Has Hanoi officially added two upper-secondary schools for the gifted?

Has Hanoi officially added two upper-secondary schools for the gifted?

On January 15, 2025, the People's Committee of Hanoi City issued Decision No. 266/QD-UBND 2025 to reorganize Chu Van An High School (Tay Ho District) and Son Tay High School (district-level town Son Tay) into upper-secondary schools for the gifted. These schools will operate in accordance with the current regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training for upper-secondary schools for the gifted.

These two schools are organized and operate in compliance with the current regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training for upper-secondary schools for the gifted as stipulated. Their operational structure is defined according to Circular 20/2023/TT-BGDDT.

The schools will be under the direct and comprehensive management of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training and other relevant authorities.

In recent years, Chu Van An and Son Tay High Schools have offered both specialized and non-specialized classes. Annually, each system admits about 300-500 students in each school. Upon becoming specialized schools, both will cease to enroll non-specialized students, in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training.

Thus, for the 2024-2025 academic year, Hanoi City will have four upper-secondary schools for the gifted under the Hanoi Department of Education and Training: upper-secondary schools for the gifted of Hanoi – Amsterdam, Nguyen Hue, Chu Van An, and Son Tay.

Has Hanoi officially added two upper-secondary schools for the gifted? (Image from the Internet)

What are the objectives, tasks, and powers of upper-secondary schools for the gifted in Vietnam?

According to Article 2 of Circular 05/2023/TT-BGDDT, the objectives, tasks, and powers of upper-secondary schools for the gifted in Vietnam are as follows:

1. A gifted school is for students who achieve good results in conduct and learning in order to develop their aptitudes for a number of subjects on the basis of ensuring a comprehensive general education, creating a source of talents, meeting the development needs of the country.

2. The gifted school shall perform the tasks and powers of upper-secondary schools as prescribed in the Charter of lower-secondary schools, upper-secondary schools and multi-level schools and also perform the following additional duties and powers:

- Organize and implement the teaching plan of the advanced education program prescribed by the Minister of Education and Training;

- Research and apply appropriately and effectively the educational program and advanced methods of management, teaching, examination and evaluation; promote the implementation of education in science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics in general education;

- Develop administrators, teachers and employees in sufficient quantity and structure; good at expertise and profession; have scientific research capacity; use foreign languages in communication, teaching and scientific research;

- Coordinate with relevant units in organizing professional training, retraining, foreign languages and informatics for administrators, teachers and staff to meet the objectives and tasks of the gifted school;

- Develop cooperation activities with local and foreign education and training institutions and scientific research institutions to improve the quality of education;

- Formulate planning and development plans and increase investment in teaching facilities and equipment in accordance with law to meet the goals and tasks of the gifted school;

- Organize and manage student boarding activities;

- Build, manage and effectively use the information system and database in service of the management, education and assessment of the quality and operational efficiency of the school;

- Keep track of the learning and working process of former students;

- In each school year, chair at least 01 (one) seminar on the organization and management of educational activities in the school with the participation of lower-secondary schools, upper-secondary schools, etc. in order to share solutions and results of performing tasks and powers of gifted schools as prescribed in (2).

What priorities are given to upper-secondary schools for the gifted in Vietnam regarding policy on investment in education quality assurance?

According to Article 5 of Circular 05/2023/TT-BGDDT, priorities regarding policy on investment in education quality assurance of upper-secondary schools for the gifted are as follows:

- Arrange administrators, teachers and employees to meet the prescribed payroll quotas and standards;

- Invest in building synchronous and modern material facilities and teaching equipment in accordance with law;

- Allocate regular funding according to the provisions of law to ensure educational activities;

- Invite teachers, lecturers, local and foreign experts to give lectures, provide professional training, and guide scientific research for administrators, teachers and students according to regulations;

- Gifted schools affiliated to higher education institutions are allowed to use facilities, teaching equipment, laboratories, practice room and utilize lecturers of higher education institutions to teach students.