Maintain a “leading” position in the quality of education
Hà Nội has now become the country’s leading education center, with a highly developed system of schools, universities and research centers. The capital has the largest educational scale in the country in terms of the number of students, teachers, schools, as well as investment in equipment and quality of education.
As of the year 2024, Hanoi has a total of 2,913 preschool and secondary schools of all levels, with approximately 2.3 million students and nearly 130,000 teachers. Currently, the number of public schools in the city that meet national standards exceeds 1,600 schools, accounting for 72%. Hanoi also has 97 97 universities, academies and colleges, accounting for 1/3 of the schools and 40% of the total number of students in the country.
The network of schools and classes was expanded, and investments in premises, teaching equipment and materials were increased. Many schools in Hanoi have been equipped with modern equipment, including smart classrooms, digital libraries and advanced laboratory systems. Hanoi is also a leading region in the application of digital technologies in education, especially during the Covid-19 epidemic, which helps support effective online learning.
In terms of teacher quality, the city is constantly investing in and improving the quality of teachers, helping to improve professional qualifications and teaching excellence. According to a report from the Hanoi Department of Education and Training, in the 2023-2024 school year, the total number of teaching staff and teachers from preschool to high school in the city will be about 130,000.
Many schools in Hanoi have introduced bilingual education programs and collaborate with international schools. Hanoi currently has more than 30 international and bilingual schools, teaching students according to international standards, helping to improve English language skills and ability for global integration.
The capital always has a high percentage of high school graduates, exceeding the national average. In 2024, Hanoi’s high school graduation rate will reach 99.8%, compared with the national average of 99.4%. In terms of key education, Hanoi leads the country in the number of students achieving high honors in the National Excellence Examinations, with 2,023 students receiving awards in 184 years. Hanoi students also win many medals in international olympiads in subjects such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, etc. Biology and computer science.
Notably, Hanoi is also the first unit in the country to achieve universal primary education since 1990, secondary education since 1999, and is one of the first four localities in the country recognized by the Ministry of Education and Training as providing universal secondary education. standard level 4.
In addition, Hanoi also contributes to teaching students life skills, moral values, and a civilized lifestyle. Currently, education in Hanoi is not only focused on the development of the public education system, but also creates conditions for the development of private and international schools. Hanoi also promotes the integration of international education using advanced standards and teaching methods. World.
Through continuous development, Hanoi’s education has made important contributions to the country’s development, becoming a bright spot in Vietnam’s education industry. As the capital of the country, Hanoi’s education and training sector constantly strives to develop the creative work potential of all managers, teachers, staff and students to meet the new development needs of the capital.
Opens up many opportunities for continued breakthroughs
The chairman of the city people’s committee spoke at the conference to sum up the results of the 2023-2024 academic year and unfold the tasks for the 2024-2025 academic year. Hanoi Tran Si Thanh affirmed that the city always believes that fundamental and comprehensive innovation in education and training, improving the quality of human resources, and creating elegant and civilized Hanoi citizens are especially important and crucial tasks for the sustainable development of the capital Hanoi. future. Therefore, the city is concentrating all resources on investing in facilities and building a team of teachers and education administrators to comprehensively improve the quality of education in the capital.
Deputy Chairman of the City People’s Committee. Hanoi Vu Thu Ha reported that in the 2023-2024 school year, the scale of Hanoi’s education will increase by 39 schools and 48,000 2,913 students. Up to this point, Hanoi had a very large educational scale: 2.3 preschool and secondary schools, with nearly 130,000 million students and almost 20 80 teachers. The city always pays attention to investing and developing resources in education, ensuring an annual budget expenditure rate of XNUMX%. To date, the proportion of national standard schools in the entire city has reached nearly XNUMX%.
The city is piloting modern advanced schools with different levels of education; Pilot the publication of prices for educational services as a basis for the transition from appropriation of estimates to an ordering mechanism for the implementation of the autonomy roadmap for schools. In particular, Hanoi led the implementation of the “Schools unite in development, teachers share responsibilities” model, receiving positive feedback from districts, cities, schools, helping to reduce the gap in the quality of education between urban and suburban schools. Digital transformation content and information technology applications place a high emphasis on implementation. Hanoi has also implemented digital school records at the primary school level, reaching almost 100% to date.
Regarding the implementation of the Capital Law, Ms. Vu Thu Ha said that the city is actively concretizing the content of education and training development and has specific mechanisms and policies, Hanoi wishes that relevant ministries and industries create conditions and guide Hanoi to implement this content. .
In addition, Hanoi also requested the Ministry of Education and Training to soon issue a circular amending Circular No. 14/2019/TT-BGDDT regulating the development, evaluation and dissemination of economic and technical standards and pricing methods for education and training. applied in education and training, provide a framework for provinces and cities to implement an autonomy roadmap for public institutions, including schools.
To maintain its position as a “leader” in education quality in the capital, Hanoi Department of Education and Training Director Tran Cuong said the department will continue to synchronously implement solutions to improve the quality of infrastructure investment resources, complementing school network planning and development. team of teachers.
Mr. Tran Cuong emphasized that Hanoi has determined that the key solution is to create a team of teachers. Therefore, the city has developed many incentive mechanisms and policies, such as providing funding for government officials and teachers to attend graduate school; send teachers to study and improve teaching methods abroad…
In recent years, Hanoi’s education and training sector has made proud achievements, confirming its pioneering role. This is a continuous industry effort that lays the foundation for sustainable development. This is also a great motivation, opening up many opportunities for metropolitan education to continue to make breakthroughs and participate in the process of innovation and international integration, becoming a typical model for the entire country in the future.
