Thông tư 17/2025/TT-BGDĐT sửa đổi Chương trình giáo dục phổ thông kèm theo Thông tư 32/2018/TT-BGDĐT do Bộ trưởng Bộ Giáo dục và Đào tạo ban hành

CIRCULAR

ON AMENDMENTS TO A NUMBER OF CONTENTS OF THE GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM ENCLOSED WITH CIRCULAR NO. 32/2018/TT-BGDDT DATED DECEMBER 26, 2018 OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Pursuant to the Law on Education No. 43/2019/QH14;

Pursuant to Decree No. 37/2025/ND-CP dated February 26, 2025 of the Government on functions, duties, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Education and Training;

Pursuant to the appraisal record of the Appraisal Council for the revised programs of the subjects:  History and Geography, History, Geography and Civic Education;

At the request of the Director of the General Education Department;

The Minister of Education and Training hereby promulgates the Circular on amendments to a number of contents of the General Education Program enclosed with Circular No. 32/2018/TT-BGDDT dated December 26, 2018 of the Minister of Education and Training.

Article 1. Amendments to a number of contents of the General Education Program enclosed with Circular No. 32/2018/TT-BGDDT dated December 26, 2018 of the Minister of Education and Training, amended by Circular No. 20/2021/TT-BGDDT dated July 1, 2021 of the Minister of Education and Training, and Circular No. 13/2022/TT-BGDDT dated August 3, 2022 of the Minister of Education and Training

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2. Amendments to the General Education Program of the subject History and Geography at lower secondary education level (Appendix II enclosed with this Circular).

3. Amendments to the General Education Program of the subject History – Grade 10 (Appendix III enclosed with this Circular).

4. Amendments to the General Education Program of the subject Geography (Appendix IV enclosed with this Circular).

5. Amendments to the General Education Program of the subject Civic Education (Appendix V enclosed with this Circular).

Article 2. This Circular comes into force as of September 12, 2025.

Article 3. The Chief of the Office, the Director of the General Education Department, heads of relevant units under the Ministry of Education and Training, Presidents of People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-affiliated cities, Directors of Departments of Education and Training, organizations and individuals concerned shall implement this Circular./.

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APPENDIX I

AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM OF THE SUBJECT HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY AT PRIMARY EDUCATION LEVEL
(Enclosed with Circular No. 17/2025/TT-BGDDT dated September 12, 2025 of the Minister of Education and Training)

1. In Section V.1.1. Content strands, revise the content strand “My locality (province, centrally-affiliated city)” on page 6, line 8 from bottom to read:  My locality (province, city)”; revise “Midlands and Northern mountainous region” on page 6, line 7 from bottom to read: Northern midlands and mountainous area”; revise “Central coastal region” on page 6, line 5 from bottom to read: North Central and South Central Coast”; annulment of the content strand “Central Highlands” on page 6, line 4 from bottom.

2. In Section V.1.2. Topics, revise the content strand “My locality (province, centrally-affiliated city)” on page 7, line 10 from top to read: “My locality (province, city)”; revise the content strand “Northern midlands and mountainous region” on page 7, line 12 from top to read: “Northern midlands and mountainous area”.

3. In Section V.1.2. Topics, revise the content strands “Central coastal region” on page 7 and “Central Highlands” on page 8 to read:

Content strand

Topic

North Central and South Central Coast

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Population, production activities and some cultural features

The ancient capital of Hue

Hoi An Ancient Town

The Central Highlands Gong Festival.

4. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 4, revise the content:  My locality (province, centrally-affiliated city)” on page 9, line 3 from bottom to read: “My locality (province, city)”.

5. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 4, in the contents and requirements on the Northern midlands and mountainous region, on page 10, lines 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12 from bottom to page 11, lines 2, 3, 4, 5 from top, revise the phrase “Northern midlands and mountainous region” to read: “Northern midlands and mountainous area”.

6. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 4, revise the requirement of the content “Population, production activities and some cultural features”, on page 11, lines 5, 6, 7 from top, to read: “Be able to describe some cultural features of ethnic groups in the Northern midlands and mountainous area (e.g. Gau Tao festival, Then singing, Thai Xoe dance, Long Tong festival, highland market, etc.)”.

7. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 4, revise the requirement of the content “Hung Kings’ Temple and Hung Kings’ death anniversary”, on page 11, lines 8, 9 from top, to read: “Be able to identify the location of the Hung Kings’ Temple relic site on the map or sketch map”.

8. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 4, revise the requirement of the content “Thang Long - Hanoi”, on page 12, lines 3, 4 from bottom, to read: “Be able to state the advantageous central position of Thang Long as reflected in the Edict on the Transfer of the Capital by Ly Cong Uan”.

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10. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 4, revise the requirement of the content “Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam”, on page 13, lines 7, 8 from top, to read: “Be able to identify the location of some typical works: Khue Van Pavilion, doctoral stele houses, Temple of Literature, Quoc Tu Giam on the diagram of the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam relic site”.

11. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 4, revise the requirement of the content “Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam”, on page 13, line 12 from top, to read: “Be able to propose, at a simple level, some measures to preserve and promote the value of the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam relic”.

12. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 4, revise and add the content and requirements of “Central coastal region” on pages 13, 14 and “Central Highlands” on pages 14, 15, 16 to read:

Content

Requirements to be achieved

NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL COAST

Nature

- Be able to identify on the map or sketch map the geographical location and some typical landmarks (e.g.  Truong Son mountain range, Bach Ma mountain range, Hai Van pass, Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park, some plateaus, etc.) of the North Central and South Central Coast region.

- By observing sketch maps or maps, pictures, be able to present one of the natural characteristics (e.g.  terrain, climate, rivers, soil, forest, etc.)  of the North Central and South Central Coast region.

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- Be able to state the impacts of nature on production activities and the lives of people in the North Central and South Central Coast region.

- Be able to propose, at a simple level, some measures for environmental protection and natural disaster prevention.

- Be able to state the role of forests for nature, production activities and the lives of people in the North Central and South Central Coast region.

- Be able to show sympathy and willingness to take actions to share with people affected by natural disasters.

Population, production activities and some cultural features

- Be able to name some ethnic groups in the North Central and South Central Coast.

- Be able to state some economic activities (salt making, fishing and aquaculture, marine tourism, marine transport, industrial crop cultivation, livestock husbandry, hydropower development, etc.).

- Be able to identify some world heritage sites in the North Central and South Central Coast on the map or sketch map.

- Be able to present some outstanding cultural features of the North Central and South Central Coast.

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The ancient capital of Hue

- Be able to identify the geographical location of the ancient capital of Hue on the map or sketch map.

- Be able to describe the beauty of the ancient capital of Hue through the Perfume river, Ngu mountain and some typical works such as: Hue Imperial Citadel, Thien Mu pagoda, tombs of Nguyen kings, etc.

- Be able to recount some historical stories related to the ancient capital of Hue.

- Be able to propose some measures to preserve and maintain the value of the ancient capital of Hue.

Hoi An Ancient Town

- Be able to identify the geographical location of Hoi An Ancient Town on the map or sketch map.

- Be able to describe some typical architectural works in Hoi An Ancient Town (e.g. Ancient houses, Chinese Assembly Halls, Japanese Covered Bridge, etc.)  with the use of sources (pictures, stories, etc.).

- Be able to propose some measures to preserve and promote the value of Hoi An Ancient Town.

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- Be able to name some ethnic groups who are owners of the cultural space of the Central Highlands gong.

- Be able to state the role of gongs in the spiritual life of the Central Highlands ethnic groups.

- Be able to describe the main features of the Central Highlands Gong Festival.

13. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 4, revise the requirement of the content “Ho Chi Minh City”, on page 17, lines 4, 5 from top, to read: “Be able to state that Ho Chi Minh City is an important economic, cultural, educational center of Vietnam with the use of historical and geographical sources.”

14. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 5, revise the requirement of the content “Population and ethnicities in Vietnam”, on page 18, lines 6, 7, 8 from bottom, to read:  “Be able to assess the population growth in Vietnam; be able to state some impacts of population growth on socio-economic development in Vietnam.”

15. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 5, revise the requirement of the content “Struggles for independence during the period of Northern domination”, on page 19, lines 7, 8 from bottom, to read: “Be able to name and draw a timeline showing some typical struggles during the period of Northern domination (e.g. 179 BC, 40, 248, 542, 938, etc.).”

16. In Section VIII.2. Program duration, revise the content “My locality (province, centrally-affiliated city)”, on page 30, line 6 from top, to read:  “My locality (province, city)”; revise “Northern midlands and mountainous region” on page 30, line 7 from top, to read:  “Northern midlands and mountainous area”; revise “Central coastal region” on page 30, line 9 from top, to read: “North Central and South Central Coast”; annulment of the content “Central Highlands” on page 30, line 10 from top.

17. In Section VIII.2. Program duration, revise and supplement page 30, lines 2, 3 from top and revise the duration for Grade 4 to read:

“The duration for each grade is 70 periods/grade/school year, taught within 35 weeks. The expected duration for each content strand is presented in the table below; depending on local characteristics, general education institutions shall build their school education plan and adjust the percentage of periods for the content strands accordingly.”

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Grade 4

Locality and regions of Vietnam

Getting familiar with learning tools for History and Geography

3%

My locality (province, city)

6%

Northern midlands and mountainous area

14%

Red River Delta

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North Central and South Central Coast

30%

Southern region

17%

Periodic assessment

10%

APPENDIX II

AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM OF THE SUBJECT HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY AT LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION LEVEL
(Enclosed with Circular No. 17/2025/TT-BGDDT dated September 12, 2025 of the Minister of Education and Training)

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1. In the content “Prehistoric period”, revise the requirement “Be able to recognize the role of labor in the development process of primitive people as well as of human beings and human society” at lines 14, 15 from top, page 16, to read: “Be able to state the role of labor in the development process of primitive people as well as of human beings and human society.”

Omit the requirement: “Be able to state some features of the life of primitive people in Vietnam” at lines 6, 7 from bottom, page 16.

2. In the content “Ancient society”:

- Omit the requirement “Be able to briefly describe the unification process and establishment of the feudal system in China under Qin Shi Huang” at lines 1, 2 from bottom, page 17.

- Revise the requirement “Be able to construct a timeline from Han dynasty, Northern and Southern dynasties to Sui dynasty” at lines 2, 3 from top, page 18, to read: “Be able to draw a timeline of the stages of development of Ancient China.”

3. In the content “Vietnam from around the 7th century BC to the early 10th century”, omit the requirement “Be able to state the period of establishment and determine the spatial scope of Van Lang, Au Lac on the map or sketch map” at lines 1, 2 from bottom, page 18.

- Revise the requirement “Be able to present the state organization of Van Lang, Au Lac” at line 2 from top, page 19, to read: “Be able to present the establishment and state organization of Van Lang, Au Lac.”

- Revise the requirement “Be able to make charts, diagrams and present main features; explain causes, state results and significance of typical uprisings of Vietnamese people during the period of Northern domination (Hai Ba Trung, Ba Trieu, Ly Bi, Mai Thuc Loan, Phung Hung, etc.)” at lines 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 from top, page 19, to read: “Be able to state the causes, main developments, results, significance of typical uprisings of Vietnamese people during the period of Northern domination: Hai Ba Trung, Ba Trieu, Ly Bi, Mai Thuc Loan, Phung Hung.”

- Revise the requirement “Be able to recognize some cultural achievements of Champa” at line 6 from top, page 20, to read: “Be able to state some cultural achievements of the Kingdom of Champa.”

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Grade 7

4. In the content “China from the 7th century to mid-19th century”, revise the requirement “Be able to construct a diagram of the development of China from the 7th century to mid-19th century (Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing)” at lines 7, 8 from bottom, page 25, to read: “Be able to construct a diagram of the development of China from the 3rd century BC to mid-19th century (Qin, Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing).”

5. In the content “Southern region from the early 10th century to early 16th century”, revise the requirement “Be able to state the basic developments in politics, economy, culture of the southern region from the early 10th century to early 16th century” at lines 9, 10 from top, page 29, to read: Be able to state the basic features of politics, economy, culture of the southern region from the early 10th century to early 16th century.”

Grade 8

6. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 8 Geography, revise and supplement the requirement of the content “Characteristics of geographical location and territorial scope” on page 30, line 9 from bottom, to read: “Be able to present the characteristics of geographical location; territorial scope of our country and of provinces and cities.”

7. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 8 Geography, revise and supplement the requirement of the content “Tropical monsoon humid climate, diversified differentiation” on page 31, lines 10, 11 from top, to read: Be able to read climate charts of some meteorological and hydrological stations.”

8. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 8 Geography, revise and supplement the requirement of the content “Impacts of climate change on Vietnam’s climate and hydrology” on page 31, lines 6, 7 from bottom, left column, to read: Impacts of climate change on Vietnam’s nature”; and the requirement on page 31, lines 13, 14 from top, to read: “Be able to analyze impacts of climate change on some natural elements of Vietnam.”

9. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 8 Geography, revise and supplement the requirement of the content “Vietnam’s sea areas in the East Sea” on page 32, line 1 from bottom and page 33, lines 2, 3, 4 from top, to read:  “Be able to present Vietnam’s sea areas:  internal waters, territorial sea, contiguous zone, exclusive economic zone, continental shelf of Vietnam (pursuant to the Vietnam Law of the Sea).”

10. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 8 Geography, supplement the requirement into the content “Scope of Vietnam’s sea areas and islands” on page 38, line 8 from bottom, to read as follows:

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- Be able to analyze advantages and difficulties for economic development and for safeguarding sovereignty, rights and legitimate interests of Vietnam in the East Sea.

11. In the content “Vietnam from the early 16th century to the late 18th century”, merge and revise the requirements: Be able to explain the causes of the outbreak of the Nam - Bac Trieu conflict, the Trinh - Nguyen conflict; be able to state the consequences of the Nam - Bac Trieu, Trinh - Nguyen conflicts” at lines 9, 10, 11 from bottom, page 34, to read: “Be able to explain the causes of the outbreak; be able to state the main developments and consequences of the Nam - Bac Trieu, Trinh - Nguyen conflict.”

- Revise the requirement: “Be able to present an overview of the territorial expansion process of Dai Viet in the 16th - 18th centuries” at lines 7, 8 from bottom, page 34, to read: “Be able to present an overview of the reclamation of the southern region of Dai Viet from the 16th to the 18th century.”

- Omit the requirement “Be able to describe and state the significance of the process of exercising sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos by the Nguyen Lords” at lines 5, 6 from bottom, page 34.

- Revise the requirement: Be able to state the causes of victory, historical significance and assess the role of Nguyen Hue - Quang Trung in the Tay Son movement” at lines 6, 7 from top, page 35, to read: “Be able to state the causes of victory, historical significance and assess the role of Nguyen Hue - Quang Trung in national unification, resistance against invasions and the initial stage of nation-building.”

Grade 9

12. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 9 Geography, in the content “Population increase over periods”, left column to read: “Population size and population increase over periods”; revise the requirement on page 39, line 6 from top, to read: “Be able to present the population size and the situation of population increase over periods.”

13. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 9 Geography, add the following requirements to the content “Labor and employment” on page 39:

- Be able to state characteristics of our country’s labor force; be able to present the current situation of labor utilization in our country.

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14. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 9 Geography, revise and supplement the requirement of the content “Major factors influencing the development and distribution of agriculture, forestry, fishery” on page 39, lines 3, 4 from bottom, to read: Be able to analyze one of the major factors influencing the development and distribution of agriculture, forestry, fishery.”

15. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 9 Geography, annulment of the requirement:  “Be able to analyze the distribution characteristics of forest resources and fishery resources” on page 39, lines 1, 2 from bottom.

16. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 9 Geography, annulment of the content and requirement on the issue of green agriculture development on page 40, line 5 from top.

17. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 9 Geography, revise and supplement the requirement of the content “Development and distribution of major industries” on page 40, line 11 from top, to read: “Be able to identify on the map some forms of industrial territorial organization.”

18. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 9 Geography, add the requirement of the content “Transport and post and telecommunications” on page 40, line 3 from bottom, to read: “Be able to present the development and distribution of the post and telecommunications sector.”

19. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 9 Geography, revise the subheading “Territorial differentiation” on page 41, line 2 from top, to read: “Geography of socio - economic regions.”

20. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 9 Geography, revise the name “Northern midlands and mountainous region” on page 41, line 3 from top, to read: “Northern midlands and mountainous area.”

21. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 9 Geography, annulment of the content and requirement regarding the Northern key economic region on page 42, line 4 from top.

22. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 9 Geography, annulment of the content and requirement regarding the South Central Coast region and the Central Highlands region on pages 42 and 43.

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Content

Requirements to be achieved

- Geographical location, territorial scope

- Be able to present characteristics of geographical location and territorial scope of the region.

- Outstanding characteristics of natural conditions and natural resources

- Be able to present natural characteristics and natural resources, main strengths and limitations.

- Outstanding characteristics of the region’s population and society

- Be able to present population distribution, ethnicities, culture.

- Development characteristics and distribution of the region’s economic sectors

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24. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 9 Geography, annulment of the content and requirement regarding the Southern key economic region on page 44, lines 9, 10 from top.

25. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 9 Geography, annulment of the content and requirement regarding the key economic region of the Mekong River Delta on page 44, lines 1, 2 from bottom.

26. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 9 Geography, revise and supplement the requirements of the content “Integrated development of the marine economy and protection of marine and island resources and environment” on page 45, lines 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 from top, to read:

- Be able to present, on a diagram, national sea areas; be able to identify on the map some islands and provinces having those islands.

- Be able to present the significance of integrated development of the marine and island economy for protection of resources, environment and for safeguarding sovereignty, rights and legitimate interests of Vietnam in the East Sea.

- Be able to analyze the issue of integrated development of the marine economy and protection of the marine and island environment in Vietnam.

27. In the chapter “Vietnam from 1918 to 1945”, revise the requirements at lines 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 from top, page 47, to read:

- Be able to state the preparations of the Vietnamese people for the uprising to seize power:  the strategic shift of the Indochinese Communist Party; preparations of forces, the establishment of revolutionary bases.

- Be able to present the opportunity and the main developments of the August Revolution in 1945 and the founding of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

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- Revise the requirement “Be able to describe the typical victories in the military, economic, cultural, diplomatic fronts… in the resistance war against the French colonialists” at lines 3, 4 from bottom, page 48, to read:  “Be able to present the typical victories in the military front (historical context, main developments of the Urban battles in the North of the 16th parallel, Viet Bac Campaign in Autumn - Winter 1947, Border Campaign in Autumn - Winter 1950, Winter-Spring Campaign 1953-1954 and the historic Dien Bien Phu Campaign), economic, cultural, diplomatic fronts… in the resistance war against the French colonialists.”

- Revise the requirement “Be able to describe the typical military victories of the Southern people in the resistance war against the US imperialists for national salvation in the period 1954 - 1975 (the Dong Khoi movement; defeating the strategies of ‘Special War’, ‘Local War’ and ‘Vietnamization War’ of the US; the General Offensive and Uprising in 1968, 1972; the Ho Chi Minh Campaign in 1975, etc.)” at lines 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 from top, page 49, to read: “Be able to present the typical military victories of the Southern people in the resistance war against the US imperialists for national salvation in the period 1954 - 1975 (the Dong Khoi movement; fighting against the strategies of ‘Special War’, ‘Local War’ and ‘Vietnamization War’ of the US; the Mau Than General Offensive and Uprising in 1968; the General Offensive and Uprising in Spring 1975).”

- Transfer and merge the requirements of the content “Vietnam in the years 1976 - 1991” at lines 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 from bottom, page 49, with the requirements of the content “Vietnam from 1991” at lines 6, 7, 8 from bottom, page 50, into “Vietnam from 1976 to the present” with the following requirements:

+ Be able to present national reunification in terms of the State, the struggle to defend the Fatherland in the Southwest border and the Northern border during 1975 - 1989, the struggle to safeguard sovereignty over seas and islands after 1975.

+ Be able to state the political, economic, social situation of Vietnam in the years 1976 - 1985.

+ Be able to state causes, contents of the renovation policy of the Communist Party and the typical achievements of the national Doi Moi process from 1986 to the present (in the fields of economy, politics, society, culture, national defense, security, etc.).

+ Be able to assess the achievements and limitations in implementing the renovation policy.

29. In Section VIII.2. Program duration, revise and supplement the program duration on page 60, line 8 from bottom, to read:

“The duration allocated for the subject is 105 periods/grade/school year.  The periods allocated to content strands are presented in the table below; depending on local characteristics, general education institutions shall build their school education plan and adjust the number of periods for the content strands accordingly.

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- History sub-subject:  Urban areas - history and present (1); Civilization of the Red River and Mekong River deltas (1); Urban areas - history and present (2); Protection of sovereignty, rights and legitimate interests of Vietnam in the East Sea (2).

- Geography sub-subject:  Great geographical discoveries; Protection of sovereignty, rights and legitimate interests of Vietnam in the East Sea (1); Civilization of the Red River and Mekong River deltas (2).”

Content strand

Grade 6

Grade 7

Grade 8

Grade 9

Geography

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General physical geography

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Continental geography

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Physical geography of Vietnam

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Socio - economic geography of Vietnam

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Common topics

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Periodic assessment (including review)

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History

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World

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Vietnam

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Periodic assessment (including review)

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APPENDIX III

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1. In the topic “Some civilizations in Vietnam (before 1858)”:

- Revise the requirement: “Be able to state the foundation of Van Lang - Au Lac civilization” at line 2 from bottom, page 15, to read:  “Be able to analyze the foundation of Van Lang - Au Lac civilization.”

- Add the requirement: “Be able to collect and use historical sources to study Champa civilization” after line 3 from top, page 16.

- Revise the requirement: “Be able to state the foundation of Champa civilization” at line 4 from top, page 16, to read:  “Be able to analyze the foundation of Champa civilization.”

- Add the requirement: “Be able to collect and use historical sources to study Funan civilization” after line 7 from top, page 16.

- Revise the requirement: Be able to state the foundation of Funan civilization” at line 8 from top, page 16, to read: “Be able to analyze the foundation of Funan civilization.”

- Revise the requirement: “Be able to present the foundation of Dai Viet civilization in terms of inheriting Van Lang - Au Lac civilization, national independence, receiving influences from Chinese and Indian cultures” at line 1 from bottom, page 16 and lines 2, 3 from top, page 17, to read: “Be able to analyze the foundation of Dai Viet civilization in terms of inheriting Van Lang - Au Lac civilization, preserving culture and national identity during the Northern domination, national independence, and receiving influences from Chinese and Indian cultures.”

- Add the requirement: Be able to propose solutions to preserve and promote the values of civilizations in Vietnam (before 1858) in today’s life” at line 6, left column from bottom, page 17.

2. In the topic “The community of Vietnamese ethnic groups”, revise the requirement “Be able to state the role and importance of the great national unity bloc in national construction and defense at present” at lines 7, 8, left column from top, page 18, to read: “Be able to analyze the role and importance of the great national unity bloc in national construction and defense at present.”

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- In the content “Context of the birth of Vietnam’s Constitutions”, page 26, line 3 from top, revise to read: “Context of the birth of Vietnam’s Constitutions: the years 1946, 1959, 1980, 1992, 2013 and 2025 (the year of amendments to the Constitution 2013).”

- Revise the requirement on page 26, line 2, to read: “Be able to state the context of the birth of Vietnam’s Constitutions from 1946 to present (1946, 1959, 1980, 1992, 2013 and 2025 – the year of amendments to the Constitution 2013): major political, economic, social, cultural changes associated with each stage of national history.”

- In the content “Constitution in the renovation period”, add Constitution 2013 as amended on page 26, line 2 from bottom; add the content: “Constitution 2013 (amended in 2025)”; and add the requirement:  “Be able to state the amended contents of the Constitution 2013 (amended in 2025); be able to explain the significance of these amendments to the renovation process and the country’s advancement into a new era.”

APPENDIX IV

AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM OF THE SUBJECT GEOGRAPHY AT UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION LEVEL
(Enclosed with Circular No. 17/2025/TT-BGDDT dated September 12, 2025 of the Minister of Education and Training)

1. In Section V.1 General contents, a) Core knowledge, the content “Practice in studying local geography of province, centrally-affiliated city” on page 9, line 2 from top, is revised to read: “Practice in studying local geography (province, city).”

2. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 12, Vietnam Geography, revise and supplement the requirement in the content “Geographical location and territorial scope” on page 28, line 5 from top, to read:

“Be able to identify characteristics of geographical location, territorial scope of Vietnam and of provinces and cities on the map.”

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4. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 12, Vietnam Geography, annulment of the content “Distribution of the urban network” at line 3 from bottom, left column, page 30, and part of the requirement in the content “Distribution of the urban network” on page 30, line 5 from bottom, right column, to read: Be able to present characteristics of urbanization in Vietnam.”

5. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 12, Vietnam Geography, annulment of the content and requirement in the content “Economic restructuring by sector, economic component, territory” on page 31, lines 8, 9, 10 from top.

6. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 12, Vietnam Geography, revise and supplement the requirement of the content “Agriculture, forestry and fishery development issues: Agricultural territorial organization” on page 32, lines 8, 9 from top, to read:  “Be able to analyze some forms of agricultural territorial organization in Vietnam: farms, high-tech agricultural zones, specialized cultivation areas.”

7. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 12, Vietnam Geography, revise and supplement the requirement of the content “Industrial development issues: Industrial territorial organization” on page 32, lines 3, 4 from bottom, to read: “Be able to analyze some forms of industrial territorial organization in Vietnam:  industrial zones, high-tech zones.”

8. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 12, Vietnam Geography, revise and supplement the requirement of the content “Service development issues: Tourism” on page 33, lines 7, 8 from top, to read: “Be able to analyze territorial differentiation of tourism (tourist sites, tourist areas), and tourism in relation to sustainable development.”

9. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 12, Vietnam Geography, revise the content “Geography of economic regions” on page 33, line 8 from bottom, to read: “Geography of socio - economic regions.”

10. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 12, Vietnam Geography, revise the content “Exploitation of strengths in the Northern midlands and mountainous region” on page 33, line 7 from bottom, to read: Exploitation of strengths in the Northern midlands and mountainous area”; revise and supplement the requirement of this content on page 33, lines 3, 4, 5 from bottom, to read:  “Be able to demonstrate strengths for economic development of the region in terms of mineral resources and hydropower, subtropical and temperate crops (industrial crops, vegetables, fruits), livestock husbandry of large cattle.”

11. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 12, Vietnam Geography, add the requirement of the content “Socio - economic development in the Red River Delta” on page 34, lines 9, 10 from top, to read: Be able to analyze some issues of the region’s socio - economic development: industrial development, service development, marine economy development.”

12. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 12, Vietnam Geography, revise the name of the region “Agriculture, forestry and fishery development in the North Central Region” on page 34, line 8 from bottom, to read:  “Socio - economic development in the North Central Region.”

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14. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 12, Vietnam Geography, annulment of the content and requirement in “Marine economy development in the South Central Coast” on page 35 and in “Leveraging strengths for economic development in the Central Highlands” on page 35.

15. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 12, Vietnam Geography, add the following content and requirements after “Socio - economic development in the North Central Region” on page 34, to read:  “Socio - economic development in the South Central Region”:

Content

Requirements to be achieved

- Overview of the region

- Be able to present the geographical location, territorial scope and population of the region.

- Strengths, limitations and development of the region’s economic sectors

- Be able to analyze strengths and limitations for the development of economic sectors.

- Be able to present the development, distribution and development orientations of the marine economic sectors; hydropower, mineral resources (bauxite); perennial industrial crops, forestry and tourism.

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- Significance of economic development for national defense and security

- Be able to analyze the significance of socio - economic development for national defense and security.

16. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 12, Vietnam Geography, revise and supplement the requirement of the content “Socio - economic development in the Southeast Region” on page 36, line 6 from top, to read: “Be able to present the development of economic sectors:  industry; services; agriculture; marine economy of the region.”

17. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 12, Vietnam Geography, annulment of the content and requirement regarding “Development of key economic regions” on page 37.

18. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 12, Vietnam Geography, revise the content “Practice in studying local geography (province, centrally-affiliated city) by the following topics” on page 38, line 10 from top, to read: “Practice in studying Local Geography (province-level administrative division) by the following topics.”

19. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 12, Vietnam Geography, revise and supplement the content and requirement of “Practice in studying local geography” on page 38, lines 11, 12, 13 from top, to read: left column: “Geographical location, territorial scope”; right column: Be able to present the geographical location and territorial scope of the province, city based on local and Vietnam maps and acquired knowledge.”

20. In Section V.2. Specific contents and requirements to be achieved at grades, Grade 12, Vietnam Geography, revise and supplement the phrase “Vietnam geography atlas, maps” to read: “maps.”

21. In Section VIII.  Explanation and guidelines for program implementation, revise the program duration in Subsection 2.a on page 47, line 9 from top, to read:

a) “The duration (70 periods) allocated to the content strand of core knowledge is expected to be distributed by number of periods as in the table below. Based on the total periods per year, students’ level, and specific teaching conditions, general education institutions may adjust the number of periods of the content strands as appropriate.”

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Grade 10

Grade 11

Grade 12

SOME GENERAL ISSUES

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GENERAL GEOGRAPHY

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Physical geography

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Socio - economic geography

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WORLD SOCIO - ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY

Some issues of world socio - economic affairs

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Regional and national geography

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Periodic assessment (including review)

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Physical geography

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Population geography

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Geography of economic sectors

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Geography of economic regions

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Periodic assessment (including review)

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APPENDIX V

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1. In the topic “The economy and the actors of the economy”, Grade 10, revise the requirement “Be able to recognize the role of actors participating in the economy” at lines 2, 3 from top, page 40, to read:

- “Be able to state economic activities and the role of economic activities in social life.”

- “Be able to state the actors of the economy and the role of actors participating in the economy.”

2. In the topic “State budget and taxes”, Grade 10, add the concept of tax to the requirement “Be able to state the concept of the state budget”, at line 8 from bottom, page 40.

3. In the topic “State budget and taxes”, Grade 10, revise the requirement “Be able to name some common types of taxes” at line 5 from bottom, page 40, to read: “Be able to state some common types of taxes.”

4. In the topic “State budget and taxes”, Grade 10, revise the requirement “Be able to state the basic provisions of law on citizens’ rights and obligations in implementing the state budget law and tax law” at lines 3, 4 from bottom, page 40, to read: Be able to state citizens’ rights and obligations in implementing the law on the State budget and taxes.”

5. In the topic “State budget and taxes”, Grade 10, revise the requirement “Be able to support compliant behaviors and criticize behaviors violating the law on budget revenues and expenditures and taxes” at lines 1, 2 from bottom, page 40, to read: “Be able to support compliant behaviors and criticize behaviors violating the law on the State budget and taxes.”

6. In the topic “Business production and business models”, Grade 10, revise the requirement  “Be able to choose an appropriate economic model for oneself in the future” at line 3 from top, page 41, to read: “Be able to choose an appropriate business production model for oneself.”

7. In the topic “The political system of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam”, Grade 10, revise the requirements at lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 from bottom, page 41, and lines 1, 2 from top, page 42, to read:

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- “Be able to state the role and relationships of organizations within the political system of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: the Communist Party of Vietnam; the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; the Vietnam Fatherland Front.”

- “Be able to state functions and tasks of bodies within the state apparatus of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:  the National Assembly, the President, the Government, the People’s Councils, the People’s Committees, the People’s Courts, the People’s Procuracies.”

- “Be able to criticize and struggle against behaviors that negatively affect the political system of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.”

- “Be able to support and contribute to building the political system of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam with age-appropriate behaviors.”

8. In the topic “The Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam”, Grade 10, page 42, at lines 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 from top, revise the requirement  “Basic contents of the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 2013 on politics, economy, culture, education, science, technology, environment; human rights, basic rights and obligations of citizens; the state apparatus” to read: “Basic contents of the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 2013 (amended in 2025) on politics, economy, society, culture, education, science, technology, environment; human rights, and the basic rights and obligations of citizens.”