The inauguration ceremony of the Petrovietnam - Phong Tho Primary and Lower Secondary Boarding School in Lai Chau province on the opening day of the new academic year. Photo: Quy Trung - VNA
Thuan An Primary and Lower Secondary Boarding School in Lam Dong province on the opening day of the new academic year. Photo: Hung Thinh - VNA
More than 4,500 students in border communes of Lang Son province will study and live in four modern, well-equipped Primary and Lower Secondary Boarding Schools in Mau Son, Khuat Xa, Kien Moc and Quoc Khanh communes during the 2026-2027 academic year. Photo: Van Dat - VNA
Party Central Committee Secretary and Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan and delegates visit classrooms at Chieng Son Primary and Lower Secondary Boarding School in Son La province on the opening day of the new academic year. Photo: Quang Quyet - VNA
The ribbon-cutting ceremony to inaugurate Son Thuy Primary and Lower Secondary Boarding School in Son Thuy commune, Thanh Hoa province. Photo: Nguyen Nam - VNA
The campus of the Primary and Lower Secondary Boarding School in Avuong commune, Da Nang city, is decorated with colorful flags and flowers on the opening day of the 2026-2027 academic year. Photo: Khoa Chuong - VNA
Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc visits Thanh Nua Primary and Lower Secondary Boarding School in Dien Bien province following its inauguration ceremony. Photo: Xuan Tu - VNA
Ethnic minority students of Thanh Nua Primary and Lower Secondary Boarding School are delighted at their new school on the opening day of the new academic year. Photo: Xuan Tu - VNA
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and delegates cut the ribbon to inaugurate Muong Khuong Primary and Lower Secondary Boarding School in Muong Khuong commune, Lao Cai province. Photo: Duong Giang - VNA
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung visits and inspects the facilities and teaching and learning equipment at Muong Khuong Primary and Lower Secondary Boarding School in Muong Khuong commune, Lao Cai province. Photo: Duong Giang - VNA
Head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Nguyen Duy Ngoc and delegates attend the inauguration ceremony of Minh Chau Primary, Lower Secondary and Upper Secondary School and present a “Happiness Tree” to the school’s teachers and students. Photo: Van Diep - VNA
Party Central Committee member, Vice President and Secretary-General of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Ha Thi Nga and other leaders attend the ceremony to put up the signboard of the Petrovietnam - Phong Tho Primary and Lower Secondary Boarding School in Lai Chau province on the opening day of the new academic year. Photo: Quy Trung - VNA
Inauguration of numerous inter-level boarding schools on opening day of new academic year

On September 5, 2026, more than 26 million pupils and students nationwide began the new academic year with a special opening ceremony held both online and in person. Numerous boarding schools in border areas were inaugurated, opening a new educational journey for students in border regions. Photo: VNA