Circular 07: Conditions for assurance of universalization of lower secondary education in Vietnam

According to Article 5 of the Circular No. 07/2016/TT-BGDĐT of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, conditions for assurance of universalization of lower secondary education are specified as follows:

1. With respect to teachers and officers

Every general education establishment performing lower secondary education universalization shall:

- Have enough teachers and officers managing libraries, teaching equipment and laboratory equipment under the Joint Circular No.35/2006/TTLT-BGDĐT-BNV on officer payroll quotation of public general education establishments dated August 23, 2006 by the Ministry of Education and Training and Ministry of Home Affairs;

- Have 100% teachers meet requirements for qualifications promulgated in point b, clause 1, Article 77 of the Law on Education of Vietnam dated 2005;

- Have all teachers meet teacher requirements prescribed in the Decision No. 30/2009/TT-BGDDT on requirements for teachers in lower and secondary education establishments dated October 22, 2009 by the Minister of Education and Training.

- Appoint education supervisors.

2. With respect of facilities and teaching equipment:

- Every province or district universalizing lower secondary education under the planning shall have traffic infrastructures and favorable traffic conditions to facilitate the transport of students;

- Every general education establishment performing lower secondary education universalization shall:

+ Have enough standard well-lit classrooms in the minimum ratio of 0.5 classroom to class. Every classroom has adequate student and teacher’s desks, chairs and blackboards. Every school shall have libraries, medical rooms, teaching equipment closets, offices of principal and deputy principals, officer and teacher’s rooms and laboratories, and shall provide essential conditions to facilitate the study of the disabled.

+ Have essential teaching equipment available under the Circular No.19/2009/TT-BGDĐT on list of essential teaching equipment for lower secondary education dated August 11, 2009 by the Minister of Education and Training.

+ Have clean playgrounds and practice ground, clean water sources and drainage systems, convenient separate restrooms for male and female students and teachers available.

View more details at the Circular No. 07/2016/TT-BGDĐT of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, effective from May 10, 2016.

Le Vy

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