Opening ceremony at Tran Phu High School (Phu Tho Hoa Ward, Ho Chi Minh City). Photo: Trung Tuyen – VNAOpening ceremony at Tran Phu High School (Phu Tho Hoa Ward, Ho Chi Minh City). Photo: Trung Tuyen – VNAStudents of Xin Chai Semi-boarding Ethnic Primary and Secondary School, Lao Chai border commune (Tuyen Quang), attend the opening ceremony. Photo: Duc Tho – VNADao ethnic women accompany their children to school for the opening ceremony. Photo: Duc Tho – VNAFirst-grade pupils attend the opening ceremony at Duc Xuan Secondary School branch (Hoa An Commune, Cao Bang). Photo: Chu Hieu – VNAStudents at Duc Xuan Secondary School branch (Hoa An Commune, Cao Bang) eagerly return to school on opening day. Photo: Chu Hieu – VNAStudents of Thoai Ngoc Hau High School for the Gifted (Long Xuyen Ward, An Giang Province) follow the opening ceremony online from the main venue in Hanoi. Photo: Cong Mao – VNAStudents of Mac Dinh Chi High School, Hai Phong City, on opening day of the new academic year. Photo by courtesy/VNATeachers and students of Ngoc Chien Secondary School (Ngoc Chien Commune, Son La Province) joyfully begin the new school year. Photo: Quang Quyet – VNATeachers and pupils of Le Hong Phong Primary School (Ha Long Ward, Quang Ninh) salute the national flag during the 2025-2026 opening ceremony. Photo: Thanh Van – VNAOverview of the Ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the education sector and the opening of the 2025-2026 academic year at Hanoi National University of Education. Photo: Le Dong – VNATeachers and students of Ha Giang Ethnic Boarding High School celebrate the opening of the 2025-2026 academic year. Photo: Minh Tam – VNAChairman of Da Nang People’s Committee Luong Nguyen Minh Triet greets students at the opening ceremony of Pham Van Dong Secondary School (Ba Na Commune). Photo: Khoa Chuong – VNAPupils and teachers of Trung Yen Primary School (Yen Hoa Ward, Hanoi) attend the online opening ceremony. Photo: Huy Hung – VNAWelcoming ceremony for 10th-grade students at Phan Huy Chu High School (Hanoi). Photo by courtesy/VNAParents accompany their children to school for the opening day on Da Tay Island, Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelagoes, Khanh Hoa Province. Photo by courtesy/VNAParty General Secretary To Lam, along with leaders and former leaders of the Party and State, attend the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the education sector, receiving the First-class Labor Order, and inaugurating the 2025-2026 academic year. Photo: Thong Nhat – VNAParty General Secretary To Lam beats the ceremonial drum to inaugurate the 2025-2026 academic year. Photo: Thong Nhat – VNA
Special Opening Ceremony for the 2025-2026 Academic Year
Around 30 million pupils and students officially entered the 2025-2026 academic year on the morning of September 5, 2025, in a very special atmosphere: the opening ceremony connected 52,000 educational institutions nationwide through online links and live television broadcasts, marking the 80th anniversary of the education sector’s establishment. Photo: VNA
