Difficult to solve the problem of lack of schools
As Dai Doan Ket Newspaper reported, last week, hundreds of parents "surrounded" Tay Mo 3 Primary School (Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi) to ask for admission for their children and questioned the school's leadership and the Department of Education and Training of Nam Tu Liem District about the school's full enrollment quota.
Many parents even stayed up all night on August 21 to wait for a clear answer from the school and the District Education and Training Department. Parents expressed their frustration because they did not have information about the separation process of Tay Mo Primary School as well as the establishment and enrollment of Tay Mo 3 Primary School. In the context of the new school year approaching, their children still do not know where they will study?
It was not until yesterday (August 27) that Nam Tu Liem district announced the finalization of the plan to accept students into 4 public elementary schools in the area, including: Tay Mo, Tay Mo 3, Dai Mo 3 and Ly Nam De.
Regarding Tay Mo 3 Primary School, the Department of Education and Training of Nam Tu Liem District informed that after the separation, Tay Mo 3 Primary School had 30 classes with 1,111 students (21 students requested to transfer, 1,090 students remained), the school is currently not accepting more students because the facilities do not meet the conditions.
The incident occurred exactly one week after the Hanoi Department of Education and Training held a conference to summarize the 2023-2024 school year. At this conference, Director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training Tran The Cuong informed that, in preparation for the 2024-2025 school year, schools have safely and effectively organized enrollment work, overcoming limitations and shortcomings in the exam and enrollment work of previous years, such as no longer queuing to submit application documents or drawing lots to enter public schools...
The above incident shows that the situation of school overload in the capital is unlikely to be resolved in the near future.
For a long time, the phenomenon of jostling and pushing to get their children into school has always recurred during the admission seasons. Previously, in 2023, hundreds of parents also had to line up overnight to register their children for grade 1 at Van Bao Primary School (Ha Dong District). In 2022, the incident of hundreds of parents having to draw lots to win a place at Hoang Liet Kindergarten (Hoang Mai District) became a hot issue that received great public attention.
At the high school level, during the 2023 enrollment season, there was also a phenomenon of parents scrambling to find private schools, lining up overnight, struggling, jostling, and arguing in front of some school gates to submit their children's admission applications.
Improve the quality of education between schools
Hanoi is a locality with a very large educational scale with 2,913 kindergartens and primary schools with nearly 2.3 million students and nearly 130,000 teachers. According to the Hanoi Department of Education and Training, with the current school network, Hanoi ensures enough places for students. School overload only occurs locally in some densely populated areas.
Currently, the average number of students per primary school class in the whole city is only about 37.5 students per class. Reducing the number of students per class is always the goal and solution of the Hanoi education sector to continue improving the quality of education.
According to Director of Hanoi Department of Education and Training Tran The Cuong, in the 2024-2025 school year, the city's education scale will continue to increase, with more than 30 schools added to the city. The capital's education sector has identified the top priority task in the new school year as reviewing and supplementing the school network development plan to ensure that it meets the requirements of general education reform.
Speaking with reporters of Dai Doan Ket Newspaper, Associate Professor, Dr. Bui Thi An - Member of the 13th National Assembly, assessed that in the past period, Hanoi has always paid attention to investing resources in education. However, the capital has two disadvantages: the rapid increase in population that cannot be controlled and the difference in quality between inner-city and suburban schools. These two disadvantages are among the main causes leading to the overload of schools in the capital.
Associate Professor Dr. Bui Thi An believes that this situation cannot be resolved overnight. In the immediate future, the city needs to have a policy to improve the quality of all schools, from facilities to teaching staff. Only then will people not rush to enroll their children in a few educational institutions that they consider to be of high quality.
Regarding the case of Tay Mo 3 Primary School, Associate Professor, Dr. Bui Thi An said that it is necessary for the school to ensure the required class size, but during the enrollment process, the school must be clear and transparent.
“The people’s demands are legitimate. They also have the right to demand that schools and local authorities be open and transparent throughout the entire admission process. Only then can people increase their trust in education and share the pressure of overloaded schools in the capital,” Associate Professor, Dr. Bui Thi An stated her opinion.
Source: https://daidoanket.vn/tu-vu-phu-huynh-vay-truong-tieu-hoc-tay-mo-3-can-minh-bach-trong-tuyen-sinh-10288900.html
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