Ca Mau improves education quality, focusing on remote areas and ethnic minorities

To improve the quality of education, especially in remote and ethnic minority areas, Ca Mau province has recently taken a strategic breakthrough. This is considered a solid preparation to improve the people's knowledge and develop high-quality human resources for the locality in the future.

Leaders of Ca Mau province perform the launching ceremony of the project to teach 2 sessions/day, organize boarding schools and invest in clean water and school toilets. (Photo: Nguyet Thanh)

Replicating the boarding school model

Identifying the development and expansion of the semi-boarding school model as one of the fundamental and long-term solutions, Ca Mau province has approved the Project on organizing 2-session/day, semi-boarding schooling for public preschool and general education levels. This project includes the construction of classrooms, semi-boarding rooms, dining halls, restrooms and equipment procurement with a total cost of more than 942.6 billion VND.

The goal of this project is not only to ensure learning conditions but also to contribute to maintaining and improving the quality of education comprehensively.

The project is implemented based on the local educational reality. Specifically, the whole province of Ca Mau currently has 771 schools, of which hundreds of schools are located in rural and coastal areas with difficult travel conditions.

In the past, many students had to travel long distances to get to school, and many were at risk of dropping out due to family circumstances. This situation further urged the province to strongly implement the boarding school model, turning it into a practical solution.

So far, this model has brought positive results. Statistics from the Department of Education and Training of Ca Mau show that the whole province has more than 200 primary and secondary schools organizing boarding schools, meeting the needs of tens of thousands of students.

Having a place to eat and stay right at school not only creates favorable conditions for students but also helps teachers manage and tutor them. Thanks to that, the attendance rate has increased to over 97%, contributing to a significant reduction in the dropout rate. The boarding school model has become a solid support for students in disadvantaged areas, helping them feel secure going to school and studying.

In addition, the province focuses on investing in essential infrastructure, namely: clean water systems and degraded toilets. The province has approved the Project to build new and repair toilets in public schools by 2027. This project, issued in Decision No. 1209/QD-UBND and supplemented in Decision No. 0796/QD-UBND, aims to build 188 new toilets and repair 651 toilets with a total cost of more than 179.7 billion VND.

Provincial leaders visit water purifier at Hoa Binh A Primary School. (Photo: Nguyet Thanh)

Vice Chairman of Ca Mau Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Minh Luan commented that this is a "both urgent and long-term" task, because "investing in education is investing in the future".

The province has set an ambitious goal: "By 2026, 100% of schools will have clean water facilities and standard toilets, while increasing the rate of boarding students to over 70% in disadvantaged areas."

Support bicycles and learning tools for disadvantaged students

On September 5, 216 kindergartens, 313 primary schools, 174 secondary schools and 53 high schools, public and non-public, in Ca Mau officially started the new school year.

At Hoa Binh A Primary School (Hoa Binh commune), Secretary of the Ca Mau Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai attended the opening ceremony and simultaneously launched the project of teaching 2 sessions/day, organizing boarding schools, investing in clean drinking water systems and toilets for public kindergartens and primary schools in the area.

This is a special event, closely linked to the school year theme of “Discipline - Creativity - Breakthrough - Development”, and at the same time concretizes Directive No. 17/CT-TTg of the Prime Minister on organizing 2-session teaching/day and summer activities for students.

According to the plan, in the 2025-2026 period, the province will build 119 new classrooms and 115 boarding kitchens; in the 2027-2030 period, it will continue to build 101 new toilets, upgrade 427 sanitation facilities and invest in 270 clean water systems at schools.

Ca Mau Education Department continues to implement other programs such as: developing teaching staff, purchasing equipment according to the General Education Program, arranging and developing the school network. (Photo: Trong Duy)

Vice Chairman of Ca Mau Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Minh Luan affirmed: "Hoa Binh A Primary School is the starting point of the program to invest in clean drinking water systems and school sanitation facilities - a practical step, contributing to improving teaching and learning conditions, enhancing the overall quality of education.

In parallel, the Ca Mau Education sector continues to implement other programs such as: developing the teaching staff, purchasing equipment according to the General Education Program, arranging and developing the school network".

Meanwhile, Vo Van Kiet High School, Phuoc Long Commune (in Phuoc Phong District, former Bac Lieu Province) is the school named after the late Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet, an excellent student of President Ho Chi Minh.

Here, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Ca Mau province Pham Thanh Ngai awarded scholarships to 84 students in difficult circumstances (each worth 1 million VND) by scanning QR codes...

Or at Vo Thi Sau Secondary School (in Bac Lieu city, Bac Lieu province (old), comrade To Viet Thu, member of the Standing Committee of Ca Mau Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of Bac Lieu Ward Party Committee presented 10 bicycles to students in difficult circumstances.

In addition, businesses and benefactors also presented many gifts including cash, health insurance cards, and many school supplies to students in difficult circumstances. This is a great source of encouragement, helping them gain more spirit and motivation, overcome difficulties, and continue to make efforts in the new school year.

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/ca-mau-nang-cao-chat-luong-giao-duc-chu-trong-den-vung-sau-vung-xa-va-dan-toc-thieu-so-326937.html