Educational institutions are not allowed to open for new academic year before September 1; and the new school year will start on September 5 throughout the country, Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha stressed at a conference on July 11.
In its report to the municipal People’s Committee, the Department of Education and Training said that it is going to train primary teachers who are going to teach new textbooks.
The Ministry of Education and Training has published 32 textbooks for first graders under the new general education curriculum issued in 2018. These textbooks will be used from the 2020 -2021 school year.