program for entry grades at each education level must meet the following requirements:

- Reflect the objectives of general education;

- Concretize the requirements on the outcomes of students’ quality and capacity after each educational level and on the educational contents compulsory to all students throughout the country;

- Concretize the requirements on the methods and forms of organizing educational activities and on the evaluation of educational outcomes for subjects of each class and educational level of general education.

- Be consistent throughout the country and implemented flexibly, suitable with specific conditions of localities and institutions of general education;

- Be open to feedbacks from organisations and individuals and undergo a pilot implementation before promulgation; be publicly announced after promulgation.