Students participating in outdoor activities at the HCM City Kindergarten in District 3. — VNS Photo Nguyễn Diệp

 HCM CITY — HCM City education authorities are seeking to improve care and education for children under three years at pre-school educational facilities, especially near industrial parks and export processing zones.

A report by the People's Committee on education and training in 2011-22 and the tasks ahead says it has made efforts to guarantee education to all and eradicate illiteracy.

It has been gradually universalising pre-school education.

It hopes to ensure that by 2030 national educational standards are met at 60 per cent of kindergartens, 80 per cent of primary schools, 70 per cent of secondary schools, and 50 per cent of public high schools.

Thủ Đức City and the 21 districts in the city are trying to ensure 100 percent of local schools are developed under the smart school model.

They also hope to have at least two schools at each level offering high-quality education.

Schools at all levels will have no more than 35 students in a classroom while all primary schools, 70 percent of secondary schools and 80 percent of high schools will have two shifts a day.

At the pre-school level, the plan is to have at least one smart classroom in each school, all teachers to have the required educational qualifications and all students to get acquainted with English.

To ensure fairness, the city will give priority to the needs of students in island and suburban areas, orphans and those with disabilities or in difficult circumstances.

The city has ensured that at least 20 per cent of its budget is consistently spent on education and training. — VNS