Over 90 percent of students nationwide have returned to school: ministry
Up to 93.71 percent of the students from preschool to high school levels nationwide had come back to school as of February 14, after a long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Children play at a kindergarten in Kien Giang province. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Upto 93.71 percent of the students from preschool to high school levelsnationwide had come back to school as of February 14, after a long hiatus due tothe COVID-19 pandemic.
The Ministry of Education andTraining (MoET) reported 85.71 percent of the kindergarten children havereturned to school. The rate stood at 93.65 percent among primary school pupils,94.41 percent among junior high school students, and 99 percent among seniorhigh school ones.
It added that all the provincesand cities have made plans on school reopening in February.
As of February 14, nine localities hadn’t reopened kindergartens, namely Hau Giang, Tra Vinh, HungYen, Vinh Long, Hanoi, Phu Yen, Da Nang, An Giang, and Tien Giang.
Meanwhile, primary schoolstudents in Hau Giang, An Giang, Da Nang, and Tien Giang hadn’treturned to face-to-face learning.
All the 63 provinces andcities have resumed in-person teaching and learning for junior and senior highschool students.
The MoET noted 100 percent ofthe tertiary education establishments have also devised reopening plans.
All the localities and their educationand training departments have built and applied pandemic safety criteria forface-to-face learning. They have prepared flexible teaching plans in adaptationto the COVID-19 situation. Besides, infrastructure has also been geared up forwelcoming students back, according to the ministry./.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam had a working session with leaders of the Ministry of Health and the People’s Committee of Hanoi to discuss responses in the situation when COVID-19 infections are detected in schools in the context of Hanoi beginning to re-open schools.
Many schools in Hanoi have been making plans and preparations to welcome students back while still maintaining online teaching, as the COVID-19 pandemic still lingers.
All students from the kindergarten to higher education levels in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau will come back to school from February 14, as preparation for their safety has been completed, according to the provincial Department of Education and Training.
The educational sector of Ninh Binh is rolling out flexible measures in COVID-19 prevention and control to ensure safety for students, as the northern province’s caseload has been on the rise after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.
More than one million kindergarten, primary school and sixth grade students in Ho Chi Minh City returned to classrooms on February 14 morning after nine months of COVID-19-induced online learning.
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Children play at a kindergarten in Kien Giang province. (Photo: VNA) 
