Bac Kan province has issued a plan outlining the academic year schedule for 2024-2025.

The opening ceremony will take place simultaneously on September 5th, but the start of the school year will be one week earlier, on August 29th. For first graders, the earliest start date is two weeks before the opening ceremony (August 22nd).

The school year must ensure a full 35 weeks of actual learning (18 weeks in the first semester and 17 weeks in the second semester). Educational institutions should proactively develop teaching plans to ensure sufficient weeks of learning, in accordance with the characteristics and practical conditions of their locality.

The academic excellence competition for junior and senior high school students will be held before April 28, 2025; the recognition of completion of the primary school program and the junior high school graduation examination will be held before June 30, 2025; for 9th grade students, review sessions will be organized immediately after the end of the school year until the completion of the entrance exam to 10th grade in the 2025-2026 school year.

The high school graduation exam in 2025 will follow the schedule set by the Ministry of Education and Training.