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The current general education program was approved in 2018, rolling out from 2020. Textbooks are no longer 'ordinances', but are only learning materials and reference materials. The focus of reform is the curriculum. Teachers can be creative in designing lessons, without imposing or framing knowledge in books.
The Ministry of Education and Training will synchronously revise high school curriculum and textbooks (grades 1-12) to match the goals of learning English, applying AI...
The content is stated by the Ministry in the Decision on key tasks and solutions for the 2026-2027 school year.
Specifically, the Ministry said it will synchronously revise educational programs and textbooks to meet new requirements. The goal is to create changes in the quality of preschool and general education by streamlining content and improving the quality of regular classes; increase practice, experience, STEM, foreign languages, digital competencies, selective AI applications, arts and physical education, gradually making English a second language in schools.
Schools are required to innovate testing and assessment in a substantive, true way to students' abilities and progress; Reduce competitions and movements that are formal and duplicate, do not help improve quality or cause unnecessary pressure on teachers and students.
The remaining tasks include stabilizing the post-arrangement administrative apparatus; overcome the situation of local teacher surplus and shortage; food safety control; Preventing and combating school violence...
The current general education program was approved in 2018, rolling out from 2020. From then on, textbooks are no longer "ordinances", but are just learning materials and reference materials. The focus of reform is the curriculum. Teachers can be creative in designing lessons, without imposing or framing knowledge in books.
The whole country will use the same textbook set "Connecting knowledge to life" from the 2026-2027 school year, but the above policy will not change.
Last September, the Ministry first revised the program to suit the model of two-level government and post-merger provinces and cities. Since then, textbooks have also been adjusted, mainly in History and Geography, Economic Education and Law. In addition, the Ministry is piloting the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) content into the grade 1-12 curriculum, from December 2025.
Recently, this agency sought opinions and proposed to organize compulsory English teaching from grade 1 with a duration of 70 periods from the 2028-2029 school year, grade 2 after one year; Adding foreign languages in the orientation of educational content, requiring comprehensive development of the four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing; Seamlessly from basic education to career orientation...
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
English will be taught compulsorily from grade 1 starting from the 2028-2029 school year
Likely · Within years
Content about artificial intelligence (AI) will be expanded and integrated into the grade 1-12 curriculum after piloting from December 2025.
Likely · Within years

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