1. Which province has the most schools from the 2025-2026 school year?

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Ho Chi Minh City is the locality with the largest number of schools in the country, even before merging with Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau.

Before the merger, Ho Chi Minh City had 2,341 schools, including 1,308 kindergartens, 529 primary schools, 299 secondary schools, 205 high schools... not to mention a number of new schools inaugurated and built on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of national reunification.

Meanwhile, Binh Duong has 713 schools at all levels, with 375 public schools and 338 non-public schools.

Ba Ria - Vung Tau has 463 schools, including 195 kindergartens, 139 primary schools, 91 secondary schools and 38 high schools.

After the merger - from this new school year, Ho Chi Minh City will have more than 3,500 schools at all levels from kindergarten to high school.

2. This province/city also has the largest number of students in the country?

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Since previous school years, Hanoi has been the locality with the largest student population in the country with 2.3 million students.

But, from July 2025, after merging with Ba Ria - Vung Tau and Binh Duong provinces, Ho Chi Minh City became the place with the largest student population in the country.

According to data released by the Departments of Education and Training at the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year, Ho Chi Minh City currently has 1,707,220 students; Binh Duong has about 520,700 students; and Ba Ria - Vung Tau province has about 300,000 students at all levels.

Thus, after merging with the two provinces, Ho Chi Minh City will have nearly 2.6 million students, the most in the country at present.

3. How many specialized schools are there in this province or city under the Department of Education and Training?

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Currently, Ho Chi Minh City has 4 specialized schools. Of these, 2 specialized schools are Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted and Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted, which were famous in Ho Chi Minh City before the merger.

After the merger, Ho Chi Minh City will have two other specialized schools: Hung Vuong High School for the Gifted (formerly Binh Duong province) and Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted (formerly Ba Ria-Vung Tau province).

4. How many teachers are there in this province/city?

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At the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year, Ho Chi Minh City will have 80,612 teachers. Of which, there are 26,889 preschool teachers; 23,155 primary school teachers, 18,125 secondary school teachers and 12,442 high school teachers.

In the 2024-2025 school year, the education sector of Binh Duong province has 19,878 civil servants (not including non-public data and district-level vocational education and continuing education). Of which, 14,883 are teachers and 1,048 are managers.

Ba Ria - Vung Tau has about more than 16,000 teachers at all levels.

Thus, after the merger, Ho Chi Minh City will have more than 110,000 teachers at all levels from this new school year.

5. Which public school teachers in this province/city have the highest salary in the country?

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According to VietNamNet statistics, for many years now, teachers in Ho Chi Minh City have had the highest income in the country. In addition to salaries and allowances, thanks to the city's special policies, many teachers have a significant additional source of income each year.

Since 2017, the People's Council of Ho Chi Minh City has issued a resolution to pay additional income to officials, civil servants, and public employees, including teachers. The income adjustment coefficient has been gradually increased: Maximum 0.6 times (2018), 1.2 times (2019), 1.8 times (2020) compared to the salary scale and position.

According to Resolution 08/2023/NQ-HDND implementing Resolution 98 of the National Assembly, in the last 5 months of 2023, the income expenditure coefficient will increase by a maximum of 0.8 times. By 2024, according to Resolution 185/2023, the maximum level will be raised to 1.5 times the salary scale and position.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/tinh-thanh-nao-co-nhieu-truong-hoc-nhat-trong-nam-hoc-moi-2025-2438897.html