Vietnam Hanoi to Build More National-Standard Schools

Vietnam capital city of Hanoi is planning to build an additional 350 schools meeting national standards between 2016 and 2020, according to the city’s Department of Education and Training, state media reported. The city aims to raise the respective proportion of national-standard kindergartens and high schools to 65% and 70% from the current levels of 38.1% and 44%. The department has suggested the municipal People’s Committee and relevant agencies provide more land to build schools in the capital’s inner districts such as Hoan Kiem, Ba Dinh, Hai Ba Trung, Dong Da, and Hoang Mai to realize the target, as well as supporting disadvantaged communes in Phu Xuyen, Ba Vi, My Duc, Ung Hoa, Quoc Oai, Thach That, and Chuong My districts. Hanoi had 537 national standard schools in the 2011-2015 period, making up 44.8% of the city’s total schools. In particular, Long Bien and Bac Tu Liem topped the list with 80% of schools to have standardized their education facilities. (baochinhphu.vn Feb 1, vietnamplus.vn Feb 1)