Nghe An students return to school nearly 3 weeks before the opening day
(Baonghean.vn) - Before the opening day, middle and high school students in Nghe An will officially enter the first week of the first semester.
Nghe An Provincial People's Committee has just issued a Decision on the 2019-2020 school year schedule for preschool, general education and continuing education.
In the 2019-2020 school year, Nghe An started school on August 19, 2019 (Monday). After that, kindergartens, primary schools, secondary schools, and high schools have more than 2 weeks to prepare for the new school year such as stabilizing teaching and learning, consolidating old knowledge, organizing exams and re-evaluating training results for some students, preparing facilities, etc.
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The first day of school for students at Hung Binh Primary School (Vinh City). Photo: My Ha. |
However, for secondary and high school levels, because there are 37 weeks of actual study (2 weeks more than other levels), students will study 1 week earlier than the opening ceremony and the first semester will start on August 26, 2019. The opening ceremony will be held simultaneously on September 5, 2019. All levels will end the school year before May 31, 2020.
In this Decision, the Provincial People's Committee also approved the schedule of exams in the 2019-2020 school year. As planned, the province will organize a Science and Technology competition for high school students in December; the provincial excellent student selection exam at all levels will be held in March 2020.
The entrance exam for grade 10 and the entrance exam for Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted will be held in June 2020. Other exams will be held according to the plan of the Ministry of Education and Training.