Vietnam is scrambling to address a shortage of more than 3.9 million school textbooks, with the education ministry admitting its demand forecasts failed to keep pace with major changes this academic year.

Vietnam’s education minister says schools and families must look beyond grades and focus instead on genuine progress, capabilities and the well-rounded development of students.

Minister of Education and Training Hoang Minh Son has outlined plans to reorganize schools across general, higher and vocational education in the 2026-2027 academic year.

Vietnam is expected to reduce the number of educational institutions nationwide by more than half under an ongoing school restructuring plan, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Pham Ngoc Thuong said at a conference on August 27.

A plan to stratify the higher education network and develop universities with unique strengths was revealed by the Ministry of Education and Training on August 10.

Vietnam plans to reduce the number of public educational institutions by more than 17,000 as part of a nationwide restructuring of its public education system, according to the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).

Vietnam's education ministry has defended its decision to order a full retest for 328 students in Tuyen Quang while taking a different approach in Quang Tri, saying the two exam cheating cases are fundamentally different.

Vietnam expects school mergers and staff redeployment to help reduce localized teacher shortages while improving education management.

Vietnam is preparing a major restructuring of its public education system, with plans to reduce more than 11,000 public schools nationwide as part of efforts to streamline administration, improve governance and concentrate investment in education.

Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has submitted a proposal to the Prime Minister seeking approval for a roadmap to introduce computer-based high school graduation examinations over the 2026–2036 period.

Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training is seeking public feedback on a draft decree introducing preferential admissions policies and learning support for students from the country's smallest ethnic minority groups.

Public schools across Vietnam will be reorganized under a new directive that encourages larger institutions while maintaining access to education at the commune level.

Education experts say asking a single national examination to serve both high school graduation and university admissions inevitably creates pressure, exposes weaknesses and may increase the risk of misconduct.

A new government decree restructures Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training while expanding its role in science, innovation and digital transformation.

Vietnam's government has instructed the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) to complete the nationwide restructuring of public education institutions by August 30, ahead of the start of the 2026–2027 academic year.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has appointed Doan Trung Kien and Pham Quang Hung as deputy ministers of the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), according to official announcements released by the ministry.

The Prime Minister has instructed local authorities to complete a major overhaul of Vietnam's public education network before the new academic year.

Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has responded to a proposal from Tuyen Quang Province requesting that candidates at the examination site of Tuyen Quang High School for the Gifted be allowed to retake the mathematics examination.

Minister of Education and Training Hoang Minh Son said many “bottlenecks” in education need to be understood correctly and resolved at the root so that reform policies can truly take effect.