The above content was mentioned by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) in its report on the implementation of the arrangement and organization of preschool, general education, and continuing education institutions according to the 2-level government model.
Based on 23 provinces and cities reporting to the Ministry of Education and Training, all showed that the provinces and cities have completed the arrangement plan.
The results of the synthesis show that most kindergartens and general schools will remain the same in 2025 and have a roadmap for arrangement after the end of the 2025-2026 school year, many provinces have developed a plan to gradually reduce for the entire 2026-2030 period. Specifically:
For preschool education, 6/23 provinces have maintained the same status in terms of scale and quantity, 15/23 provinces and cities have gradually decreased according to the roadmap of 1.76% - below 10% for the entire period, 1 province has completed the merger, reducing 45.83% of educational institutions.
For general education, 7/23 provinces have maintained the status quo in terms of scale and quantity; 15/23 provinces have a merger plan according to the roadmap of 0.2% - below 10% of the whole period, 1 province has completed the merger, reducing 42.57% of educational institutions.
For continuing education, most provinces have strong merger plans to reduce focal points in continuing education and vocational education centers such as Quang Ninh 92.86%, Hue 44.44%, Tay Ninh 44.44%, Gia Lai 36%, Thai Nguyen 35.29%, Quang Ngai 35.71%, Hue.
The Ministry of Education and Training assessed that many localities have merged schools reasonably, reducing the situation of disruption, and significantly reducing the number of public educational institutions that do not ensure the minimum scale according to regulations.
The merger has significantly reduced the number of principals, accountants, treasurers, and administrative service staff; thereby reducing management costs, saving regular expenditures to focus resources on professional activities.
The number of teachers and staff in educational institutions in the same area has been reallocated, initially overcoming the shortage and surplus of teachers in some educational institutions.
In addition, some localities have merged public educational institutions with signs of being hasty and lacking in caution.
The work of reviewing and arranging public educational institutions has been carried out many times, but the legal basis and educational science have not been clearly defined to adjust the target of reducing focal points and the number of preschool and general education institutions in each period.
Implement the arrangement and reduction of the number of schools in a mechanical manner, causing imbalances in the scale of classes and schools, potentially overloading facilities and affecting teaching quality.
The rate of school mergers is high, far exceeding professional recommendations, causing imbalance in scale. Many communes and wards have merged 3-4 schools into one school or merged schools with the maximum scale. After the arrangement, many educational institutions have more classes or school scores than the prescribed scale.
Some schools have a number of vice principals that are far above the norm. Some schools currently have up to 9 vice principals, more than 3 times higher than the regulations.
The merger is likely to affect the model of ethnic boarding and semi-boarding schools and beneficiaries of ethnic minority policies.
According to the Ministry of Education and Training, the large-scale merger process, implemented in a short time, can disrupt the team, students and parents; somewhat affect the psychology, teaching quality and stability of educational institutions.
The Ministry of Education and Training recommends that localities develop a plan to arrange educational institutions in a reasonable and effective manner, without wasting resources.
Prioritize budget allocation to renovate and upgrade facilities and teaching equipment at key schools before organizing the reception of children, students and trainees from satellite schools. Taking advantage of the surplus housing and land fund after the arrangement of administrative units to serve education; focus on renovating, repairing, upgrading or constructing additional works, fully meeting regulations on scale, location, area and in line with the long-term development orientation of educational institutions.
Previously, the Ministry of Education and Training instructed localities on the arrangement of public educational institutions with the requirement: " Basically keep existing high schools, junior high schools, primary schools, public inter-level schools and kindergartens; only propose arrangement and adjustment when really necessary in a convenient direction, serving the needs of people and students".
