New schools open doors to learning in Vietnam’s border areas

VIETNAM: NEW ERA

Party and national flags decorate the campus of Sam Mun Ethnic Boarding Primary and Secondary School in Dien Bien province. Photo: Xuan Tu/VNA
Modern classroom buildings at Si Pa Phin Ethnic Boarding Primary and Secondary School in Dien Bien province. Photo: Xuan Tu/VNA
The newly built Phong Tho Ethnic Boarding Primary and Secondary School in Lai Chau province. Photo: Nguyen Oanh/VNA
Teachers and students celebrate the inauguration of Yen Son Ethnic Boarding Primary and Secondary School in Son La province. Photo: Quang Quyet/VNA
Teachers and students celebrate the inauguration of Yen Son Ethnic Boarding Primary and Secondary School in Son La province. Photo: Quang Quyet/VNA
The newly built Pa Tan Ethnic Boarding Primary and Secondary School in Lai Chau province. Photo: Nguyen Oanh/VNA
The newly built Thuan An Ethnic Boarding Primary and Secondary School in Lam Dong province. Photo: Nguyen Huy Thanh/VNA
Students at Sam Mun Ethnic Boarding Primary and Secondary School in Dien Bien province welcome the new academic year at their newly built school. Photo: Xuan Tu/VNA
Students have lunch at Yen Son Ethnic Boarding Primary and Secondary School in Son La province. Photo: Quang Quyet/VNA
An artificial-turf football pitch, boarding facilities and a multi-purpose building provide students at Sam Mun Ethnic Boarding Primary and Secondary School in Dien Bien province with space to study, exercise and take part in extracurricular activities. Photo: Xuan Tu/VNA
New schools open doors to learning in Vietnam’s border areas
New multi-level schools have opened in border areas and ethnic minority communities for the 2026–2027 academic year, providing students with safer and better-equipped learning environments and helping narrow the education gap in disadvantaged regions.