Teachers will grade themselves using a six-level framework and submit results online.

This will give the city a clear picture of its teachers' English skills, following a test in 2025 where teachers were scored on listening, reading, and writing.

Only a few teachers reached the highest levels, with most at intermediate or lower levels.

Elementary school teachers had the lowest scores, while high school teachers did the best.

The Vietnamese framework used now matches the international CEFR scale.

A primary school in Ho Chi Minh City, September 2023.

This survey supports a plan to make English a second language in schools from 2025 to 2035.

English will be compulsory from grade 1 by 2030, and preschools must introduce English within five years.

Vietnam will need more English teachers and must retrain many teachers by 2030.

Ho Chi Minh City has a large education system with many schools, students, and teachers.