Celebrating the school's 50th anniversary, 60 years of specialized education:Continuing the tradition of the school named after patriot Phan Boi Chau
“Good seeds cannot be in the hands of clumsy gardeners” and “without a good environment, it is impossible to create a green tree of life” - the old saying still holds true for Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted. The journey of 60 years of construction and development, the memories, emotions mixed with pride will last forever, an epic about the school named after the patriot Phan Boi Chau.
Pride from those who laid the foundation
In the mind of Meritorious Teacher Dinh Van Thong - the first Principal of the school, he could never forget the difficult and arduous years of borrowing land and building the school. Those were 50 days and nights, teachers and students had to work hard to both teach and build the school. After class, teachers took turns going to Nghia Dan district to buy bamboo to build classrooms; after school, students went to cut casuarina trees to make pillars and rafters to build huts, split bamboo to make fences, and mixed straw and mud to plaster the walls.

“On October 15, 1974, the Boarding High School for Gifted Students was officially established. Nghe An is proud to be the province with the first specialized school in the North, a type of school with the mission of providing comprehensive education, discovering and nurturing gifted students, creating human resources, and nurturing talents. I am honored to have been a manager and teacher for nearly 23 years, and I am filled with memories of the school, of teachers and students. From the early days of hardship and difficulty with thatched roofs and bamboo houses built temporarily for teaching, or lessons in between because of rains of bombs and bullets... Now the school is solidly built, spacious and modern. With the tireless efforts of teachers and students of the school during the 50 years of its establishment and 60 years of specialized education, Phan Boi Chau School is always worthy of the title of Hero, a noble title bestowed by the Party, State and People. Hopefully, Phan Boi Chau School will forever be a source of trust. love, the pride of each of us.
Meritorious Teacher Dinh Van Thong - The first Principal of the school


“Truong Phan, two dear words/I used to live here morning and evening/Like a bird flying away from its nest/I miss school so much…”.Those are the verses that Distinguished Teacher Phan Huy Tuan - former Vice Principal of the school wrote when remembering the years of attachment and dedication under the roof of the old school. Teacher Tuan confided: "My wife and I returned to Phan school in the fall of 1976, at that time,Phan SchoolLocated in Dien Thanh commune, Dien Chau district, near National Highway 1. The school's facilities are very simple. There are only 2 rows of level 4 houses, brick walls, tiled roofs for classrooms, and from the office building to the teachers' dormitory and boarding huts are made of thatch, bamboo, rattan, etc. Thinking back, over the past decades, being immersed in a teacher training school filled with love, love of colleagues, love of teachers and students; being able to live and work at the beloved Phan school with a noble goal; training talents, a place to nurture green shoots to become famous throughout the country, has been and will forever be the greatest happiness of my life".

As for Ms. Tran Thi Bich Diep - a Literature teacher, from the very first days of the school's establishment, when she remembers Phan School, there are beautiful impressions, unforgettable moments. Those were the years when generations of teachers and students at that time taught and studied in extremely difficult and arduous circumstances of a province on the Central frontline, devoting all their efforts to the frontline. Teachers and students did not have enough rice, often ate potatoes and cassava instead of meals, were constantly hungry, and many lessons were interrupted because of the "rain of bombs and storms of bullets".

“Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted is the trust and pride not only of the people of Nghe An. Thinking about Phan School is thinking about the intelligence and bravery of the teachers and students of the land of learning. For 60 years, teachers and students of Phan School have had a relay race to have today. Reviewing the past to learn the new, remembering the past to fully understand the value of today to believe in, to move forward. 60 years to remember, to love, those 60 years are full of love and affection…”.
Ms. Tran Thi Bich Diep - Literature teacher
Continuing the career of "growing people"
It is as simple as the land of Nghe An that has shaped his ideology.revolutionary Phan Boi Chau. The old students remember, talk about and are proud of their school as a home full of tolerance and warmth.

As a former student majoring in Physics at the school, after many years of studying and striving tirelessly, today, teacher Cao Thi Lan Thanh is honored to teach and be appointed as Principal at the very school she used to study at. Ms. Thanh could not help but be moved and confide: "I am so proud and lucky to be able to study at the school that so many people dream of,Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted– a school of history and knowledge. Today, I am even more honored to participate in the career of cultivating people of the teachers of the past. The core values that generations of teachers and students have cultivated over the past 60 years are a solid foundation for Phan School to develop as it is today, becoming a bright spot of education in the country and internationally. In the next journey, I believe that teachers and students of Phan School are always ready to put on new shirts full of enthusiasm and passion, continuing to write golden pages on the map of the high school system in the country and internationally.


Talking about the journey of 50 years of school establishment, 60 years of specialized education, Mr. Tran Van Nga - Vice Principal of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted emotionally shared: "Today, we look back at the school's traditions with all our hearts. However, we also do not forget to look to the future with all our hearts and minds to continue promoting the traditional values that Phan School has contributed to our homeland and country. We firmly believe that the good traditions of the school will be embellished and promoted to continue to create unique marks for Phan Boi Chau School for today and for the future."

60 years in a person's life has passed the threshold of "knowing one's destiny", but the beloved Phan school, entering its 60th year, is still full of spring and radiant. Wishing Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted to stay forever young with the years, forever the pride of each generation of students.
Nguyen Thi Huyen - student of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted

Over time, teachers and students of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted have, are and will continue to glorify the heroic land of Nghe An, contributing to creating a tradition, and further, a Phan school brand in the international arena./.