What are the newest guidelines for organizing the opening ceremony for the new school year 2024 in Vietnam?

What are the newest guidelines for organizing the opening ceremony for the new school year 2024 in Vietnam?

The Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam has issued Official Dispatch 4327/BGDDT-GDTH of 2024 to enhance the direction for the preparation of the 2024-2025 school year.

The Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam requests that the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-governed cities strengthen their direction for the Departments of Education and Training to guide educational institutions to effectively organize several activities at the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year, focusing on welcoming new students and organizing the Opening Ceremony for the new school year as follows:

- Guide educational institutions to organize welcoming activities for new students, with special attention to first-grade students. Organize for students to learn about the school's traditions and activities.

Disseminate the school's rules and regulations; introduce educational activities, educational programs, learning, and training methods in school and classrooms.

- Direct educational institutions to strictly comply with regulations on students' school entry time and organize the Opening Ceremony for the 2024-2025 school year uniformly across the country on the morning of September 5, 2024.

Organize the opening ceremony in a concise manner, appropriate to the practical conditions of the locality and school, consisting of two parts:

(1) The formal part is organized concisely but ensures solemnity with rituals: flag-raising, singing the National Anthem (without using pre-recorded lyrical music), reading the President's letter, etc.;

(2) The celebratory part organizes absolutely safe and healthy collective games, creating a joyful and exciting atmosphere for the first day of the new school year.

In addition, the Ministry of Education and Training also requests that the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-governed cities strengthen their direction in implementing several activities at the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year as follows:

- Ensure cleanliness, beauty, and safety of schools, classrooms, and school campuses, with welcome banners for the school year and expressions of determination to fulfill the missions of the new school year. Prepared meticulously in all aspects for the Opening Ceremony to truly become a festival bringing children to school, a festival for teachers, and students, while attracting the attention and support of the public and society.

- Regarding the organization of activities at the beginning of the school year:

Direct educational institutions to stabilize and maintain study routines immediately after the Opening Ceremony; guide the organization of beginning-of-the-year activities suitable for students' age, school conditions, and the local reality; focus on building school culture, ensuring safety and security from the start of the school year;

Work well with parents to create consensus, sharing, and support for the Education sector in fulfilling the school year's missions.

What are the newest guidelines for organizing the opening ceremony for the new school year 2024 in Vietnam? (Internet image)

What is the Schedule for the 2024-2025 School Year in Vietnam?

On August 1, 2024, the Ministry of Education and Training issued Decision 2045/QD-BGDDT of 2024 on the time frame for the 2024-2025 school year for preschool education, general education, and continuing education.

The Ministry of Education and Training has issued the time frame for the 2024-2025 school year for preschool education, general education, and continuing education applicable nationwide as follows:

- The earliest school entry date is one week before the opening ceremony. For first grade, the earliest school entry date is two weeks before the opening ceremony.

- Hold the opening ceremony on September 5, 2024.

- End the first semester before January 18, 2025, and complete the curriculum and end the school year before May 31, 2025.

- Consider recognizing primary education completion and junior high school graduation before June 30, 2025.

- Complete admissions for the first grades before July 31, 2025.

- The high school graduation exam of 2025 is expected to take place on June 26 and 27, 2025.

- Other national examinations will be held as per the regulations and guidance of the Ministry of Education and Training.

What is the Latest General Education Program for the 2024-2025 School Year in Vietnam?

According to the provisions of Article 2 of Circular 32/2018/TT-BGDDT, it states:

The general education program is implemented according to the following roadmap:

1. From the 2020-2021 school year for first grade.

2. From the 2021-2022 school year for second grade and sixth grade.

3. From the 2022-2023 school year for third grade, seventh grade, and tenth grade.

4. From the 2023-2024 school year for fourth grade, eighth grade, and eleventh grade.

5. From the 2024-2025 school year for fifth grade, ninth grade, and twelfth grade.

Thus, the 2018 general education program will be the newest education program applied to students from first grade to twelfth grade in the 2024-2025 school year nationwide.