Preparing the best conditions for school construction in border communes

On the morning of September 12, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of Dong Nai Fatherland Front Committee Huynh Thi Hang visited and surveyed facilities and teaching and learning situation at Bu Dop Secondary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities; she also worked with the Party Secretaries of eight border communes regarding the implementation of Political Bureau Conclusion Notice No. 81-TB/TW on the policy of investing in school construction for border communes in Dong Nai Province.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of Dong Nai Fatherland Front Committee Huynh Thi Hang visits and assesses facilities at Bu Dop Secondary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities. Photo: Nhu Nam

In the 2025–2026 school year, Bu Dop Secondary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities has 265 students, of whom ethnic Tay and Nung students account for 40%. With attention and investment from authorities, sectors, and localities in terms of facilities, teaching staff, teaching and learning activities, and student welfare, the school ensures stable operation and continuously improves education quality.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of Dong Nai Fatherland Front Committee Huynh Thi Hang speaks at the survey. Photo: Nhu Nam

The school’s area remains relatively limited while student numbers continue to rise. The school hopes that relevant sectors and the province will prioritize allocating land and promptly invest in auxiliary facilities to improve education quality, making the school a reputable training address for ethnic minority children in the Northern area of the province.

Overview of the working session. Photo: Nhu Nam

Member of Dong Nai provincial Party Committee and Secretary of Thien Hung commune Party Committee Dang Ha Giang speaks at the working session. Photo: Nhu Nam

Reports from the eight border communes at the working session show that currently, there is one school operating under the boarding model, Bu Dop Secondary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities, while the number of semi-boarding schools is gradually increasing; among them, kindergarten coverage reaches 83% and primary school 37%.

Implementing Political Conclusion Notice No. 81-TB/TW on the policy of investing in school construction for border communes, localities have reviewed learning needs and land fund planning to ensure construction under a combined semi-boarding and boarding multi-level model for investment in 2025.

Secretary of Tan Tien commune Party Committee Nguyen Thi Hoai Thanh raises opinions at the working session. Photo: Nhu Nam

Accordingly, current challenges include: large land requirements for school construction, from 5 to 10 hectares; shortage of teaching staff; uneven distribution of ethnic minority students; low demand for boarding… These are common difficulties for localities in implementing the policy of constructing schools, especially multi-level boarding schools in border communes.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of Dong Nai Fatherland Front Committee Huynh Thi Hang delivers concluding remarks at the session. Photo: Nhu Nam

In her concluding remarks, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of Dong Nai Fatherland Front Committee Huynh Thi Hang emphasized the significance and importance of school projects for the socio-economic development of border communes. Given the schedule and investment items for 2025, localities need to review planning, needs, and functions, and prepare the best possible conditions for launching the investment.

Based on feedback from localities, Huynh Thi Hang requested the Standing Board of Dong Nai provincial Fatherland Front Committee to collect and summarize opinions, organize social feedback sessions, therely proposing optimal and appropriate solutions to ensure that projects are implemented promptly.

By: Tran Canh – Nhu Nam

Translated by: M.Nguyet-Thu Ha