The above content was emphasized by Deputy Minister of Education and Training Pham Ngoc Thuong in the instructions for implementing tasks for the 2024-2025 school year for primary school.

The regulation was raised in the context of many large cities and urban areas in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, and Hai Phong in previous school years experiencing overloaded classrooms, with some places having nearly 50 students per class, which greatly affected the quality of teaching and learning.

Accordingly, the Ministry of Education and Training requires schools to ensure the number of students per class according to the regulations of the Primary School Charter of 35 students per class and have sufficient minimum teaching equipment. Ensure the ratio of 1.5 teachers per class and the structure of teachers is sufficient to teach subjects and educational activities.

The Ministry of Education and Training has given specific instructions for schools to organize 2 sessions/day, with no more than 7 lessons per day, each lesson lasting 35 minutes. The teaching plan must consist of at least 9 sessions/week with 32 lessons/week. The plan must ensure a reasonable allocation between the contents, helping students complete their tasks.

The Ministry of Education and Training also requires arranging a scientific timetable, ensuring a reasonable ratio between teaching content and educational activities suitable for the psychology of primary school students.

The Ministry also requires localities to maintain environmental hygiene in schools and have plans to ensure the physical and mental health of students, teachers, and administrators.

"Before the school year, educational institutions must inspect, review, and re-evaluate the quality of school buildings and not put into use schools and classrooms that have expired or are unsafe," the Ministry of Education and Training stated.

Regarding the teaching plan, the Ministry of Education and Training requires the Departments of Education and Training to direct schools to develop teaching plans and arrange time to implement the program to ensure scientific and pedagogical quality, without putting pressure on students.

The Ministry of Education and Training requires the Departments of Education and Training to direct schools to develop teaching plans that ensure scientific and pedagogical quality and do not put pressure on students.

Focus on implementing the planning for the development of the school and classroom network and ensuring facilities; maintain and improve the quality of universal primary education as well as make primary education compulsory according to the provisions of the 2019 Education Law.

Localities continue to improve the quality of teachers and managers. Develop plans for recruitment, training and development of teachers to ensure the quality of teaching in all subjects.

The Ministry of Education and Training requires continued inspection, examination, and supervision according to authority; exploitation and use of textbooks and teaching equipment effectively and in accordance with practice.

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, extracurricular activities are activities based on students' needs and interests. These activities must be organized after official school hours until the time students are picked up by their parents.

“Based on the needs and interests of students, activities can be organized in the form of club activities or using school facilities such as libraries, playgrounds, practice grounds, multi-purpose halls, etc. to create conditions for students to play and entertain. Organizing activities after official school hours during the day in the form of club activities must be approved by competent authorities,” according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

In the 2024-2025 school year, the number of students in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City increased sharply.

Mr. Nguyen Van Hieu, Director of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, said that in the 2024-2025 school year, the city is expected to increase by 24,097 students, including 17,288 public and 6,809 non-public schools, of which high school students will have the highest increase with 16,999 students.

Currently, in some districts, there are many primary schools with a class size of over 45 students - this somewhat limits the management and teaching quality. To meet the demand for learning space, it is expected that before the 2024 - 2025 school year, 23 projects with 476 new classrooms will be put into use, of which the number of classrooms will increase by 412.

According to the Hanoi Department of Education and Training, in the 2024-2025 school year, Hanoi's primary school enrollment will continue to increase sharply. It is expected that the number of first graders will increase by 7,000; sixth graders will increase by 58,000; and tenth graders will increase by 5,000 compared to the previous school year. The city plans to build 30-40 new schools to accommodate students of all levels.