Vinh Long prepares for the new school year

After the merger, Vinh Long province became one of the largest education and training centers in the Mekong Delta region.

Regarding the education network, the whole province has more than 1,400 schools from kindergarten to general education and continuing education. Currently, some schools have been repaired and renovated to meet the requirements of the new school year.

Currently, My Phuoc Secondary - High School, Hoang Thai Hieu High School, Hoa Ninh High School, Phu Quoi Secondary - High School, Dong Thanh Secondary - High School, Hoa Binh Secondary - High School, Huu Thanh High School and Tam Binh High School have completed the repair and renovation work...

Hieu Nhon Secondary - High School, Dong Thanh Secondary - High School, Tra On High School, Nguyen Thong High School... were also repaired with a budget of 6.6 billion VND.

For Tra Vinh province (old), the list of repairs for more than 20 high schools with a total capital of 10.3 billion VND. Ben Tre province (old) invested about 23 billion VND for high schools.

Director of the Department of Education and Training of Vinh Long province, Ms. La Thi Thuy, said that the Department coordinated with the locality to review the facilities and equipment of schools in the province. Thereby, it advised to allocate more than 49 billion VND to build, renovate, upgrade and repair 49 affiliated units to serve the new school year.

The Department of Education and Training coordinates with the Provincial Management Board of Investment Projects for Construction of Civil and Industrial Works to urgently complete equipment, expected to be completed by September 2025 for units in Vinh Long (old) and by December 2025 in Ben Tre and Tra Vinh (old).

The industry also strengthens the socialization of education, encouraging organizations, individuals and businesses to join hands in investment and support.

The preparation of textbooks for the 2025-2026 school year in Vinh Long province has been basically completed. Accordingly, Vinh Long Book and Equipment Joint Stock Company has published about 70-75% of the plan (nearly 1 million copies), the rest is being imported and continues to be distributed.

Supply of textbooks according to the old area is planned from the end of 2024. Ensure students have enough books before the first day of school.

Regarding staff, after the merger, the Education sector of Vinh Long province still lacks nearly 2,943 positions, mainly in teachers and staff.

Of which, Preschool Education lacks 826 people, Primary Education lacks 984, Secondary Education lacks 637, High School lacks 267 and Continuing Education lacks 229 people. Additional recruitment is expected to be completed in 2025.

To meet the requirements, the Department of Education and Training focuses on solutions such as rearranging classrooms to reduce staffing pressure, developing plans to transfer teachers from places with surplus to places with shortages...

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