Son La innovates, improves quality of fundamental, comprehensive education

Son La province’s Department of Education and Training held a conference on August 25 to review the 2024-2025 academic year, launch tasks for the new school year, and commend exemplary role models.

 

At the conference reviewing the 2024-2025 academic year and launching tasks for 2025-2026.

Attending the event were Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Cong, and leaders of the People’s Committees of communes and wards across the province as well as affiliated units and educational institutions under the department.

Delegates at the conference.

In the previous school year, with high determination and joint efforts, the provincial education and training sector achieved many important results. To date, 437 out of 596 schools have met national standards, exceeding the target by over 3% and increasing by 150 schools compared to the beginning of the term. At present, 73.3% of classrooms meet permanent standards. The whole province has achieved literacy eradication, primary education universalisation, and level-2 universalisation of secondary education.

In the 2025 high school graduation exam, the provincial graduation rate reached 99.59%, fulfilling the set target. Thirty-four students won prizes in the national exam for excellent students in the 2024-2025 school year, up 14 prizes compared to the previous year. Digital transformation in management and teaching also made significant progress, with 95% of teachers mastering basic IT applications in lesson preparation; 100% of schools gaining Internet access; and 100% of student records being assigned a unique identification code throughout their learning process, paving the way for the electronic transcript system.

For the new academic year, the Department of Education and Training will focus on completing mechanisms and policies, and renewing education management; promoting digital transformation and administrative reform; and improving comprehensive education quality across all levels. Attention will also be paid to standardising and enhancing the quality of teachers and managers; strengthening international integration; and boosting education communication, thereby contributing to the development of a high-quality workforce for the province and the country.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Cong speaks at the conference.

Speaking at the conference, Vice Chairman Cong acknowledged and praised the remarkable achievements of the education and training sector in the 2024-2025 academic year, which, he said, significantly contributed to the province’s socio-economic development goals.

He requested the department to continue advising and proposing to the provincial People’s Committee mechanisms and policies to improve teacher quality and develop high-quality human resources, strengthen digital transformation in management and teaching, and focus on investment in educational facilities, especially in ethnic minority and disadvantaged areas of the province.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Cong hands over the “Meritorious Teacher” title to two individuals.

At the event, the provincial leader handed over the “Meritorious Teacher” title awarded by the State President to two individuals; the Prime Minister’s certificates of merit to 14 individuals; and the provincial People’s Committee Chairperson’s certificates of merit to six individuals with outstanding achievements in the 2024-2025 academic year.

The Department of Education and Training also awarded the Minister of Education and Training’s certificates of merit to 12 individuals, as well as certificates of merit on exemplary role models for the 2020-2025 period to 37 individuals and 17 collectives.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Cong hands over the Prime Minister’s certificate of merit to the former Director of the provincial Department of Education and Training.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Cong hands over the Prime Minister’s certificates of merit to individuals.

Leaders of the provincial Department of Education and Training present the Minister of Education and Training’s certificates of merit to individuals.

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