“In fact, some students who pass high in exams and win national, international and regional excellent student awards only study in normal schools in areas with underdeveloped socio-economic conditions.”Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thanh said.
Responding to the wishes of parents, students and localities who want to maintain the secondary education system in specialized high schools, the Director of the Department of Secondary Education said that specialized agencies of the Ministry of Education and Training will listen to the opinions of students. localities and advise the leaders of the Ministry of Education and Training to work with the localities to find solutions to current problems.
The secondary system of Hanoi – Amsterdam High School for the Gifted (often referred to as “Ams2”) was established in 2009 by decision of the City People’s Committee. From then until now, the admission (planning, pre-selection, organizing exams, giving questions, marking exams…) to grade 6 at Amsterdam School has been organized by the Hanoi Department of Education and Training.
Each year, the Amsterdam school’s 6th grade exam recruits about 200 candidates. This is a notoriously stressful exam with extremely strict requirements right from the application round. After passing round 1, candidates continue to take the competency assessment test (round 2) with a high level of application.
At the end of January 2024, the Hanoi Department of Education and Training sent a written report to the Ministry of Education and Training on the enrollment of Hanoi – Amsterdam High School for the Gifted from the 2024-2025 school year, including the evaluation of the school’s secondary education training process. This. The Department proposed that the Ministry allow the continuation of the pilot model of implementing the secondary school system in the direction of high-level training and training of specialized students.
Responding to the proposal, the Ministry requested the Hanoi Department of Education and Training to direct enrollment into specialized high schools in accordance with the provisions of the 2019 Education Law “specialized schools are established at the high school level, there is no junior high school level in specialized schools”.
The Ministry of Education and Training clearly stated that the junior high school enrollment model of Hanoi – Amtesdam High School for the Gifted is no longer in accordance with regulations. Therefore, the Ministry requested that this school not be allowed to enroll 6th grade students from this year.
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