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On November 9, the Ministry of Education and Training coordinated with 14 border provinces to hold a groundbreaking ceremony for 100 inter-level boarding schools in land border communes. This is an event with profound political, social and humanitarian significance. On this occasion, a reporter from the Government Electronic Newspaper had an interview with Mr. Tran Thanh Dam, Director of the Department of Financial Planning (Ministry of Education and Training), to further clarify the policy, scale and orientation of the program. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and delegates carry out the groundbreaking ceremony of a primary and secondary boarding school in the mountainous Bat Mot commune - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac Sir, what does the groundbreaking ceremony of multiple boarding schools in land border communes that will be held on November 9 mean for the education sector and the people in the border area? Mr. Tran Thanh Dam: What is the significance of the groundbreaking ceremony of multiple boarding schools in land border communes on November 9? in land border communes, broadcast live on VTV1 channel from 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., with the central bridge point in Yen Khuong commune, Thanh Hoa province, where Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended and gave a directive speech. The remaining 13 bridge points were held in the provinces: Lang Son, Cao Bang, Lao Cai, Tuyen Quang, Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Son La, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri, Dak Lak, Lam Dong and An Giang. Attending these bridge points were Deputy Prime Ministers, a number of Government members and leaders of central ministries and branches; local leaders; with educational administrators, teachers, students and local people. This is an event with profound political, social and humanistic significance, demonstrating the Party and States special concern for compatriots, soldiers, especially students in border areas - a place considered the rooster of the Fatherland. This is also an activity aimed at ensuring equality in access to education, narrowing regional disparities, improving social security and strengthening national defense and security in border areas. Mr. Tran Thanh Dam: emphasized that building a boarding school system in border communes is an urgent requirement. Why is building a boarding school system in border communes an urgent requirement? Mr. Tran Thanh Dam: According to statistics, the whole country has 956 high schools in 248 land border communes. Of these, there are only about 22 boarding schools for ethnic minorities with a capacity of 7,644 students (accounting for only 2.3% of the total number of schools and 1.2% of high school students in the area enjoying the States boarding policy); There are about 160 semi-boarding schools for ethnic minorities, with a capacity of 51,131 students (accounting for about 16.7% of the total number of schools and 8.18% of the total number of high school students in land border communes that enjoy the States boarding policy). Of the total 625,255 students in the border communes, the number of students who are not eligible to study at ethnic minority and ethnic minority schools but have a need for boarding or semi-boarding is about 273,244 students (accounting for 43.7% of the total number of current high school students). Thus, the number of students needing boarding and semi-boarding in land border communes accounts for a very high proportion. In addition, the physical conditions of schools and classrooms in border communes are still very difficult and lacking, do not meet the minimum requirements, and do not ensure to meet the boarding and semi-boarding needs of students; The teaching staff is lacking and has not been properly arranged, greatly affecting the quality of education, leading to not ensuring equality in education. To improve the quality of education, narrow regional gaps, and create a source of quality officials in border areas to meet the countrys development requirements in the new period, the Ministry of Education and Training has reported and proposed to the Party and State leaders, headed by General Secretary To Lam, on the policy of building boarding schools for students in remote, border and island areas, especially in land border communes. Can you specifically state the scale and scope of investment of Project to build multi-level boarding schools in border areas? Mr. Tran Thanh Dam: According to the Politburos Concluding Notice No. 81-TB/TW dated July 18, 2025 on the policy of investing in building schools for border communes and Resolution No. 298/NQ-CP dated September 26, 2025 of the Government promulgating the Governments Action Plan to implement Concluding Notice 81-TB/TW, the whole country has 248 land border communes are planned to invest in 248 primary and secondary boarding schools. Of these, 100 schools have been selected to invest in phase 1 construction, with a total investment capital need of nearly 20,000 billion VND. The Ministry of Finance is assigned to allocate and manage capital resources; Localities directly carry out construction investment according to specific mechanisms, ensuring progress, quality and efficiency in the use of state capital. The schools that started construction simultaneously on November 9, 2025 are all on the list of 100 schools that have been approved for investment by the Government in 2025, expected to be completed and put into use before the opening of the 2026-2027 school year. In parallel with public investment capital, the Ministry of Education and Training was assigned the task of coordinating with the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and member organizations to launch the initiativeThe program The whole country joins hands to build schools for border communes and the movement All for beloved border students aims to mobilize the solidarity of all people, businesses, organizations, and individuals at home and abroad to contribute, build, maintain and develop a sustainable school system in border areas
