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How much is the percentage of students repeating a grade of a Level-4 secondary school?

Pursuant to Article 22 of the Regulations on education quality accreditation and recognition of conformity with national standards for lower secondary schools, upper secondary schools and multilevel education institutions issued together with Circular 18/2018/TT-BGDDT of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam:

Level-4 secondary school assessment standards

A secondary school can conquer Level 4 if they comply with regulations laid down in Section 3 of this Chapter and the following regulations:

1. The school's education plan is formulated by reference to advanced educational programs of countries in the region and the world according to regulations; is appropriate and contributes to improving the education quality.

2. 100% of students in difficult circumstances and gifted students must complete all industrialized educational goals with the participation of the school, related organizations and individuals.

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According to the above regulation, a Level-4 secondary school must ensure the conditions for achieving Level 3 national standards.

Referring to point b, clause 4, Article 21 of the Regulations on education quality accreditation and recognition of conformity with national standards for lower secondary schools, upper secondary schools and multilevel education institutions issued together with Circular 18/2018/TT-BGDDT:

Standard 5: Educational activities and results

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4. Benchmark 5.6: Educational results

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b) The rate of students dropping out and repeating a grade:

- In a disadvantaged region: Not more than 03% of students dropping out; not more than 05% of students repeating a grade; none of students repeating a grade and dropping out in the school for gifted students;

- In other regions: Not more than 01% of students dropping out; not more than 02% of students repeating a grade; none of students repeating a grade and dropping out in the school for gifted students.

Thus, according to the above regulations, a middle school aiming to achieve Level 4 national standard must have a maximum retention rate of 05% for schools in difficult areas and 02% for other areas.

(This retention rate condition is a requirement to achieve Level 3 national standards before aiming for Level 4 national standards)

*Note: For specialized schools, to be assessed as a Level 4 national standard middle school, there must be no retained students.

How long is the period of recognition of conformity with level- 4 national standards for secondary schools?

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 5 of the Regulations on education quality accreditation and recognition of conformity with national standards for lower secondary schools, upper secondary schools and multilevel education institutions issued together with Circular 18/2018/TT-BGDDT:

Cycle of education quality accreditation and recognition of conformity with national standards for secondary schools

1. The cycle length of education quality accreditation and recognition of conformity with national standards for secondary schools shall be 5 years.

2. A secondary school shall be recognized as successfully passing the education quality accreditation according to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 34 in these Regulations for at least 02 years from the day on which they are registered for the external assessment and recommended for the recognition that they successfully pass the education quality accreditation at a higher level.

3. A secondary school shall be recognized as achieving the Level-1 national standard for at least 02 years from the day on which they are granted recognition, registered for the external assessment and recommended for recognition as the Level-2 accredited school. 

Hence, in accordance with the above regulations, the recognition period for a level 4 national standard secondary  school is 05 years.

How much is the percentage of students repeating a grade of a Level-4 secondary school? (Image from the Internet)

Is the recognition of a national standard secondary school aimed at encouraging investment?

Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 3 of the Regulations on education quality accreditation and recognition of conformity with national standards for lower secondary schools, upper secondary schools and multilevel education institutions issued together with Circular 18/2018/TT-BGDDT:

Purposes of education quality accreditation and recognition of conformity with national standards for secondary schools

1. Education quality accreditation aims to determine whether a secondary school meets educational objectives in each period of time; help plan on quality improvement, maintenance and improvement of quality of school activities; publicly notify state authority and the society of the current quality situation of secondary schools; enable state authorities to conduct assessment or decide to recognize a secondary school as an accredited one.

2. Recognition of conformity with national standards that a secondary school is granted is aimed at promoting investment, raising resources for educational purposes, and contributing to enabling secondary schools to incessantly improve their education quality and performance.

The recognition of a national standard secondary school aims to encourage investment and mobilize resources for education. It contributes to continuously improving the effectiveness and quality of education for middle schools.