Over 22 million students start new school year in Vietnam
Tuesday, September 05, 2023, 17:54 GMT+7
More than 22 million students across Vietnam celebrated the official start of their 2023-24 academic year on Tuesday morning.
In Vietnam, the new school year normally starts on the morning of September 5 every year.
As instructed by the Ministry of Education and Training, school opening ceremonies took place in a brief and solemn manner nationwide.
All schools welcomed students, held flag-salute rites, sang the national anthem, and read a congratulatory letter by Vietnam's state president to teachers and students.
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| Students smile at the new school year opening ceremony at Chu Van An Elementary School in Tay Ho District, Hanoi, September 5, 2023. Photo: Nam Tran / Tuoi Tre |
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| Vietnamese State President Vo Van Thuong (R, 2nd) attends the new school year opening ceremony at the Boarding School for Ethnic Minority Students in Gia Lai Province, located in Vietnam's Central Highlands, September 5, 2023. Photo: Vietnam News Agency |
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| Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen (C) attends the new school year opening ceremony at Nguyen Thi Minh Khai High School in District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, September 5, 2023. Photo: Duyen Phan / Tuoi Tre |
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| Chairman of Vietnam's lawmaking National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue (R, 3rd) arrives at T78 Friendship School in Hanoi to participate in the new school year opening ceremony there, September 5, 2023. Photo: The Dai / Tuoi Tre |
Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son called on teachers to enhance their dynamism and creativity in educational activities in the 2023-24 school year.
Schools should continue overcoming difficulties and improving infrastructure and teaching equipment to effectively apply curricula.
In Hanoi alone, over 2.2 million students in all grades attended 60-minute school opening ceremonies as directed by the municipal Department of Education and Training.
Schools in the capital spread topics and messages for the new school year to teachers, parents, and students, such as 'gratitude,' 'happiness,' and 'cooperation.'
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| A teacher (R) ties a ribbon on the forearm of a student at Marie Curie School in Hanoi, September 5, 2023. Photo: Vinh Ha / Tuoi Tre |
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| Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha (wearing a blue tie) joins the new school year opening ceremony at Doan Thi Diem Elementary School in Can Tho City, southern Vietnam, September 5, 2023. Photo: T.Luy / Tuoi Tre |
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| A student and his mother pose for a photo at his new school year opening ceremony, September 5, 2023. Photo: Nguyen Bao / Tuoi Tre |
In some schools, senior students gave flowers to welcome junior mates.
Some schools also honored excellent students and supported those in dire circumstances.
Meanwhile, most schools in Phu Quoc City, Kien Giang Province, southern Vietnam canceled new academic year opening ceremonies due to a rain triggered by Typhoon Saola, the third to affect Vietnam this year.
Nevertheless, An Thoi High School in the city organized a short ceremony for 30 minutes to begin the new academic year.
Some schools held the ceremonies in their halls instead of the schoolyards as usual.
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| Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai waves at students of Rach Gia Elementary School in Binh Chanh District during the school inauguration and new academic year opening ceremony. Photo: Trong Nhan / Tuoi Tre |
On Tuesday morning, Ho Chi Minh City inaugurated Rach Gia Elementary School in Binh Chanh District in the presence of municipal chairman Phan Van Mai.
The school carries a price tag of nearly VND131 billion (US$5.5 million) and covers an area of over 11,000 square meters. It includes 23 classes with 770 students.
Binh Chanh also put into use Trung Son Elementary School, Binh Hung Kindergarten, and Tan Tuc Elementary School.
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| Students sit on boats to go to school in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau, September 5, 2023. Photo: Thanh Huyen / Tuoi Tre |
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| An Thoi High School in Phu Quoc City, southern Kien Giang Province organized a ceremony for 30 minutes to begin the new academic year due to a rain, September 5, 2023. The city has 32,000 students in the 2023-24 school year. Photo: Duy Khanh / Tuoi Tre |
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| First graders attend their first new school year opening ceremony at a school in Yen Bai Province, northern Vietnam, September 5, 2023. Photo: Cao Cuong / Tuoi Tre |
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| Students at Nguyen Dinh Chieu School for the Blind in Ho Chi Minh City are happy to meet their friends again after a summer holiday. Photo: Ngoc Phuong / Tuoi Tre |
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| The new school year opening ceremony at Phu Dong Elementary School in Da Nang City, central Vietnam, September 5, 2023. Photo: Doan Nhan / Tuoi Tre |
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| The principal beats a drum to start the new school year at Nguyen Binh Khiem High School for Gifted Students in Quang Nam Province, central Vietnam, September 5, 2023. The province is home to 727 schools with nearly 346,000 students. Photo: Le Trung / Tuoi Tre |
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| Students attend the new school year opening ceremony at the Asian International School in Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, September 5, 2023. Eric Brian Bruen, a teacher, said in his country and many other countries, there is not a specific school opening day as in Vietnam. The ceremony will help better the relations between students and teachers, especially foreign ones. Photo: Nhu Quynh / Tuoi Tre |
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| Teachers welcome first-grade students of Pu Nhi Elementary School in Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam, September 5, 2023. Photo: Ha Dong / Tuoi Tre |
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| A view of the new school year opening ceremony at Nguyen Thi Minh Khai High School in District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, September 5, 2023. Photo: Duyen Phan / Tuoi Tre |
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| Students attend the new school year opening ceremony at Dinh Tien Hoang Primary School in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, September 5, 2023. Photo: Quang Dinh / Tuoi Tre |
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| Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Nguyen Minh Triet (in blue shirt) gives scholarships to students at Mang Thit High School in Vinh Long Province, southern Vietnam, September 5, 2023. Photo: Chi Hanh / Tuoi Tre |
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