Latest conditions and procedures for junior and senior high school change in Vietnam 2022

Latest conditions and procedures for junior and senior high school change in Vietnam 2022 (Source: Internet)

1. Conditions for school change in Vietnam

According to the provisions of Article 2 of the Regulation on school change and admittance attached to Decision 51/2002/QD-BGDĐT, students may be considered and handled for transfer if they satisfy all the conditions on subjects and transfer documents, except the following cases:

- The change from ordinary secondary schools to specialized secondary schools (boarding secondary schools for ethnic minority pupils, specialized schools and gifted pupils' schools) shall comply with the regulations of such specialized schools.

- The change from non-public general secondary schools to public ones shall be only considered and permitted in the two following cases:

+ Where pupils learning at non-public general secondary schools must change their places of residence together with their parents or guardians to areas with extremely difficult socio-economic conditions where exists no non-public general secondary schools, the directors of the provincial-level Education and Training Services of the destination localities shall consider and decide on a case-by- case basis the change to learn at public general secondary schools.

+ Where pupils learning at non-public general secondary schools of a type requiring entrance examinations must change their places of residence together with their parents or guardians to localities where exists no non-public general secondary schools of equivalent quality, the directors of the provincial-level Education and Training Services of the destination localities shall consider and decide on a case-by-case basis the change to learn at public general secondary schools.

2. Subjects of school change and re-study application in Vietnam

Article 4 of Regulation on school change and admittance attached to Decision 51/2002/QD-BGDĐT stipulating that the subjects of school transfer and re-study include:

- School change:

+ Pupils changing their place of residence together with their fathers, mothers or guardians.

+ Pupils meeting with extreme family difficulties or having truly plausible reasons for school change.

- Re-study application: Pupils applying for re-study after a duration of staying away from school, who are still in the age group prescribed for each educational level.

3. School change dossiers and procedures in Vietnam

Documents and procedures for transferring secondary schools and high schools are specified in Article 5 of the Regulation on school change and admittance attached to Decision 51/2002/QD-BGDĐT (amended in Circular 50/2021/TT-BGDĐT), specifically:

- A school change dossier consists of:

+ The application for school change, signed by the mother, father or guardian.

+ The study result register (the original).

+ The certificate of admittance to the first grade of the general secondary education level, specifying the type of the admitting school (public or non-public).

+ The paper of introduction regarding the school change, issued by the principal of the school where the pupil leaves.

+The paper of introduction regarding the school change, issued by the head of the district-level Education and Training Section (for junior secondary education level) or the director of the provincial-level Education and Training Service (for senior secondary education level) of the locality where the pupil leaves (for cases of school change from other provinces or cities).

- School change procedures:

+ For junior secondary pupils:

Changing to schools in the same province or city: The principals of the schools in the destination places shall receive and consider the dossiers and make decisions according to the regulations of the directors of provincial-level Education and Training Services.

Changing to schools in other provinces or cities: The district-level Education and Training Sections of the destination places shall receive the dossiers and introduce the pupils to schools according to their residence places, together with the examined dossiers.

+ For senior secondary pupils:

Changing to schools in the same province or city: The principals of the schools in the destination places shall receive and consider the dossiers and settle according to the regulations of the directors of provincial-level Education and Training Services.

Changing to schools in other provinces or cities: The provincial-level Education and Training Services of the destination localities shall receive and examine the dossiers and introduce the pupils to schools.

- The school change shall be effected at the end of the first semester of the school year or during the summer vocation before the start of the new school year. For exceptional cases, the school change time shall be considered and decided by the heads of district-level Education and Training Sections (for the junior secondary education level) or the directors of provincial-level Education and Training Services (for the senior secondary education level), of the destination localities.

4. Dossiers and procedures for re-study application in Vietnam

According to Article 6 of the Regulation on school change and admittance attached to Decision 51/2002/QD-BGDĐT, the dossiers and procedures for re-studying for middle and high schools are as follows:

- Dossiers of re-study application

+ The re-study application, signed by the pupil concerned.

+ The study result register of the grade or educational level already completed (the original).

+ The diploma of the lower educational level (a notarized copy).

+ The written certification by the administration of the pupils' residence place of his/her observance of the State's policies and laws.

- Re-study application procedures.

+ Cases of application for re-study at former schools:

The principals of the schools shall permit the pupils to study at their schools after checking their dossiers.

+ Cases of application for re-study at other schools:

The dossiers shall be supplemented and procedures be carried out as for pupils changing schools.

+ Cases of application for re-study at the first grade of the senior secondary education level:

The directors of provincial-level Education and Training Services shall consider and make decisions on the basis of the entrance examination or enrollment consideration results of the pupils before they drop out.

- The re-study application shall be effected during the summer vocation time before the start of the new school year.

Nhu Mai

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