What is the highest education level in a multi-level elementary and secondary school?

What is the highest level of education in a multi-level general school?

According to Clause 3, Article 4 of the lower secondary school, upper secondary school and multi-level school charter issued together with Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT of the Minsitry of Education and Training of Vietnam, it is stipulated as follows:

Secondary school types and systems

1. There are two types of secondary schools: public schools and private schools.

a) A public secondary school is established and directly managed by the competent authority. The school’s facilities and recurrent expenditures are mostly covered by state budget.

b) A private secondary school has its establishment invested in and operating conditions guaranteed by a foreign or Vietnamese investor and is established under the law.  The school’s facilities and operating expenses are not covered by state budget.

2. Single-level secondary schools include:

a) Lower secondary schools.

b) Upper secondary schools.

3. Multi-level schools include:

a) Combined primary and lower secondary schools.

b) Combined lower secondary and upper secondary schools.

c) Combined primary, lower secondary and upper secondary schools.

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A multi-level general school can have all three levels: primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary.

The highest level in a multi-level general school can be lower secondary or upper secondary.

Who has the authority to establish a multi-level general school?

According to Clause 1, Article 26 of Decree 46/2017/ND-CP of Vietnam's Government:

Procedures and documentation requirements for establishment of a public secondary school, or permission for establishment of a private secondary school

1. The President of the district-level People’s Committee shall be accorded authority to grant the decision on establishment or permission for establishment of a lower secondary school and multi-level general education school with the lower secondary education level as the highest level (hereinafter referred to as lower secondary school); the President of the People’s Committee of a centrally-affiliated city and province (hereinafter referred to as provincial-level People’s Committee) shall be accorded authority to grant the decision on establishment or permission for establishment of a upper secondary school and multi-level general education school with the upper secondary education level as the highest level (hereinafter referred to as upper secondary school).

2. Single-level secondary schools include:

a) Lower secondary schools.

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According to the above provisons:

- The President of the District-level People's Committee decides to establish or permits the establishment of multi-level general schools with the highest level being lower secondary (hereinafter referred to as lower secondary schools);

- The President of the Provincial People's Committee decides to establish or permits the establishment of multi-level general schools with the highest level being upper secondary (hereinafter referred to as upper secondary schools).

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What are the standards for facilities in a multi-level general school?

According to Article 22 of the Regulations issued with Circular 13/2020/TT-BGDDT of the Minsitry of Education and Training of Vietnam, the basic facility standards for a multi-level general school are as follows:

Apply regulations on basic standard facilities for the highest education level in an educational institution under the Regulations issued with Circular 13/2020/TT-BGDDT and following regulations:

- Studying rooms

Apply regulations on basic standard facilities of each education level under the Regulations issued with Circular 13/2020/TT-BGDDT and be situated separately for each education level.

- Auxiliary rooms

Student sanitary area: Apply regulations on basic standard facilities of each education level under the Regulations issued with Circular 13/2020/TT-BGDDT and be situated separately for each education level.

- Playgrounds and sports fields

Situate tools and equipment appropriate for each education level.

- Reinforced structures must not account for less than 40%.

- Teaching equipment must be guaranteed for each education level according to regulations of Ministry of Education and Training;

Additionally, facility standards are determined as follows:

(1) Facility standards Level 1 (in Article 23 of the Regulations issued with Circular 13/2020/TT-BGDDT)

Multi-level general schools meeting Level 1 facility standards must simultaneously ensure: meeting Level 1 standards of the highest level in the school at the Regulations issued with Circular 13/2020/TT-BGDDT, and ensure compliance with the provisions of Article 22 of the Regulations issued with Circular 13/2020/TT-BGDDT and the following stipulations:

- The study area

Applied according to Level 1 standards of each level at the Regulations issued with Circular 13/2020/TT-BGDDT and arranged in separate zones for each level.

- The percentage of permanent structures is no less than 70%.

(2) Facility standards Level 2 (in Article 24 of the Regulations issued with Circular 13/2020/TT-BGDDT)

Multi-level general schools meeting Level 2 facility standards must simultaneously ensure: meeting Level 2 standards of the highest level in the school at these Regulations, and ensure compliance with the provisions of Article 23 of the Regulations issued with Circular 13/2020/TT-BGDDT and the following stipulations:

- The study area

Applied according to Level 2 standards of each level at the Regulations issued with Circular 13/2020/TT-BGDDT and arranged in separate zones for each level.

- All construction items must be built permanently and classified as a level 4 construction or higher.