CIRCULAR

ON PROMULGATION OF THE REGULATION ON ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF BOARDING ETHNIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Pursuant to Law on Education dated June 6, 2019;

Pursuant to Decree No. 86/2022/ND-CP dated October 24, 2022 of the Government defining the function, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Education and Training;

Pursuant to Decree No. 127/2018/ND-CP dated September 21, 2018 of the Government stipulating the responsibilities for state management of education;

At the request of the Director of the Ethnic Education Department;

The Minister of Education and Training promulgates this Circular on promulgation of the Regulation on organization and operation of boarding ethnic secondary schools.

Article 1. Promulgate together with this Circular the Regulation on organization and operation of boarding ethnic secondary schools.

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Article 3. Chief of the Ministry’s Office, the Director of Department of Ethnic Education, the heads of relevant agencies affiliated to the Ministry of Education and Training, the Presidents of the People’s Committees of central-affiliated cities and provinces, and the Directors of Departments of Education and Training, Director of the Department of Education, Science and Technology of Bac Lieu province; heads of boarding ethnic secondary schools, Huu Nghi 80 School, Friendship T78 and Viet Bac Highland School shall implement this Circular./.

PP. MINISTER
DEPUTY MINISTER




Ngo Thi Minh

REGULATION

ON ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF BOARDING ETHNIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS
 (Issued together with the Circular No. 04/2023/TT-BGDDT dated February 23, 2023 of the Minister of Education and Training)

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

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1. This Regulation sets forth the organization and operation of boarding ethnic secondary schools (hereinafter referred to as boarding ethnic schools), including: organization and administration of the school; enrollment, organization of educational activities and care, nurturing and management of students; duties and rights of teachers, staff, and students.

2. This Regulation applies to boarding ethnic schools and related organizations and individuals.

3. Friendship 80 School, Friendship T78 School and Viet Bac Highland School may apply this Regulation to carry out the task of educating boarding ethnic students.

4. Boarding ethnic schools shall comply with the provisions of the Charter of lower-secondary schools, upper-secondary schools and multi-level schools (hereinafter referred to as the Charter of secondary schools) and the provisions of this Regulation.

Article 2. Boarding ethnic schools and boarding ethnic students

1. The boarding ethnic school is established by the State for students who are ethnic minorities and students from families who have permanently settled in extremely disadvantaged areas for the purpose of training high-qualified human resources for ethnic minority and mountainous areas, and extremely disadvantaged areas.

2. Boarding ethnic students: Students who are described in Article 9 of this Regulation and admitted to the boarding ethnic schools.

Article 3. Duties of boarding ethnic schools

The boarding ethnic school shall perform the tasks specified in the Charter of secondary schools and the following tasks:

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2. Organize special educational activities suitable for boarding ethnic students.

3. Educate students on the guidelines and policies of the Party and State on ethnic minorities; cultural identity and fine traditions of the ethnic groups of Vietnam; on consciousness of participating in socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, and extremely disadvantaged areas.

4. Provide vocational education and traditional vocational training suitable to the capacity and quality of students, and local socio-economic development conditions and requirements.

5. Monitor and make statistics on the number of students, evaluate the educational effectiveness annually and in each period to develop appropriate solutions to improve the educational quality of the boarding ethnic schools.

Article 4. The system of boarding ethnic schools

1. Lower-secondary boarding ethnic schools.

2. Upper-secondary boarding ethnic schools.

3. Lower-secondary and upper-secondary boarding ethnic schools.

Article 5. School name, school name sign

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Lower-secondary boarding ethnic school (or upper-secondary, or lower-secondary and upper-secondary boarding ethnic school) + proper name (if any) + name of district-level (or province-level) administrative division.

2. The name of the school is written on the establishment decision, the school name sign, the school's seal and transaction documents.

3. The school name sign contains the following contents

a) Upper left corner

- As for the lower-secondary boarding ethnic school

First line: People's Committee of district, urban district, town, provincial city or centrally affiliated city (hereinafter referred to as district-level People's Committee) and district name;

Second line: Committee Division of Education and Training;

- As for the boarding ethnic school with the highest education level being upper secondary school

First line: People's Committee of province or centrally affiliated city (hereinafter referred to as province-level People's Committee) and province name;

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b) The name of the school is written in the middle as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article;

c) Below is the address, phone number, email, website (if any) of the school.

Article 6. Delegation of authority

1. The lower-secondary boarding ethnic school is established under the decision of the President of the province-level People's Committee and managed by the district-level People's Committee.

2. The boarding ethnic school with the highest educational level being upper secondary school is established under the decision of the President of the province-level People's Committee and managed by the Department of Education and Training. The Department of Education and Training shall coordinate with the district-level People's Committees in formulating details about coordination in management and organization of educational activities related to lower-secondary and upper-secondary boarding ethnic schools.

3. Friendship 80 School, Friendship T78 School and Viet Bac Highland School shall be managed by ministries and central agencies; and under the management coordination of the Department of Education and Training where the school is located in the implementation of the program, organization of graduation exams and granting diplomas.

Chapter II

SCHOOL ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION

Article 7. Organizational structure of boarding ethnic schools

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2. The groups in charge of special education, caring for, nurturing and managing boarding ethnic students have the following tasks:

a) Actively develop plans for special education, caring for, nurturing and managing boarding ethnic students by week, month, semester and school year; coordinate with other specialized groups in formulating and implementing education plans of the school;

b) Performing tasks as planned;

c) Participate in professional training as prescribed;

d) Perform other tasks assigned by the principal;

dd) Organize activities at least once in 2 weeks and may hold unscheduled meetings according to work requirements or at the request of the principal.  These groups operate on the principle of democracy, the members help each other to perform well the task of educating, caring for, nurturing and managing boarding ethnic students.

3. Each class of the boarding ethnic school has no more than 35 students.

Article 8. Duties and rights of the principal and vice-principal

In addition to the duties and rights specified in the Charter of the secondary school, a principal and vice principal of a boarding ethnic school also has the following duties and rights:

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2. Perform the tasks of the boarding ethnic school specified in Article 3 of this Regulation.

3. Learn the culture, language, customs, practices and psychological characteristics of ethnic students in the local area.

4. Formulate plans and organize special educational activities suitable for boarding ethnic students specified in Articles 13, 14 and 15 of this Regulation.

5. Coordinate with local authorities, mass organizations and social organizations in caring, nurturing and managing boarding ethnic students.

6. To be trained in methods of education, care and management of boarding ethnic students.

Chapter III

ENROLLMENT, ORGANIZING SPECIAL EDUCATION, CARING FOR, NURTURING AND MANAGING STUDENTS

Article 9. Eligible candidates for enrollment

1. Students being ethnic minorities who themselves and their parents or guardians permanently reside for 36 consecutive months or more, up to the date of submission of enrollment documents, in:

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b) Communes, wards and townships of regions II and I in ethnic minority and mountainous areas according to regulations of competent authorities.

2. Students from ethnic minorities with very small population as defined in Decree No. 57/2017/ND-CP dated May 9, 2017 of the Government stipulating priority policies for enrollment and learning support for kindergarten children, students from ethnic minorities with very small population.

3. Students being Kinh people who themselves and their parents or guardians have permanently resided for 36 consecutive months or more, up to the date of submission of enrollment documents, in extremely disadvantaged communes and villages. The boarding ethnic school is allowed to enroll no more than 10% of Kinh students in the total number of new enrollments each year.

4. In case the number of eligible candidates specified in Clauses 1, 2 and 3 of this Article is smaller than the size of the boarding ethnic school in the province, the People's Committee of the province may specify more regions to create human resources for ethnic minorities in order to enroll more ethnic minority people from poor or near-poor households that they and their parents or guardians have resided since for 36 consecutive months or more in this area, up to the date of application submission.

Article 10. Eligibility requirements and application documents

1. Eligibility requirements for enrollment:

a) Being eligible candidates specified in Article 9 of this Regulation;

b) Meet the requirements in the Regulation on enrollment of lower-secondary and upper-secondary boarding ethnic schools promulgated by the Ministry of Education and Training.

2. Application documents

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- Copy of valid birth certificate;

- Lawful grounds for confirming information about residence;

- Primary school transcripts or other documents that can replace school transcripts;

- Certificate of priority benefits issued by a competent authority (if any);

b) Upper-secondary school enrollment

- Copy of valid birth certificate;

- Lawful grounds for confirming information about residence;

- A certified copy or a photocopy enclosed with the original for comparison of the lower-secondary boarding ethnic school diploma or provisional lower secondary school graduation certificate;

- Lower-secondary school transcripts;

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Article 11. Enrollment method, priority and direct admission

1. The enrollment method and priority benefits shall comply with the Regulation on enrollment of lower-secondary and upper-secondary boarding ethnic schools promulgated by the Ministry of Education and Training.

2. Direct admission

Direct admission to the upper-secondary boarding ethnic school of the following:

a) Students from ethnic minorities with very small population;

b) Lower secondary students specified in Article 9 of this Regulation who have won national or international prizes in culture, art, physical training, sports, science and technology are admitted directly into the upper-secondary boarding ethnic school;

c) Primary students specified in Article 9 of this Regulation who have won provincial prizes or higher in culture, arts, physical training and sports may be admitted directly to the lower-secondary boarding ethnic school.

Article 12. Enrollment plan, enrollment

1. Enrollment plan

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b) Friendship 80 School, Friendship T78 School, Viet Bac Highland School shall make enrollment plans, report them to the governing body and submit to the Ministry of Education and Training for approval.

2. Enrollment

a) The Department of Education and Training provides guidance on enrollment for boarding ethnic schools with the highest educational level being upper secondary and enrollment instructions for Departments of Education and Training that have lower secondary boarding ethnic schools;

b) Friendship 80 School, Friendship T78 School, Viet Bac Highland School shall administer enrollment according to the approved plan.

Article 13. Education programs and educational plans

The boarding ethnic school develops the school's educational plan to implement the general education program as prescribed in the Charter of the high school, in which there is a plan to teach 2 sessions per day to provide tutoring, retraining and consolidation of knowledge according to the needs of boarding ethnic students and suitable to the conditions of the school.

Article 14. Special education activities

1. The boarding ethnic school shall organize educational activities specified in the Charter of the high school to implement the general education program, and also organize specific educational activities to preserve and promote the cultural identity, enhance skills for boarding ethnic students.

2. Specific educational activities in the boarding ethnic school include educational activities on ethnic cultures, traditional occupations, and life skills education suitable for boarding ethnic students.

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4. The boarding ethnic school performs social work in the school, psychological counseling for students under the guidance of the Ministry of Education and Training, suitable for boarding ethnic students living far from their families; building a safe and friendly educational environment, preventing school violence.

Article 15. Care, nurturing and management of boarding ethnic students

1. The boarding ethnic school organizes a collective kitchen for boarding ethnic students to ensure food safety and hygiene according to current regulations. Nurturing is carried out openly and transparently according to the provisions of law.

2. The boarding ethnic school performs school health work to take care of the health of boarding ethnic students.

3. The boarding ethnic school comprehensively manages the study, food, accommodation and travel of boarding ethnic students during their study at the school; organize and manage boarding affairs according to regulations; guide, check and urge students' self-study and following daily routines at the boarding school; educate students on the spirit of mutual assistance, helping each other in learning, building a civilized lifestyle, maintaining hygiene and protecting the environment.

Chapter IV

DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF TEACHERS, STAFF, STUDENTS

Article 16. Duties and rights of teachers

In addition to the duties and rights stipulated in the Charter of the secondary school, the teachers of the boarding ethnic school have the following duties and rights:

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2. Educate boarding ethnic students on the guidelines and policies of the Party and the State on ethnic affairs.

3. Learn the culture, language, customs, practices and psychological characteristics of ethnic students in the local area.

4. Apply teaching methods, forms of organization of teaching and examination and assessment suitable to boarding ethnic students, ensure the required requirements on the quality and capacity of students as prescribed; participate in the education, care and management of students outside of class time and organize special educational activities; tutor students; guide students to self-study.

5. To be trained in methods of education, care and management of boarding ethnic students.

Article 17. Duties and rights of staff

In addition to the duties and rights stipulated in the Charter of the secondary school, the staff of the boarding ethnic school have the following duties and rights:

1. Comply with the assignment of the principal and vice principal in performance of the tasks of the boarding ethnic school.

2. Learn the culture, language, customs, practices and psychological characteristics of ethnic students in the local area.

3. To be trained in methods of education, care and management of boarding ethnic students.

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In addition to the duties and rights of students specified in Charter of the secondary school, boarding ethnic students also have the following duties and rights:

1. Preserve the cultural identity of their ethnic minorities, respect the cultural identity of other ethnic groups.

2. Eat, stay, live in the boarding area and enjoy the benefits and policies according to the State's regulations.

3. Obtain the permission from the school according to the regulations before participating in any activities outside the school./.