The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has announced that certain subjects will undergo curriculum adjustments to reflect changes resulting from the upcoming reorganization of provincial-level administrative boundaries. These revisions will serve as a basis for updating the corresponding textbooks.

On June 14, the MoET shared plans to review and revise elements of the current general education curriculum to ensure it aligns with the realities and context of national development.

The 2024–2025 academic year marks the completion of the first full cycle of implementing the 2018 General Education Program, from grades 1 to 12. In response, the MoET has launched a comprehensive review and evaluation process. During this review, several subjects and content areas were identified as requiring updates to better align with educational reform goals and the evolving socio-economic landscape.

In 2025, the curriculum and textbook review will coincide with the nationwide effort to restructure provincial-level administrative units. Based on its findings, the MoET identified specific subjects that will be directly affected by administrative boundary changes. These include: History and Geography in grades 4, 5, and 9; Geography in grade 12; and History and Economic-Legal Education in grade 10.

These subjects will undergo a series of regulated steps to revise their curricula, including updates to learning objectives, content, place names, data, maps, charts, and socio-economic information.

The ministry emphasized that curriculum adjustments will be made with the guiding principle of minimizing textbook changes. Schools and teachers will receive enhanced guidance, enabling them to adapt lesson content within their authority based on local realities.

For the 2025–2026 academic year, schools and teachers will continue using the current curriculum and textbooks. They will also be responsible for proactively adjusting language, lessons, and themes to align with the new local context and the two-tiered government structure.

In the near future, the MoET will issue official directives and guidance to help localities and schools implement the changes smoothly, without disruption, and in alignment with real-world conditions.

The ministry is finalizing its evaluation of the 2018 General Education Program, with a focus on updating select subjects to ensure their relevance. These adjustments aim to better meet reform requirements and the country’s socio-economic development through various phases, particularly in subjects impacted by changes in administrative boundaries.

Additionally, the MoET will instruct publishers and individuals or organizations with approved textbooks to update administrative information as necessary, ensuring both stability and effective teaching implementation.

“For local education content, based on the National Assembly’s resolution on administrative restructuring, and guided by the ministry’s framework and documents, each locality will independently select and develop education content tailored to its new administrative structure and two-tier governance model. This approach promotes local initiative while ensuring educational content is promptly updated to reflect new administrative and social realities,” the MoET affirmed.

Thuy Nga