On September 5, leaders of Hanoi attended the opening ceremony at Phan Huy Chu High School to celebrate the start of the 2025–2026 academic year and extend congratulations to the capital's education sector.

The event was part of the nationwide online ceremony marking the new school year and the 80th anniversary of the Ministry of National Education, now the Ministry of Education and Training. The Hanoi Department of Education and Training hosted the city's gathering at Phan Huy Chu High School.

Present at the school were Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Bui Thi Minh Hoai, Vice Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee and Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Tran Sy Thanh, Vice Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, Chairman of the Hanoi People's Council and Deputy Head of the city's National Assembly delegation Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, Standing Vice Chairwoman of the Hanoi Fatherland Front Committee Bui Huyen Mai, and Director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training Tran The Cuong, among others.

On this occasion, the city leaders presented flowers to teachers and students of Phan Huy Chu High School, sending best wishes to the capital's education and training sector for the new school year.

Hanoi has the largest education system in the country, with more than 2,900 preschools and general schools, nearly 2.3 million students, and about 128,000 teachers.

For the 2025–2026 academic year, under the theme "Discipline – Creativity – Breakthrough – Development," the city's education sector continues to aim at shaping well-rounded citizens with knowledge, ethics, skills, resilience, and aspirations, meeting the demands of fast and sustainable national growth in a new era.

This year also marks the first time Vietnam implements tuition-free education at preschool and general levels nationwide.

In addition, Hanoi begins providing financial support for school meals at primary boarding classes, with funding exceeding VND3 trillion (US$113.7 million), benefiting about 768,000 students at both public and private schools (excluding foreign-invested institutions).

Phan Huy Chu High School, established in 1997, was the first semi-public high school under the Hanoi Department of Education and Training. It was built with city investment and community contributions, following the Party and State's policy of socialized education.

In the 2024–2025 school year, the school was re-certified as a national standard level-2 high school and achieved level-3 accreditation. It ranked 31st nationwide on the list of "happy schools."

The school currently has 92 staff and teachers, all meeting or exceeding qualification standards, with 48% recognized as excellent teachers at city level.

In the 2024–2025 academic year, all students graduated from high school, 95% were admitted to their first-choice universities, and 93% obtained IELTS certificates, with more than 35% scoring above 7.0 or 8.0. It recorded the highest number of students exempted from foreign language exams to date.

Phan Huy Chu High School has also been recognized for three consecutive years as an exemplary "creating school" by Microsoft. Twenty-one teachers have been honored as global education experts, and all students have obtained international computer certificates.