Provincial education sector improves the quality of key education

In recent years, the provincial education and training sector has always focused on synchronously implementing many solutions to improve the quality of education, especially key education from junior high school to high school, focusing on nurturing excellent students. Thereby, contributing to the goal of developing and improving the quality of education in the province.

Currently, the province has 240 secondary and high schools with over 80,000 students. To improve the quality of key education, every year secondary and high schools in the province organize school-level excellent student competitions. The stages of making questions, verifying and criticizing questions, invigilation, grading, reviewing test papers, and awarding prizes are all carried out seriously. At the same time, schools require teachers to compile clear, specific, and detailed training programs and content for each grade level, on each subject area; dividing the time for each grade level and each subject area needs to closely follow the structure of excellent student exams in previous years to develop a plan that focuses on the knowledge of each level of study.

Chu Van An High School for the Gifted (Lang Son City) is considered the "cradle" of discovering and nurturing excellent students in the province, with the number of students participating and winning prizes in national high school competitions increasing steadily over the years. Mr. Mong Thanh Thuy, Principal of the school, shared: "To improve the quality of key education, the school selects a team of experienced teachers, organizes intensive training classes for each subject and develops separate teaching curricula, closely following the structure of the national excellent student exam. At the same time, the school invests in high-quality equipment and learning materials, creates a modern learning environment, and encourages students to actively research and be creative. Along with that, it organizes periodic mock exams for students to get acquainted with the exam questions and exam methods... Thanks to these efforts, in the 2023-2024 school year, the rate of students with excellent academic performance and good learning results of the school reached nearly 80%. In particular, in the national excellent student competition, the school won 31 prizes, an increase of 16 prizes compared to the previous school year, including 1 first prize in English, contributing to affirming the school's position in the province's education system.

At Long Dong Secondary School, Bac Son District, at the beginning of each school year, the school selects teachers with the ability to train excellent students; directs professional groups and teachers to develop plans to train excellent students and assign specific tasks to each member. Along with that, the school develops a review plan for each subject for the whole year. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school has conducted 516 review periods for excellent student exam subjects for the school's team. Ms. Duong Thi Hien, Principal of the school, said: When participating in the exam, the school had 14 students winning prizes in the excellent student selection exam at all levels (an increase of 8 prizes compared to the 2022-2023 school year); won 9 prizes in science and technology competitions, English festivals, and provincial-level youth and children's creativity competitions.

In order to select gifted students, schools pay special attention to the discovery and nurturing of talented students right from the first stages of the school year. Specifically, from grade 6 in junior high school and grade 10 in high school, schools have implemented programs to review and evaluate students' abilities to discover students with outstanding talents. After that, they are selected to join the school's gifted student team.

Nguyen Ngoc Diep, class 12A2, Huu Lung High School shared: During the learning and reviewing process, I not only acquired in-depth knowledge but also learned how to work in a team, practice creative thinking and problem-solving skills. Teachers always encouraged and guided us enthusiastically, helping us overcome pressure and become more confident in each exam. Thanks to the support and ideal learning environment, I won first prize in Physics in the recent provincial excellent student exam for grade 11.

With practical methods, the quality of key education, especially students participating in the excellent student contests at all levels of the province, has achieved many outstanding achievements. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, in the excellent student contest for grades 9 and 11, the whole province had 2,258 students participating, with 1,284 students winning prizes (an increase of 324 students compared to the 2022-2023 year); in the national excellent student contest, Lang Son province had 87 candidates taking the contest in 9 subjects including: Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Literature, History, Geography, English and Chinese. At the end of the contest, the province had 33 candidates winning prizes, an increase of 17 prizes compared to the 2022-2023 year.

Ms. Phan My Hanh, Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training, said: In order to continue improving the quality of key education, contributing to improving the comprehensive quality of education in the province, in the coming time, the Department of Education and Training will continue to request educational institutions to focus on innovating teaching methods, increasing investment in facilities and learning materials, building appropriate training programs; training and improving the professional quality of teachers participating in the review of excellent students; paying attention to discovering excellent and talented students for nurturing and focusing on training. Along with that, expanding opportunities for students to participate in competitions for excellent students at all levels, aiming to maximize the potential and creativity of students.