According to the report of the Party Committee of Son La Provincial People's Committee on the implementation of Conclusion Notice No. 81 dated July 18, 2025 of the Politburo on the policy of investing in building schools for border communes, Son La plans to invest in building 11 new primary and secondary boarding schools in 11 communes, supplementing facilities and upgrading 2 schools (in Phieng Khoai commune and Phieng Pan commune).

The Standing Committee of Son La Provincial Party Committee met to agree on the policy of building schools in border communes.

The total funding requirement for 13 schools is estimated at about 2,000 billion VND; the scale of reception is from 800 - 1,000 students/school; Land use area is about 3.5ha to 5ha/school...

In the period of 2025-2026, it is expected to invest in building schools in the communes of Long Sap, Chieng Son, Xuan Nha, Phieng Khoai, Chieng Khuong, Sop Cop. These are communes with good traffic routes; site conditions meet the required construction scale; have the ability to renovate, upgrade, and expand; can be implemented on the basis of taking advantage of general planning projects and zoning plans approved by competent authorities (review, establish, and locally adjust the planning according to regulations)...

For communes expected to receive investment from 2027, including Muong Leo, Muong Lan, Muong Hung, Chieng Khoong, Phieng Pan, Yen Son, Long Phieng, it is necessary to review, establish, and adjust the general planning for commune construction in the period 2025 - 2026.

According to the assessment, most schools have common difficulties such as the location of the planned land is not suitable for the planning or there is no planning; all schools have to add more teachers; some schools need to invest in bridges over streams, electricity lines, and domestic water systems; the terrain is steep, requiring leveling to expand the ground and building embankments to prevent landslides; roads must be widened...

Mr. Hoang Quoc Khanh, Secretary of Son La Provincial Party Committee, assigned the Provincial Party Committee and People's Committee to direct the implementation of investment in building schools for 13 border communes in accordance with the Politburo's policy and State regulations; ensuring feasibility, efficiency, quality, progress, suitability with local realities, and preventing loss and waste of state money and assets.

Son La province leaders organized a survey of the proposed location to build schools for border communes.

The invested schools must ensure technical standards, scale, area of the school and classrooms; have adequate facilities to serve the learning, cultural, spiritual, physical training, living conditions for students and teachers and absolute safety...

According to Announcement No. 81, the Politburo's Conclusion agreed on the investment policy to build primary and secondary boarding schools in 248 land border communes. In the immediate future, pilot investment will be conducted to complete the construction or renovation of 100 schools in 2025 (no later than the start of the next school year); complete the investment target for the remaining schools in the next 2-3 years.