Developing the boarding school system in Tuyen Quang

As a mountainous province with a large ethnic minority population, Tuyen Quang has identified the development of ethnic minority boarding and semi-boarding schools as a key mission to improve education and create favorable learning conditions for students.

The Provincial Ethnic Minority Boarding High School is consistently invested in across all aspects, maintaining top-quality education in the province.

In the 2024–2025 school year, the province has 20 boarding schools with 12,657 students, along with 236 semi-boarding schools caring for over 123,000 children. The Provincial Ethnic Minority Boarding High School has remained among the top in education quality, achieving a 100% promotion and graduation rate, with 29 students earning perfect scores in the 2025 graduation exam.

Implementing the Politburo’s policy on investing in multi-level boarding schools at 248 border communes, the province has reviewed conditions and launched the Thanh Thuy Primary–Lower Secondary Boarding School project. With a total investment of over VND211 billion, the project will include 31 classrooms, 15 subject rooms, 198 dormitory rooms, and various supporting facilities. It is expected to be completed in 2026, meeting the learning and living needs of border-area students.

Currently, boarding and semi-boarding students account for 36.3% of the province’s total student population, underscoring the essential role of this model. At the same time, Vietnamese language instruction for ethnic minority children before entering Grade 1 has yielded positive results, with 100% of children proficient in Vietnamese before beginning formal schooling.

Tuyen Quang not only focuses on expanding the scale of education but also invests heavily in facilities to enhance quality. The province plans to establish more combined lower–upper secondary schools in disadvantaged areas, convert several semi-boarding schools into boarding schools in border communes, and link education development with poverty reduction and social equity.

The development of boarding and semi-boarding schools is not just about increasing the number of classrooms or students; more importantly, it reflects Tuyen Quang’s strategic vision and commitment to education for future generations, especially ethnic minority children.

Huy Hoang