Vietnam: What is the tenure of the principal of a lower secondary school? Shall the principal of a lower secondary school conduct teacher recruitment?

What is the tenure of the principal of a lower secondary school in Vietnam?

Under Point c, Clause 1, Article 11 of the lower secondary school, upper secondary school and multi-level school charter, issued together with Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT, the regulations are as follows:

School principal and deputy principals

1. School principal

a) The principal of a secondary school shall organize, manage and direct the school's operations and take responsibility for the school’s educational quality.

b) In order to be appointed as the principal of a public secondary school or recognized as the principal of a private secondary school, one must meet the standards provided for in Clause 3 of this Article and other standards as per the law.

c) The tenure of a secondary school’s principal shall be 05 years. After each academic year, the principal shall receive feedback from the school's public employees and staff and be assessed by the competent authority as prescribed by law. A person shall not hold their post as the principal of a public secondary school for more than two consecutive tenures.

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The tenure of the principal of a lower secondary school in Vietnam is 5 years. After each academic year, the principal shall receive feedback from the school's public employees and staff and be assessed by the competent authority as prescribed by law. A person shall not hold their post as the principal of a public secondary school for more than two consecutive tenures.

Thus, the tenure of the principal of a lower secondary school in Vietnam is 5 years. The principal of a public school cannot serve more than two consecutive tenures.

What is the tenure of the principal of a lower secondary school in Vietnam? Shall the principal of a lower secondary school conduct teacher recruitment? (Image from the Internet)

Shall the principal of a lower secondary school conduct teacher recruitment in Vietnam?

Under Point d, Clause 1, Article 11 of the lower secondary school, upper secondary school and multi-level school charter, issued together with Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT, the duties and rights of the principal are as follows:

- Build and organize the school's apparatus according to the regulations in Article 9 of the lower secondary school, upper secondary school and multi-level school charter, issued together with Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT;

Appoint department/unit heads and deputy heads; and establish the school council as per the provisions in Points đ, e, Clause 1, Article 10 of the lower secondary school, upper secondary school and multi-level school charter, issued together with Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT;

- Formulate the school’s development planning, objectives, vision and strategies; the school’s organizational and operational regulations; and the school’s annual education plans, which shall be proposed to the school council for approval and implementation;

- Adopt the school council’s decisions or conclusions concerning the matters mentioned in Point c Clause 1 Article 10 of the lower secondary school, upper secondary school and multi-level school charter, issued together with Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT.

- In case the principal does not agree with a decision from the school council, obtain the opinion of the supervisory education authority.

- While waiting for said opinion, the principal must abide by the parts of the school council’s decision that are not against existing regulations of law and the lower secondary school, upper secondary school and multi-level school charter, issued together with Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT;

- Submit reports on and assessment of implementation of the school’s education plan and decisions issued by the school council to the school council and competent authorities;

- Recruit and manage teachers and staff; sign labor contracts with teachers and staff, and receive and relocate teachers and staff; manage academic matters; assign tasks to teachers and staff, inspect and evaluate teachers and staff; and reward and discipline teachers and staff as prescribed by law;

- Manage students and student activities organized by the school; approve student assessment results, sign school report books, sign written confirmation of completion of primary education program for primary school students (if any) of multi-level schools, grant certificate of completion of general education program to upper secondary students (if any) and decide rewards and discipline for students;

- Manage the school’s finance and property;

- Provide state benefits for teachers, staff and students; comply with regulations on democracy and accountability of heads of educational institutions in organization of their institutions’ activities; facilitate privatization of education in the school;

- Direct emulation movements and campaigns; provide transparency to the school and the society as per the law;

- Join meetings of specialized teams; self-learn to improve professional capacity and managerial capability; be entitled to benefits offered to teachers and incentive policies as prescribed by law; and may teach in compliance with regulations on teaching hour norms for principals;

- Hold the right to receive training to improve professional capacity and qualifications and be entitled to benefits prescribed by law.

Thus, one of the duties of the principal of a lower secondary school is to recruit and manage teachers and staff.

What are the standards for the principal of a lower secondary school in Vietnam?

According to Clause 3, Article 11 of the lower secondary school, upper secondary school and multi-level school charter, issued together with Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT, the standards for the principal of a lower secondary school in Vietnam are as follows:

(1)Regarding qualifications and years of experience: meet the qualification standards of teachers provided for in the Law on Education 2019 applicable to the in charged education level or to the highest education level of the multi-level school and have at least 05 years of teaching experience (or 04 years for mountainous areas, islands, remote and isolated areas, areas where ethnic minorities reside and areas with exceptional socio-economic difficulties) in the in charged education level.

(2) Meet the standards provided for in the standards for principals of lower secondary schools, upper secondary schools and multi-level schools, which are in compliance with standards for principals of general education institutions promulgated by the Minister of Education and Training.