Resolution No. 02-NQ/HNTW dated December 24, 1996 of the 8th Party Central Committee requires: "Do not organize specialized schools in primary and secondary schools", the 2019 Education Law also only allows specialized schools at the high school level. However, the whole country still has high schools with secondary school blocks, although they are located in specialized high schools, they are not called specialized and do not know what to call them.
Students prepare to enter the exam room to take the aptitude test for admission to grade 6 at Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted (HCMC) in 2023.
Most recently, in 2023, when the Ministry of Education and Training issued Circular 05 on the Regulations on the Organization and Operation of Specialized High Schools, which required the termination of new enrollment and the organization of non-specialized classes in specialized schools in all forms, Thanh Nien Newspaper raised the issue of needing clarification with the junior high school block in specialized high schools. However, the representative of the Ministry of Education and Training at that time said that the junior high school block was not affected by this regulation because specialized schools are only for high schools.
Previously, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thanh, Director of the Department of Education (Ministry of Education and Training), stated: "The discovery and training of excellent students, creating a source for specialized high schools is the task of all secondary schools, not just the task of a few prestigious and high-quality secondary schools. In fact, students admitted to specialized high schools come from many secondary schools, including secondary schools in disadvantaged areas. Many students who won national and international excellent student awards are not students who studied in famous secondary schools. Many of these students are known in each annual international Olympic season, which is clear evidence of that.
For the secondary school system of Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted (HCMC), the secondary school system of Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted (Hanoi) is also a secondary school system like other normal secondary schools, organized in an inter-level school model, established according to the Charter of secondary schools, high schools and general schools with many levels of education but absolutely not considered as a specialized secondary school system".
Mr. Thanh also said that the junior high school level is the level of education that is implementing universal education according to the policies of the Party and the State. Moreover, the Education Law stipulates that specialized schools can only be established at the high school level. For many years, implementing Resolution 29-NQ/TW, the Ministry of Education and Training has been directing all schools, including junior high schools, to strengthen the implementation of innovation in teaching methods and forms and testing and assessment in the direction of developing students' capacity and qualities; creating favorable conditions for each student to maximize their potential to develop according to their own talents, strengths and interests in a diverse and comprehensive educational environment; ensuring that students with junior high school qualifications have basic general knowledge, meeting the requirements of strong streaming after junior high school.
Parents take their children to take the entrance exam for grade 6 at Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted in 2023.
Up to this point, answering Thanh Nien reporter about whether the Ministry will allow continued enrollment in grade 6 at 2 specialized high schools or not, Department Head Nguyen Xuan Thanh briefly said: "It is not a matter of whether the Ministry allows it or not, but it must be done in accordance with the law and regulations."
Many people believe that it is necessary to follow the regulations correctly, but the regulations have been in place for a long time, and what is not right should have been corrected from afar, early on. Especially in the education sector, an order can affect many families, parents and especially students, so early notice is needed to avoid putting them in such a passive and surprised position.
Most recently, if since the issuance of the new regulations on specialized schools, the Ministry of Education and Training and the Departments of Education and Training need to clearly announce that the junior high school block in specialized schools is also considered a non-specialized system and must stop enrolling students from 2024, then parents and students will have a suitable plan for their children.
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