After the
August Revolution, the
Democratic Republic of Vietnam was created. The Ministry of National Education was established in the new administration, with
Vũ Đình Hòe serving as the first minister. On March 2, 1946, during the first session of the First National Assembly, the ministry was renamed to the Ministry of Education.
Đặng Thai Mai was appointed Minister of Education, succeeding Vũ Đình Hòe, who was appointed Minister of Justice. The government issued directives creating the Literacy Campaign Department to fight illiteracy. Along with combatting illiteracy, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam administration implemented reforms that formed the framework for the national education system. In November 1946, during the second session of the First National Assembly,
Nguyễn Văn Huyên was appointed Minister of National Education. The Ministry of National Education consisted of the Office of the Ministry and departments such as Higher Education, Secondary Education, Primary Education, and the Literacy Campaign Department. During the nationwide resistance war, the Ministry evacuated and relocated its offices from the capital to rural areas, moving from Hà Đông, Phú Thọ to Tuyên Quang and the Safe Zone. In 1950, the Central Committee of the Communist Party and the government decided to implement educational reform. This reform established a 9-year general education system and a new curriculum. This period saw the establishment of the Vietnam Education Union (July 1951). During the
First Indochina War, the education system, from general to higher education, was maintained and transformed. Schools from general education to universities all taught in
Vietnamese. ==Departments==