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Is it time to remove schools for the gifted in Vietnam?
Dr Nguyen Duc Thanh believes that the Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted should be closed down or sold to private investors.
To enter a ‘star’ school, students have to run ‘5-year marathon’
Students must get perfect score of 10/10 for nearly all exams during the five years at primary school to be eligible to apply for the entrance exam to the Hanoi-Amsterdam School for the Gifted. Only one 9/10 score will be allowed.
New academic year begins, students rush to private classes
VietNamNet Bridge - Though the new academic year only began several days ago, students are as busy as bees with overloaded learning schedules.
Hanoi vows to develop high-quality, state-owned schools
VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi has 13 high-quality state-owned schools, all of which began in a pilot program in 2014. The city plans to have 20 more high-quality state-owned schools at different education levels by 2020.
Educators, parents complain about entrance-exam ban at secondary schools
The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has prohibited secondary schools from organizing entrance exams for sixth-grade enrolment, but has not clarified what the schools should do to select students.
