On August 1, 2024, the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam issued Decision 2045/QD-BGDĐT regarding the schedule of the 2024-2025 School year for preschool education, general education, and continuing education.
Schedule of the 2024-2025 School year in Vietnam (Image from the internet)
The schedule of the 2024-2025 School year in Vietnam for preschool education, general education, and continuing education to be applied nationwide is issued as follows:
- Schools open no earlier than 1 week before the commencement ceremony. Specifically, for grade 1, schools open no earlier than 2 weeks before the commencement ceremony.
- The commencement ceremony will be held on September 5, 2024.
- The first semester will end before January 18, 2025, and the academic year will conclude before May 31, 2025.
- The evaluation to recognize the completion of the primary education program and the evaluation for the graduation of secondary school must be completed before June 30, 2025.
- The admission process for the entry-level classes must be completed before July 31, 2025.
- The high school graduation examination for 2025 is expected to take place on June 26 and June 27, 2025.
- Other national-level examinations will be organized according to the regulations and guidelines of the Ministry of Education and Training.
- The schedule of the school year in Vietnam of localities must ensure a total of 35 actual teaching weeks (18 weeks for the first semester, 17 weeks for the second semester).
- The schedule of the school year in Vietnam must be suitable with the characteristics and actual conditions of the locality.
- Holidays and Tet (Lunar New year) breaks are implemented according to the provisions of the Labor Code and the annual guidance documents.
- The annual leave time for teachers is to be during the summer vacation or may be interspersed at other times of the year to suit specific characteristics and the local schedule of the school year in Vietnam.
- The schedule of the school year in Vietnam must ensure synchronization for all educational levels within a residential area, especially in general schools with multiple educational levels.
- The Chairman of the Provincial or Municipal People's Committee under central authority decides:
+ The schedule of the school year in Vietnam for preschool education, general education, and continuing education suitable to local realities.
+ An early school opening and an extended school year not exceeding 15 days compared to the regulations in Article 1 of this Decision to ensure the implementation and completion of preschool education, general education, and continuing education programs in cases of natural disasters or epidemics; for special arising cases, report to the Ministry of Education and Training before implementation.
- The Director of the Department of Education and Training:
+ Decides to let students take a leave in case of extremely harsh weather or natural disasters and arranges make-up classes; ensures the leave time for teachers during the school year.
+ Reports to the Ministry of Education and Training on:
++ The preparation situation for the school year and the organization of the commencement ceremony for the school year 2024-2025 before September 10, 2024;
++ The summary of the implementation of duties, key solutions for the school year 2024-2025, and the results of implementing the competition criteria, proposing commendation before June 25, 2025.
The Office Chief, the Heads of units under the Ministry of Education and Training, the Chairmen of the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities, and the Directors of the Departments of Education and Training are responsible for implementing Decision 2045/QD-BGDDT.
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