Visiting the school that was built at lightning speed in Thuan Giao ward, Ho Chi Minh City.
In just three months, Binh Chuan 3 Primary School in Thuan Giao Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, has completed over 60% of its construction. Previously, building a new school took 2-3 years.
A delegation from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training inspects the construction progress of Binh Chuan 3 Primary School in Thuan Giao Ward, Ho Chi Minh City – Photo: NM.
At noon on April 29th, we visited the construction site of Binh Chuan 3 Primary School in Thuan Giao Ward, Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Binh Duong). Despite the scorching sun, the workers were still busy working in various areas.
Standing before the building that was beginning to take shape as a school, many members of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training delegation exclaimed: “We didn’t expect the construction progress of this school to be so fast. In just 3 months, more than 60% of the project has been completed,” said Mr. Tran Khac Huy, Head of the Planning and Finance Department of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training.
Binh Chuan 3 Primary School was built on a plot of land covering more than 1 hectare at Binh Chuan 13 Street, Thuan Giao Ward. What’s special is that the entire investment cost for construction, purchasing desks, chairs, and teaching equipment for the school was sponsored and implemented by Phat Dat Real Estate Development Joint Stock Company on a “turnkey” basis.
Mr. Le Doan Huy Thinh, Project Director of Binh Chuan 3 Primary School, Phat Dat Real Estate Development Joint Stock Company, informed: “Binh Chuan 3 Primary School started construction on January 28, 2026, with a total investment of over 156 billion VND. The school has 40 classrooms and many functional rooms such as: STEM classrooms, a digital library, a foreign language classroom, a room for inclusive education students, a multi-purpose sports hall, etc.”
Specifically, we built a kitchen area so the school could cook meals on-site to serve students during the school day. In addition to construction costs, we also provided desks, chairs, and teaching and learning materials for the school. Just the purchase of machinery and equipment for the STEM classroom and the digital library alone cost over 6 billion VND.”
In just 3 months, the construction of Binh Chuan 3 Primary School has been completed to over 60% – Photo: NM.
According to Mr. Thinh: “To date, we have completed the roof of the main building, and the multi-purpose sports hall has finished its foundation and steel truss fabrication. Approximately 180 workers are working at full capacity on this project every day.”
A delegation from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training inspects the construction progress of Binh Chuan 3 Primary School in Thuan Giao Ward, Ho Chi Minh City – Photo: NM.
“The workers here work on Saturdays and Sundays, and even on holidays, often working overtime until 10 PM. All of this is to meet the deadline of July 30th, when the project will be completed and handed over to the beneficiary,” Mr. Thinh said.
The new school will offer a half-day schooling program.
It is known that Thuan Giao ward is one of the wards with a very high concentration of immigrants. Meanwhile, Binh Chuan 3 Primary School is currently dilapidated, with only 14 classrooms but 28 classes. Students at this school only attend school for one session a day and have to attend classes on Saturdays. Therefore, the rapid construction of Binh Chuan 3 Primary School, to be ready for use from the beginning of the 2026-2027 school year with 100% of students attending half-day classes, is good news for the people here.
Binh Chuan 3 Primary School is the second socialized project that Phat Dat Real Estate Company has sponsored for Ho Chi Minh City, following the park at land plot No. 8 Vo Van Tan (Phan Dinh Phung Stadium project, Xuan Hoa ward), which was officially put into use on January 25th to serve people celebrating the Lunar New Year.
Source: Tuổi trẻ.
