02 types of upper secondary schools in Vietnam

What are regulations on secondary school types and systems in Vietnam?

Article 4 of the lower secondary school, upper secondary school and multi-level school charter issued together with Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT stipulates:

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

+ 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.

+ 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.

- Single-level secondary schools include:

+ Lower secondary schools.

+ Upper secondary schools.

- Multi-level schools include:

+ Combined primary and lower secondary schools.

+ Combined lower secondary and upper secondary schools.

+ Combined primary, lower secondary and upper secondary schools.

- Special schools and other educational institutions include:

+ Boarding general education schools and semi-boarding general education schools for ethnic minorities.

+ Specialized upper secondary schools and schools for gifted students.

+ Schools and classes for persons with disabilities.

+ Correctional institutions.

+ Other educational institutions.

02 types of upper secondary schools in Vietnam (Image from the Internet)

What is the competence in the secondary school management in Vietnam?

For lower secondary schools and multi-level schools the highest education level of which is lower secondary level, chairpersons of district-level People's Committees shall issue the establishment decision and district-level People's Committees shall be in charge of management.

For upper secondary schools and multi-level schools the highest education level of which is upper secondary level, chairpersons of provincial People's Committees shall issue the establishment decision and Departments of Education and Training shall be in charge of management. Departments of Education and Training shall cooperate with district-level People's Committees in management and organization of relevant educational activities of multi-level schools the highest education level of which is upper secondary level.

For special schools with their own organizational and operational regulations, competence in management shall adhere to such regulations.

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