In recent days, public opinion has stirred up the fact that hundreds of parents in Nam Tu Liem district (Hanoi) were so worried that they were present at the gate of Tay Mo 3 Primary School to question the school about their children not being able to study at Tay Mo 3 Primary School. Even though my house is close to the school, I have household registration in the right direction. However, in many meetings with people, the Department of Education and Training (GDĐT) of Nam Tu Liem district said that this school is almost unable to accept more students .
For many years, the lack of public schools in Hanoi has put pressure on students as well as parents. The capital's education sector has had many solutions, prioritizing new school construction projects, but has not been able to completely resolve them.
According to regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training, each Kindergarten has no more than 20 classes, each class is determined by age but must not exceed 35 students; For primary schools, the maximum size is 30 classes, each class must not exceed 35 students. For secondary schools, the maximum size is 45 classes, each class must not exceed 45 students. But in reality, in most urban districts in Hanoi, class sizes always exceed the prescribed limit due to overcrowding, and newly built schools cannot meet the needs of parents.
Prof. Dr. Pham Tat Dong - advisor to the Vietnam Association for Promoting Education - assessed that in Hanoi alone, this situation appears in many districts, not just in Nam Tu Liem district.
One of the reasons pointed out by Prof. Dr. Pham Tat Dong is that the population flocking to Hanoi to work and live is increasing too rapidly, making it difficult to keep up with the construction of infrastructure and cultural institutions.
"State management in general and the relationship between state agencies in particular are still weak, which causes ministries and branches to only do what they need to do, without considering other things. The education sector only thinks about doing things." Education and businesses only know how to build apartments, there is no integration, everyone does their own thing, lacking long-term calculation of society's needs" - Mr. Pham Tat Dong analyzed.
From the above reality, Prof. Dr. Pham Tat Dong expressed concern that if this situation persists, it will greatly affect the education of the younger generation.
Regarding solutions, Prof. Dr. Pham Tat Dong recommended that the education sector needs to coordinate with city leaders in developing infrastructure, forecasting the population growth rate in urban areas... to have Plan to build a suitable school network.
According to Hanoi Department of Education and Training, each year on average Hanoi adds 40,000 - 50,000 students; Correspondingly, 30 - 40 schools must be built to meet enough school seats.
