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City bans prep classes for first-grade intensive English test
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First-graders at Nguyen Binh Khiem Primary School, one of many schools running intensive English classes for the first grade in Ho Chi Minh City
Foreign language schools in Ho Chi Minh City cannot run preparatory classes for the exam to get into first-grade intensive English at elementary school, the education department has announced.


The city’s foreign language centers were informed of the ban on Friday after a spate of media articles about the proliferation of unauthorized preparatory classes for preschoolers and how many parents are convinced of their necessity.

Furthermore, any language center which has already accepted payment for a prep class must inform the department immediately and await further instructions.

Those centers which keep running the classes from Sunday will be fined.

Elementary schools in HCMC have had intensive English classes for first-graders for years. When the next school year starts, an estimated 156 schools will offer the subject, according to the department.

The general consensus in official circles is that children don’t need a special class to prepare for the exam as it only tests for aptitude, but that hasn’t stopped parents from enrolling their preschool kids in droves.

Reported by Phi Loan