50 students/class
In the 2024 - 2025 school year, Ha Huy Giap Primary School (District 12) is expected to have 17 more first graders, while last school year only 12 fifth graders graduated. The number of each class is expected to be about 50 students/class, far exceeding the number of 35 students /class as required by the Ministry of Education and Training .
Ms. Nguyen Hoang Yen - Principal of Ha Huy Giap Primary School - said that this situation has been going on for many years, since the time the textbooks were changed according to the new general education program and until now it has been like that. So. "The requirement of 35 students/class cannot be achieved" - Ms. Yen said.
According to Ms. Yen, to fulfill the above requirement, it is necessary to increase the number of classrooms, but now that the classrooms do not meet the requirements, the number of students cannot be expanded.
In addition, according to the female principal, if the number of students is expanded, it will lead to more classes and require more teachers, and the school will not be able to meet this requirement. "For many years now, due to not enough classrooms, students from grades 1 to 4 can only study once a day, except for grade 5, who have to temporarily study at To Ngoc Van Secondary School (Thanh Xuan ward), about 3km from the school. I only have 2 classes/day" - Ms. Yen shared.
Similarly, another elementary school principal in the same District 12 admitted that the unit is under great pressure regarding school issues. This principal said that in the 2024 - 2025 school year, the school has more than 4,200 students in 5 grades, with an expected average size of about 48 students/class.
"The school is located in a densely populated area, mainly workers or small traders, whose lives are still difficult. Therefore, the school can only solve the immediate problem of having enough classrooms for students. students so that their parents can stabilize their psychology and work with peace of mind" - this principal said.
The above situation also happened in Binh Tan district when for many years, Binh Tan has always been a "hot spot" for student overcrowding, due to mechanical population growth and the number of students/class in the district's schools. The highest group in the city, with an average of about 42 children/class at the elementary level.
The requirement of 35 students/class cannot be resolved at one time
Mr. Ngo Van Tuyen - Head of the Education Department of Binh Tan District - said that in the next school year, the district will put 7 new schools into operation, including 5 primary schools, but cannot solve the request at once. requires 35 students/class, but can only set the goal of reducing class size.
"Compared with the actual student population in the area, the district is still lacking more than 1,200 classrooms for primary and secondary schools. With the addition of new schools coming into operation, this school year, it is expected to The number of each class is about 40 students/class. Therefore, the district can only gradually resolve the requirement of 35 students/class, as last year the average number was about 42 students/class, until this school year. There will only be about 40 students/class and next year we will try to reduce it to about 36-37 students/class" - Mr. Tuyen said.
According to the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, in the 2024 - 2025 school year, Ho Chi Minh City will put into use 23 projects, with 476 new classrooms (of which, the number of additional classrooms is 412 rooms) with a total investment of more than 2.2 trillion VND. copper.
Of these, on September 5, 18 projects with 413 new classrooms are expected to be put into use. The number of new classrooms at each level is as follows: Preschool: 41 (an increase of 30 rooms); Primary: 246 (an increase of 203 rooms); Secondary school: 126 (increased by 126 rooms). After September 5, 2024 to the end of December 2024, Ho Chi Minh City will put into use five projects with 63 new classrooms (of which, the number of additional classrooms is 53) with a total investment of 267.22 billion VND. The number of new classrooms at each level includes Preschool: 33 (an increase of 23 rooms); Primary school: 30 rooms (an additional 30 rooms).
In the 2024 - 2025 school year, Ho Chi Minh City increased by 24,097 students, including 22,592 public students and 12,463 non-public students. Among them, the high school level had the highest increase with 16,999 students. Secondary school increased by 7,022 students and preschool increased by 6,262 students. Primary school level alone decreased by 6,185 students.
