Vietnam: What is the required percentage of teachers meeting professional standards for Level 1 assessment of lower secondary schools?

What is the required percentage of teachers meeting professional standards for Level 1 assessment of lower secondary schools?

According to Article 8, Section 1, Chapter 2 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 Traing of Vietnam:

LEVEL-1 SECONDARY SCHOOL ASSESSMENT STANDARDS

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Standard 2: Administrators, teachers, staff and students

1. Benchmark 2.1: Principal, vice principal

a) Satisfying the prescribed standard;

b) Assessed as satisfying the standard applied to principals or higher one;

c) Completing the training course in education management in accordance with regulations in force.

2. Benchmark 2.2: Teachers

a) The number and structure of teachers must suit the needs for provision of educational programs and organization of educational activities;

b) 100% of teachers meet legally prescribed qualification standards;

c) At least 95% of teachers are rated at least satisfactory in the standards of practice for teachers.

3. Benchmark 2.3: Staff

a) Teachers or staff members can hold multiple positions to perform duties assigned by the principal;

b) Assigned to perform proper and reasonable competence-based work;

c) Fulfilling assigned duties.

4. Benchmark 2.4: Students

a) Students admitted to the school must be age-appropriate in accordance with regulations in force;

b) Performing duties in accordance with regulations in force;

c) Assured of legal rights.

Therefore, according to the above regulation, the evaluation standards for a Level 1 secondary school require that at least 95% of teachers meet professional teacher standards at a satisfactory level or higher.

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What are the infrastructure standards for a Level 1 secondary school?

According to Article 9, Section 1, Chapter 2 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 3: Teaching infrastructure and equipment

1. Benchmark 3.1: Campuses, playgrounds and training grounds

a) The school’s campus must be green, clean, nice-looking and safe for educational activities;

b) The school’s entrance gates, name boards and guard walls must be kept in place;

c) Playgrounds and training grounds must be furnished with essential equipment to ensure safety for gymnastics, sports and educational activities of the school.

2. Benchmark 3.2: Classrooms, subject-based classrooms and academic service blocks

a) Each classroom must have an adequate number of the student’s desks and chairs fitting with their stature, the teacher’s desk and chair; a writing board; must be fully lighted and airy or well-ventilated; ensuring two shifts of learning in the classroom a day at most;

b) Subject-based classrooms must be fully available;

c) Rooms for Union – Team or collective activities, libraries and museums must be available for use.

3. Benchmark 3.3: Administrative – managerial blocks

a) Meeting minimum requirements concerning administrative – managerial activities in each school;

b) Parking lots must be located appropriately, ensuring safety and order;

c) Periodically repairing and adding equipment for administrative – managerial blocks.

4. Benchmark 3.4: Toilets and water supply and drainage systems

a) Having separate toilets for men, women, teachers, staff, and students, prohibiting environmental pollution; Toilets must be easily accessible to disabled students taking inclusive education programs;

b) Having sewerage systems ensuring environmental hygiene; Clean water supply systems must meet the needs for potable and tap water of teachers, staff and students;

c) Garbage collection and waste disposal must conform to environmental sanitation regulations.

5. Benchmark 3.5: Equipment

a) An adequate number of office and other equipment necessary for the school’s activities must be provided;

b) Providing an adequate number of teaching aids is a legally prescribed minimum requirement;

c) All equipment must be enumerated, inventoried and repaired on a yearly basis.

6. Benchmark 3.6: Libraries

a) Accommodating books, newspapers, magazines, maps, educational pictures, audio cassettes, CDs and publications for reference purposes that are necessary for research, teaching and other activities of each school;

b) Library’s activities must meet minimum requirements regarding research, teaching and other activities of administrators, teachers, staff and students;

c) Every year, each library may enumerate, inventory, check and add books, newspapers, magazines, maps, educational pictures, audio cassettes, CDs and publications for reference purposes.

Therefore, according to the above regulation, the evaluation standards for a Level 1 secondary school must ensure the following six infrastructure standards:

- Criterion 1: Campus, playground, and exercise yard

- Criterion 2: Classrooms, specialized classrooms, and study halls

- Criterion 3: Administrative - management block

- Criterion 4: Sanitation area, water supply, and drainage system

- Criterion 5: Equipment- Standard 6: Library

Does a Level 1 secondary school need to ensure the relationship between the school and parents?

According to Article 10, Section 1, Chapter 2 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 4. Relationship between the school, family and society

1. Benchmark 4.1: Parent Representative Councils

a) Established and operated under the Charter of Parent Representative Council;

b) The Council’s operational plan must be tailored to each school year;

c) Implementing the plan according to the predetermined schedule.

2. Benchmark 4.2: Consultation with Party committees, state authorities and coordination with each school’s organizations and individuals

a) Consulting with Party committees and state authorities to execute each school’s educational plan;

b) Cultivating public awareness and responsibilities concerning guidelines and policies of the Party, the State and the Education sector; concerning the school's educational goals, contents and plans;

c) Marshalling and using legitimate resources of organizations and individuals in accordance with regulations in force.

Thus, a Level 1 secondary school needs to ensure the relationship between the school and parents as well as with society as stipulated. To be specific:

For the families of students in a Level 1 secondary school, a Parents' Representative Board must be established according to the regulations in the Charter of the Parents' Representative Board; having an activity plan for the school year; and implementing the activity plan on schedule.