President Truong Tan Sang has extended his greetings to all education managers, teachers and students across the country on the threshold of the 2011-12 school year.
In his letter, the President warmly praised the education sector for its efforts and achievements in the last academic year, especially outstanding units, individuals and teachers who had devoted themselves to their work. He also gave a special mention to pupils in remote, isolated, border and island areas who had overcome many difficulties to achieve good results.
Sang stressed that the 2011-12 school year was of great significance as it coincided with the first year of the 11th National Party Congress Resolution.
To develop talented human resources for the country, the State leader urged the sector to conduct comprehensive reform, improve teaching standards and management, and renovate the contents, curriculum and teaching-learning methods at all educational levels.
Special attention must be paid to educating national history, morality, lifestyle, social responsibility, creativity capacity and practical skills, he said.
The leader also urged the sector to mobilise different resources for education development, particularly in remote, isolated, border, island and ethnic minority areas.
President Sang expressed his belief that students would continue to uphold the national tradition of studiousness to gain greater achievements in their studies and scientific research.
Preparations for the new school year have been completed across the country, with most schools set to begin the new year by Monday, according to the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET).
This year more than 3.7 million children are registered to begin kindergarten nation-wide.
Primary school enrolments will increase by 31,000 for the 2011-12 academic year to 7.35 million.
The country's lower and upper secondary schools will receive 4.96 million and 2.83 million students, down by 8,300 and 5,000 respectively.
The Education Publishing House has printed 88.3 million text books for the new school year.
MoET has requested municipal and provincial leaders throughout the country to tighten the management of school fees to avoid overcharging parents and students. All education institutions will have to make their tuition fees public.
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