What are types of organization of lower secondary schools in Vietnam?

What are the responsibilities of a lower secondary school in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 3 of the Charter for lower secondary schools, upper secondary schools, and schools with multiple educational levels, issued together with Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT, the responsibilities of a lower secondary school are as follows:

(1) Develop strategies and development plans for the school in line with the socio-economic conditions of the locality; identify the vision, mission, and core values concerning the school’s education, culture, history, and tradition.

(2) Develop and implement the school’s educational plan according to the general education program issued by the Minister of Education and Training. Coordinate with students’ families, organizations, and individuals in organizing educational activities.

(3) Recruit and admit students; manage students according to the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training.

(4) Implement the universal education plan within the assigned scope.

(5) Organize participation of teachers, staff, and students in social activities.

(6) Manage teachers and staff according to legal regulations.

(7) Mobilize, manage, and use resources for educational activities according to legal regulations.

(8) Manage, use, and preserve facilities and equipment according to legal regulations.

(9) Conduct activities to ensure educational quality, evaluate, and accredit educational quality according to regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training.

(10) Publicly commit to educational quality, the conditions ensuring educational quality, and financial income and expenditure as per legal regulations.

(11) Implement democracy, accountability in the management of educational activities; ensure the participation of students, families, and society in managing educational activities according to legal regulations.

(12) Perform other tasks and rights according to legal regulations.

What are types of organization of lower secondary schools in Vietnam?​ (Image from Internet)

What are types of organization of lower secondary schools in Vietnam?​

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 4, the Charter for lower secondary schools, upper secondary schools, and schools with multiple educational levels, issued together with Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT:

Types and system of lower secondary schools

1. Lower secondary schools are organized into two types: public and private.

a) Public lower secondary schools are established and directly managed by authorized state agencies. The investment in facilities and regular expenses of public lower secondary schools are mainly guaranteed by the state budget.

b) Private lower secondary schools are invested in and guaranteed operational conditions by domestic or foreign investors, established according to legal regulations. The investment in facilities and operational costs of private lower secondary schools comes from non-state budget sources.

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Thus, lower secondary schools will be organized into two types: public and private.

Furthermore, public lower secondary schools are established and directly managed by authorized state agencies.

Private lower secondary schools are invested in and guaranteed operational conditions by domestic or foreign investors, established according to legal regulations.

Do general education institutions in Vietnam include lower secondary schools?

Pursuant to Article 33 of the Education Law 2019, it is stipulated about general education institutions as follows:

General education institutions

General education institutions include:

1. Primary schools;

2. Lower secondary schools;

3. Upper secondary schools;

4. Schools with multiple educational levels.

Moreover, Clause 2, Article 4 of the Charter for lower secondary schools, upper secondary schools, and schools with multiple educational levels, issued together with Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT, also mentions the lower secondary school system as follows:

Types and system of lower secondary schools

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2. Lower secondary schools with one educational level:

a) Lower secondary schools.

b) Upper secondary schools.

3. Schools with multiple educational levels:

a) Primary and lower secondary schools.

b) Secondary and upper secondary schools.

c) Primary, secondary, and upper secondary schools.

4. Specialized schools and other educational institutions:

a) Boarding ethnic minority schools, semi-boarding ethnic minority schools.

b) Specialized upper secondary schools, gifted schools.

c) Schools and classes for disabled people.

d) Reform schools.

dd) Other educational institutions.

Thus, according to the above regulations, general education institutions include lower secondary schools.

Moreover, in the lower secondary school system, lower secondary schools fall within schools with one educational level and schools with multiple educational levels.

What are regulations on decentralization of the management of lower secondary schools in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 6 of the Charter for lower secondary schools, upper secondary schools, and schools with multiple educational levels, issued together with Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT:

Management decentralization

1. Lower secondary schools and multi-level schools with the highest level being lower secondary schools are established by the Chairman of the District People's Committee and managed by the District People's Committee.

2. Upper secondary schools and multi-level schools with the highest level being upper secondary schools are established by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and managed by the Department of Education and Training. The Department of Education and Training shall cooperate with the District People's Committee to develop coordination content in the management and organization of related educational activities of multi-level schools with the highest level being upper secondary schools.

3. Specialized schools have their own organization and operational regulations and shall implement management decentralization according to the organization and operational regulations of that type of specialized school.

Thus, lower secondary schools and multi-level schools with the highest level being lower secondary schools are established by the Chairman of the District People's Committee and managed by the District People's Committee.