The Hanoi Department of Education and Training issued a notice at 6:30 a.m. this morning, saying that it was based on the forecast information at 5:00 a.m. from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. Accordingly, Typhoon Matmo (Typhoon No. 11) will make landfall in mainland China and weaken rapidly. Hanoi will not be affected by the storm's winds, but there may be local rain of up to 150 mm, causing flooding in some places.
To ensure the safety of students, teachers and school facilities, the Hanoi Department of Education and Training requires units to strictly implement the following contents:
Closely monitor weather developments, proactively and flexibly adjust teaching and learning plans, ensuring absolute safety for students. In case students go to school, the unit must arrange flexible management and teaching organizations to ensure the safety of students and teachers.
Review and inspect drainage systems, school grounds, classrooms, dining rooms, boarding areas, etc.; proactively clear and reinforce in a timely manner to prevent flooding and landslides.
Strictly implement the on-duty regime, regularly update information, quickly report the situation of rain, flooding and impacts on teaching and learning activities (if any) to the Department of Education and Training for synthesis and handling according to regulations.
The Department requires schools to monitor weather developments to proactively and flexibly plan teaching. If they go to school, the school must organize flexible management and teaching to ensure the safety of both teachers and students.
This adjustment was made about 13 hours after the Department announced a citywide school day for 2.3 million students on the afternoon of October 5. Before the Department's changes, some schools in Hanoi announced that they would accept children on October 6.
Ms. Nguyen Huong, residing in Tay Mo ward (Hanoi), was surprised by this decision, but was happy because she could let her son over 2 years old go to school so as not to disrupt work.
Ms. Ha (O Dien commune, Hanoi city) also said that at 6:37, the homeroom teacher of To Hien Thanh Secondary School (O Dien commune, Hanoi city) informed parents of the plan for students to return to school.
The school's announcement clearly stated that this morning (October 6), the storm is only likely to cause strong winds of level 6, some places of level 7, gusting to level 8-9 in the coastal areas of Quang Ninh province, border areas between Lang Son province (Vietnam) and Guangxi (China).
"Storm No. 11 is unlikely to have heavy rain, heavy rain, or widespread flooding as on September 30, 2025. Therefore, there was no heavy rain in the Hanoi area this morning. Homeroom teachers notify students to go to school directly.
The first class started at 7:30 a.m., but did not take a break. If there is heavy rain this afternoon, the school will have further announcements," Ms. Ha quoted the announcement of the school.
Although some schools have proactively welcomed students back, there are also schools that have "not been able to keep up" so they still let students study online at home.
Ms. Hong (Cau Giay Ward) said that her child is studying at the kindergarten in Cau Giay Ward and still maintains the plan as yesterday, which is to study online.
"The Hanoi Department of Education and Training should be proactive so that schools can be flexible and decide whether to take a day off or not during storms, instead of announcing large holidays. If it had not announced that the whole city would have missed school yesterday, my child's school would still accept children when parents need them," said Ms. Hong.
