According to the HCMC Department of Education and Training’s statistics on September 3, tens of thousands of students don’t have laptops or smartphones for online learning as the new school year is going to begin in the next few days.

Students across Hanoi went back to school on September 1 following the conclusion of the summer break, almost one month later than originally scheduled due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic across the country.

The students entering the first grade in the 2020-2021 academic year will be the first generation to follow the new general education program and study with new textbooks.

Should students wear a uniform when they go to school? This has become a hot topic of discussion on education forums.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) prohibits schools from teaching children to read and write before they enter the first grade. However, parents have ignored the request.

More than 24 million students across the country began the 2019-2020 academic year following brief and solemn ceremonies without balloons today, September 5.

A primary school student in Hanoi wrote a letter recently asking schools to ban the use of balloons used to open the new academic year.

As the number of students is increasing sharply, many schools in HCMC are refusing to accept day-boarding students. And in Hanoi, the number of students in many classes is double what is permitted.

Schools in HCMC have complained they cannot find enough teachers for the new academic year. The same situation exists in Da Nang, Quang Ngai and other cities and provinces.

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