Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted: More than half a century of educating people
After 60 years of specialized system, 50 years of specialized school, many generations of teachers and students of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted have always kept the flame of good teaching - good learning from generations of Nghe An land, training excellent children, contributing to building the homeland and the country.
After 60 years of specialized system, 50 years of specialized school, many generations of teachers and students of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted have always kept the flame of good teaching - good learning from generations of Nghe An land, training excellent children, contributing to building the homeland and the country.
Hoang Thi Hien Luong• 09/09/2024
Going back in time to the years of the resistance war against the US to save the country, in 1965, Nghe An opened the first "special" Math classes. Four years later, the Nghe An Department of Education continued to open a Literature class at Do Luong I High School.
However, to meet the demand for specialized secondary education, on October 15, 1974, in Dien Thanh commune, Dien Chau district, the delegation of Nghe An province led by Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Si Que held a ceremony to announce the decision to establish a boarding school for gifted students at high school level 3 on the basis of merging specialized Literature and Math classes studying at Do Luong 2 high school and Thanh Chuong 1 high school.
At that time, Nghe An was proud to be the province with the first specialized school in the North, a type of school whose mission was to provide comprehensive education, discover and nurture gifted students, create human resources, and nurture talents.
In the difficult and arduous circumstances of a province in the Central region, the people of Nghe An, although concentrating their human and material resources on the front line, still devote their love, food and clothing to taking care of the talents for their homeland and country. The love and care, along with the tradition of studiousness of the homeland, are the driving force that helps teachers and students rise up, overcome all hardships and difficulties, and strive to teach well and study well.
Due to war and historical conditions, the school has witnessed many moves and changes of location. In 1974, the Math and Literature specialized class moved from Do Luong High School I to the coastal area of Dien Thanh (Dien Chau), then in 1975 the school moved to a new location near National Highway 1 in Dien Chau district. In 1977, the school moved to Hung Loc commune, Vinh city. Then, from 1981 to present, the school moved to location 119 Le Hong Phong, Vinh city.
After more than 40 years of settling down at the new location, Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted has made strong changes in all aspects. From 2 specialized Math and Literature classes in the early days, the school now has 15 specialized classes for each grade including: Math, Math 2, Informatics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Literature, History, Geography, English 1, English 2, French, Russian, Chinese, Japanese. Currently, the school has 123 staff, teachers, and employees, including 3 PhDs, nearly 100 masters, many of whom are key professionals in the industry.
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From the first steps on the difficult journey of the early days of its establishment, over the past half century, with the dedication and efforts of many generations of teachers and students, the reputation of the school named after the revolutionary scholar Phan Boi Chau has been built.
After 60 years of construction and development, Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted is growing day by day, not only being the pioneer and the quintessence of the Education sector of Nghe An province but also a prestigious school, among the top specialized schools in the country. The school has been and is excellently performing the task of discovering, training and nurturing many generations of elite and talented people; is an environment that lights up the fire of dreams and aspirations, a place where the talents of Nghe An homeland converge, where precious "seeds" are planted and nurtured... Generations of students of the school have made the school named after the patriot Phan Boi Chau famous, further fostering the tradition of studiousness of Nghe An homeland.
Generations of students who are both “red and expert” have now grown up and become key cadres in various fields, making great contributions to the cause of protecting and building the Fatherland. Many are Labor Heroes, professors, doctors, and leading experts in basic sciences, technology, literature and art, economics, and state management...
Typical examples include Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang - Politburo member, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics; Dr. Phan Xuan Dung - former (alternate) member of the Party Central Committee, former Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on Science, Technology and Environment; Comrade Nguyen Duc Hien - Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Head of the National Assembly Standing Committee's Petition Committee; Dr. Nguyen Si Dung - Former Deputy Head of the National Assembly Office;...
After 60 years of establishment and development, Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted has made new strides in the process of building an advanced and modern general education model, marking its remarkable development, reaching regional and world levels. The school is known for its long history of academic achievements over the years, with many students achieving high scores in national and international competitions for excellent students.
In particular, for more than a decade, the school has always been in the Top 3 of the country in terms of achievements in the National Excellent Student Competition. From 2013 to 2024, the school had 1,010 students winning prizes in the National Excellent Student Competition, 49 times participating in regional and international competitions in all 5 subjects: Math, IT, Physics, Chemistry, Biology. Of which, there were 12 Gold Medals, 13 Silver Medals and 7 Bronze Medals. The school's university entrance exam results have consistently been in the Top of the country with many students passing as Valedictorians, Salutatorians, etc.
With great contributions to the cause of education and training, the Party and the State have awarded the school many noble awards such as: Emulation Flag of the Government (2003, 2007), Third-class Labor Medal (1994), Second-class Labor Medal (1999, 2023), First-class Labor Medal (2004), Third-class Independence Medal (2009), Labor Hero title (2013). The school was also honored twice in the Vietnam Glory program (2007, 2013), ...
Looking back at the fruits reaped over the past half century is a way for teachers and students of Phan School to increase their pride and confidence in the bright future of the school.
60 years has ended a journey, but 60 years has also opened a new period with a new vision, expecting a new position. There, a new page of history has opened. Challenges are waiting, Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted has been, is and will be rising from an excellent model of a specialized school in the country to become a "boat heading out to the big sea", aiming to build and consolidate an educational brand reaching international standards.
In order to further promote the important role of the school in developing high-quality education in Nghe An province in particular and the North Central region in general, on June 12, 2020, the Prime Minister approved the project to develop Vinh City, Nghe An province into an economic and cultural center of the North Central region, including the project "Building Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted into a high-quality key school". The project emphasizes: "Building a new Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, Nghe An province to ensure standards, synchronization, modernity, on par with the region and the world, meeting the requirements of training talents and high-quality human resources in the period of international integration". Currently, the project has completed phase 1, the scale of construction investment includes: Classrooms, functional rooms, libraries and are connected to each other, with a total area of: 85,233 m2.
On February 28, 2023, the People's Council of Nghe An province approved Resolution No. 05/NQ-HDND on the investment policy of the project: Construction of a new Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted (phase 2), with the scale of new construction of the following items: Headquarters building, dining hall, student dormitory; other items (leveling; power line system, transformer station; underground water tank; fence; fire prevention and fighting...).
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