A high school had 24/46 classrooms sealed by the bank

A non-public high school in Hue has just had more than half of its classrooms sealed by the bank because the school's board of directors owes the bank nearly 60 billion VND.

Classrooms at Hue Star High School were sealed by VietinBank Nam Thua Thien - Hue - Photo: NHAT LINH

On the morning of July 27, Mr. Ve Van Lam, Principal of Hue Star High School (Phu Thuong Commune, Phu Vang District, Thua Thien - Hue Province), confirmed that in mid-July 2017, VietinBank Southern Thua Thien - Hue Branch sealed and closed 24 out of 46 classrooms of the school.

Currently, teachers and students here are only allowed to use 22 classrooms.

Hue Star High School is part of the Hue Star education system (including primary, secondary and high schools) established in 2008 by decision of the People's Committee of Thua Thien - Hue province.

The current chairman of the school's board of directors is Mr. Nguyen Tuan Bien, director of An Trung Phat Construction and Housing Management Joint Stock Company (Da Nang).

According to Mr. Pham Ba Nam - Director of VietinBank Nam Thua Thien - Hue branch, the reason the bank sealed the classroom of Hue Star school is because the board of directors of Hue Star education system owes the bank nearly 60 billion VND in principal and interest.

Mr. Nam added that all the rooms should have been sealed, but the school wanted to keep 22 rooms to continue teaching next school year and the bank agreed.

Mr. Ve Van Lam said that sealing the classrooms will not affect the teaching and learning activities at the school. The new school year 2017-2018 will still proceed as planned.

Mr. Lam affirmed that if the school is temporarily suspended at the beginning of the 2018-2019 school year, the board of directors will support with documents and procedures to help students transfer schools conveniently.

"For grade 12 students in particular, we are committed to ensuring the quality of the curriculum until June 24, when they take the national high school exam, before considering taking a break," said Mr. Lam.

Hue Star High School currently has only 80 students in 2 levels from grade 6 to 12. The school's teaching staff also has only 10 teachers, the rest are contract teachers.

Mr. Pham Van Hung, Director of the Department of Education and Training of Thua Thien - Hue, said that the department only manages the Hue Star education system in terms of content, programs, enrollment plans, and teaching organization. As for investment direction, human resource management, and facilities, other departments and branches are in charge of managing them.

Mr. Hung said that the reason for the above incident was due to the income conditions and the ability to pay tuition fees of people to send their children to this non-public school in Hue is not much.

“Partly because there is a natural stratification in admissions, good students like to enter the public school system, leading to non-public schools recruiting students with poor quality, from which the school does not create an impression or brand, so it is very difficult to self-finance” - Mr. Hung said.

Notice of sealing posted on classroom doors - Photo: Nhat Linh

Hue Star High School - Photo: Nhat Linh

According to TTO