What is the maximum number of students in each class of upper-secondary schools for the gifted in Vietnam?

What is the maximum number of students in each class of upper-secondary schools for the gifted in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 8 (Regulation on organization and operation of upper-secondary schools for the gifted) issued together with the Circular 05/2023/TT-BGDĐT (effective from 15/04/2023) stipulating number of students in each class of upper-secondary schools for the gifted in Vietnam as follows:

Classes in gifted schools

1. Classes in gifted schools are offered according to subjects in the general education program promulgated by the Minister of Education and Training, including: Literature, History, Geography, Foreign Languages, Mathematics, Information Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology (hereinafter referred to as gifted classes).

2. Do not offer non-gifted classes in gifted schools.

3. Each gifted class has no more than 35 students.

4. On the basis of educational quality assurance and at the request of the principal of the gifted school, the managing authority of the gifted school shall decide the number of subjects in which gifted classes are offered (hereinafter referred to as specialized subjects) and the number of gifted classes by each specialized subject.

As regulations above, each class of upper-secondary schools for the gifted in Vietnam has no more than 35 students.

What are tasks and rights of students of upper-secondary schools for the gifted in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 16 (Regulation on organization and operation of upper-secondary schools for the gifted) issued together with the Circular 05/2023/TT-BGDĐT (effective from 15/04/2023) stipulating tasks and rights of students of upper-secondary schools for the gifted in Vietnam as follows:

- Actively participate in competitions, contests, cultural and social activities and scientific research at the request of the school.

- Intellectually advanced students may skip a grade according to the decision of the gifted school’s managing authority.

- To be provided with boarding accommodations if needed; enjoy incentives as prescribed for students of gifted schools.

- Former students of gifted schools are enabled to participate in school activities.

What are regulations on entrance exam to upper-secondary schools for the gifted in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 17 (Regulation on organization and operation of upper-secondary schools for the gifted) issued together with the Circular 05/2023/TT-BGDĐT (effective from 15/04/2023) stipulating regulations on entrance exam to upper-secondary schools for the gifted in Vietnam as follows:

Enrollment to the first grade

1. Enrollment rules

a) Comply with the Regulation on enrollment of lower-secondary and upper-secondary boarding ethnic schools promulgated by the Ministry of Education and Training;

b) Only choose students with intelligent advance, good performance in conduct and study at the lower secondary level, and have the ability to study at gifted schools;

c) Ensure accuracy, objectivity, fairness, transparency and equality between gifted schools in the provinces and gifted schools in higher education institutions.

2. Enrollment plan

a) Provincial gifted schools: annually, the Department of Education and Training shall submit to the provincial People's Committee for approval of the enrollment plan of the gifted school;

b) Gifted schools affiliated to higher education institutions: annually, the principal of the gifted school shall submit to the school council of the higher education institution that manages the gifted school for approval of the enrollment plan of the gifted school;

c) At least 60 (sixty) days before the entrance exam date, the gifted school shall publicly announce the enrollment plan on the web portal of their own and of the gifted school’s managing authority.

3. The Department of Education and Training and the higher education institutions having gifted schools shall stipulate the enrollment registration, the application documents and the enrollment conditions.

4. Entrance exam

a) Department of Education and Training (for gifted schools in the province), the higher education institution (for gifted schools in higher education institutions) shall:

- Regulate exam subjects, exam form and allotted time for each exam subject according to each specialized subject; the weight value of each exam subject (if any), cut-off score;

- Issue decisions on the establishment of question paper setting council, invigilation council, marking council, grade review council;

- Approve the list of students who have been admitted to the gifted school.

b) The question paper setting, invigilation, marking and grade review shall comply with the Regulation of upper secondary school graduation exams.

5. Enrollment results are publicly announced on the portal of the managing authority of the gifted school and the portal of the gifted school within 03 (three) days from the date of announcement of the enrollment results.

6. Before August 30 every year, the gifted school shall send a report on enrollment results to the gifted school’s managing authority.

As regulations above, regulations on entrance exam to upper-secondary schools for the gifted in Vietnam are as follows:

+) Department of Education and Training (for gifted schools in the province), the higher education institution (for gifted schools in higher education institutions) shall:

- Regulate exam subjects, exam form and allotted time for each exam subject according to each specialized subject; the weight value of each exam subject (if any), cut-off score;

- Issue decisions on the establishment of question paper setting council, invigilation council, marking council, grade review council;

- Approve the list of students who have been admitted to the gifted school.

+) The question paper setting, invigilation, marking and grade review shall comply with the Regulation of upper secondary school graduation exams.

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