Ho Chi Minh City students have 11 days off for Lunar New Year

On the afternoon of December 12, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee announced its approval to adjust the Tet holiday schedule for students, according to the proposal of the City Department of Education and Training.

Specifically, students will have 11 days off for the Lunar New Year from January 23 to February 2, 2025 (ie December 24 to January 5).

Previously, the 2025 Lunar New Year holiday schedule for students in Ho Chi Minh City was stated in the 2024-2025 school year plan framework, from the beginning of September. Students will have 9 days off for Tet, from January 25 to February 2, 2025 (December 26 to January 5).

However, many parents think that such a short break is inconvenient for families who want to visit relatives far away or go on vacation . In previous years, the Tet holiday for students in Ho Chi Minh City usually lasted from 12-16 days.

At the regular press conference on the socio-economic situation of Ho Chi Minh City on the afternoon of December 5, Ms. Nguyen Minh Bach Lan, Deputy Chief of Office of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training, said that the difficulty in arranging the Tet holiday schedule for students is to ensure 35 weeks of actual study in a year, according to the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training . The new school year starts on September 5 and ends before May 31, plus other holidays. Therefore, the 9-day Tet holiday is just right for the school year.

However, in response to parents' wishes, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training has based on the actual situation and plans of schools to propose adjusting the Tet holiday schedule.