Is there a school schedule for students in Ho Chi Minh City yet?

Usually in early August each year, the Ministry of Education and Training issues a new school year schedule for preschool , general education and continuing education nationwide. Many parents in Ho Chi Minh City are following and paying attention to the school year schedule for the new school year 2025-2026.

Notably, this new school year is the first year of applying two-level local government (provincial and communal levels) in all 34 provinces and cities after the merger.

Đã có lịch tựu trường của học sinh TP.HCM chưa?- Ảnh 1. — Primary school students in Ho Chi Minh City on the 50th anniversary of national reunification

Today, August 2, 2025, education management officials in Ho Chi Minh City said that up to this point, there has been no announcement about the schedule for the new school year 2025-2026, therefore, there has been no specific announcement of the date when students will return to school.

On August 2, the principal of a primary school in Minh Phung Ward, Ho Chi Minh City also said that localities are waiting for the Ministry of Education and Training to issue a framework for the new school year schedule for preschool education, general education and continuing education. Based on the document of the Ministry of Education and Training, the People's Committees of provinces and cities will issue a schedule for the 2025-2026 school year. Then, based on the guidance and announcement documents of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training, schools will notify and guide parents about the school return schedule for students in each class, including first graders.

What was the school calendar like for students in previous school years?

For the 2024-2025 school year, the Ministry of Education and Training stipulates that the timetable framework for this school year for preschool education, general education and continuing education applied nationwide is to return to school at least 1 week before the opening day. Particularly for grade 1, students return to school at least 2 weeks before the opening day. The opening day will be on September 5, 2024.

For the 2023-2024 school year, the Ministry of Education and Training stipulates that the earliest school start date is 1 week before the opening day, and for grade 1, the earliest school start date is 2 weeks before the opening day. According to Decision No. 2171/QD-BGDDT dated July 28, 2023 of the Ministry of Education and Training on the timetable for the 2023-2024 school year, the first semester ends before January 15, 2024; the second semester education plan is completed before May 25, 2024 and the school year ends before May 31, 2024.

Đã có lịch tựu trường của học sinh TP.HCM chưa?- Ảnh 2. — Students at all levels will have summer vacation until August, before entering the 2025-2026 school year.

In the 2022-2023 school year, according to the 2022-2023 school year schedule issued by the Ministry of Education and Training for preschool education, general education and continuing education nationwide, the opening day will be held on September 5, 2022. The earliest time to return to school is 1 week before the opening day. For grade 1, the earliest time to return to school is 2 weeks before the opening day.

Thus, it can be seen that in recent school years, the opening day of students nationwide and in Ho Chi Minh City is September 5, the earliest school start date is 1 week before the opening day. Particularly for grade 1, students start school 2 weeks before the opening day.

Currently, there is no official announcement of the school opening schedule for students nationwide and students in Ho Chi Minh City. However, it is expected that the opening day will be September 5, 2025 (Friday); and the school opening day for students in Ho Chi Minh City may be 1 week earlier than September 5, which means it will fall in the last week of August 2025 (from August 25 to August 29).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/da-co-lich-tuu-truong-cua-hoc-sinh-tphcm-chua-185250802151825184.htm