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The Minister of Education and Training (GDDT) has just issued Circular No. 12/2026/TT-BGDDT on Regulations on organization and operation of boarding schools. Download Boarding schools are a type of specialized school established by the State in land border communes. The Circular was built to concretize the Party and States policies on educational development in border areas, including the policy of investing in building schools for border communes, emphasized in Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW dated August 22, 2025, Resolution No. 281/NQ-CP dated August 22, 2025, Resolution No. September 15, 2025, Resolution No. 298/NQ-CP dated September 26, 2025. The promulgation of the Circular also creates a unified legal corridor for the organization and operation of the boarding school model; contributing to ensuring learning opportunities for students in border communes, improving the quality of local human resources, and strengthening national defense and security in border areas. For the first time, fully regulating the boarding school model, Circular 12/2026/TT-BGDDT comprehensively regulates the contents of the organization and operations of boarding schools (PTNT), including: tasks and powers of the school; organizational structure; manage educational activities; management staff, teachers and support personnel; pupil; facilities; finance; and the relationship between school, family and society. According to regulations, rural development schools are a type of specialized school established by the State in land border communes, to create learning conditions for students in this area, promote equality in access to education and develop human resources for the locality. The circular stipulates that the rural development school system includes: primary and secondary rural development schools; junior high school and high school; Multi-level rural high school from elementary to high school. Regarding management decentralization, primary and secondary rural development schools are established by the decision of the Chairman of the Commune-level Peoples Committee and managed by the Commune-level Peoples Committee. The high school in rural areas with the highest level of education is high school, established by the decision of the Chairman of the Provincial Peoples Committee, and managed by the Department of Education and Training. The Department of Education and Training presides and coordinates with the Commune Peoples Committee to develop coordination content in the management and organization of educational activities for rural schools. Can enroll students from neighboring countries when assigned by the competent authority. Regarding organizational structure, in addition to organizations according to the School Charter, boarding schools are allowed Allows the establishment of up to 03 special education groups. Special education groups are responsible for supporting principals in the work of education, management, care, and nurturing of boarding and day boarding students. Circular 12/2026/TT-BGDDT stipulates that enrollment subjects are students within the prescribed age for each educational level; permanently reside in the border commune where the school is headquartered or in adjacent border communes or are children of officials, civil servants, public employees, or armed forces working in the border commune. The Circular also specifies the order of priority in enrolling boarding students. In the case of considering any order of priority and the number of students registered as boarding students is greater than the remaining quota, the school will enroll students according to criteria created by the Department of Education and Training. Rural high schools can enroll students from neighboring countries when assigned tasks by competent authorities according to the provisions of law. In addition to implementing the general education program issued by the Minister of Education and Training, implementing the school years time planning framework according to regulations appropriate to the specific conditions of the locality and school, rural high schools also carry out specific educational activities clearly stated in Circular 12/2026/TT-BGDDT. Scale of about 30 class/school, corresponding to about 1,000 students/school. For scale and location, Circular 12/2026/TT-BGDDT stipulates that the location of a rural development school must ensure maximum exploitation of natural conditions; Able to respond to natural disasters (landslides, storms, floods) and impacts of climate change (sun, wind, temperature); At the same time, ensuring relevant technical infrastructure such as electricity, clean water, wastewater, transportation, and telecommunications. The total construction land area of each school is from 5 hectares to 10 hectares, with a scale of about 30 classes/school, corresponding to about 1,000 students/school. However, the scale and construction area must ensure compliance with actual conditions and the ability of facilities in each locality. The Circular emphasizes the role of local authorities in ensuring operating conditions for rural high schools. The Provincial Peoples Committee is responsible for directing departments, branches and local authorities to coordinate with the Education sector in enrollment, student management, organizing specific educational activities and mobilizing resources for school development. The school is responsible for coordinating with relevant agencies in accepting students from neighboring countries; Manage students from neighboring countries according to the Regulations on management of foreigners studying in Vietnam issued by the Ministry of Education and Training and the provisions of law./.See moreGeneral Secretary To Lam attended the groundbreaking ceremony of a boarding high school in Ea Rok commune (Dak Lak)See moreGeneral Secretary To Lam attended the inauguration ceremony of an inter-level boarding high school inDien BienSee moreProposed policy to support boarding
