That was the sharing of Principal of the High School for Gifted Students in Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU Nguyen Quang Lieu on the opening day of the new school year 2024-2025 held this morning, September 5, 2024. This school year, the school has 512 students, including 153 10th graders.
5 years of leaving a mark in nurturing young talent
Principal Nguyen Quang Lieu said that the 2023-2024 school year is a particularly important year, as the High School for the Gifted in Social Sciences and Humanities organizes enrollment and implements educational work according to the innovative program. Looking back at the past school year and nearly 5 years since its establishment, overcoming many challenges, the team of teachers and students of the School has achieved many proud results in a number of areas such as: the qualifications of the staff are increasingly improved; the quality of comprehensive education, key education, and enhanced education is promoted; the quality of teaching and learning is affirmed, teaching methods are innovated, adaptive, flexible, and appropriate; facilities have been invested in, the campus is cleaner and more beautiful; foreign affairs and internationalization activities are expanded...

In particular, last school year, the school's students achieved high results: 08 National Excellent Student Awards, including 02 Second Prizes, 01 Third Prize, 05 Consolation Prizes; 55 Hanoi National University Excellent Student Olympic Awards, including: 04 Second Prizes, 26 Third Prizes and 25 Consolation Prizes; 100% of students were classified as excellent, good in study and good in conduct.
In the 2024 high school graduation exam results, the school ranked first in Hanoi in the subjects of Literature, History, Geography and top 6 in English; 100% of students passed the university entrance exams at top universities in Vietnam; among the graduates, 37/139 students received scholarships to study abroad from governments of countries such as the US, UK, Australia, Germany, Sweden, Japan... with 03 students passing the entrance exams to 03 national universities in Japan, Korea and Singapore. Many students received full scholarships at many top universities in the US, Japan, China and Korea...



In addition to studying, the school's students have actively and effectively participated in scientific research. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's students had 02 articles published in prestigious US journals, 4 books were published; At the 2024 International Conference on Humanities held in Singapore with 29 strong research groups from countries in the Asian region such as China, Japan, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, ... the delegation of the High School for the Gifted in Social Sciences and Humanities won 01 silver medal and 01 bronze medal.
The school's students won the national Ecohack competition with the idea of "Green renewable supply chain using product packaging". In addition to studying and scientific research, many extracurricular activities, volunteer activities, and class activities, especially clubs with new ideas, new and creative projects, have been implemented very effectively. There are 32 students who won the title of "Typical young faces at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities", 08 students won the title of 3 Good Students of Hanoi National University and students brought home 19 Gold medals in domestic and international sports dance competitions.
Recognizing the achievements of the school's teachers and students, the Principal of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU, Prof. Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan congratulated the teachers and students of the High School for Gifted Students in Social Sciences and Humanities on the new school year. Prof. Hoang Anh Tuan said that although the school has faced many difficulties and challenges in the past, in the past 5 years, the school has left many milestones for the Humanities in particular and VNU in general.
Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Prof. Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan
In the new school year, with the general internationalization model of education of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Prof. Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan hopes that the teachers and students of the school will open a new era in integration, internationalization, and extensive cooperation with businesses and universities to ensure the quality of pioneering training, worthy of its position as the cradle of training and nurturing young talents for the country in the field of social sciences and humanities. The University of Social Sciences and Humanities will always accompany and create all favorable conditions to enhance the school's position in society.
High School for the Gifted in Social Sciences and Humanities – where students are trained according to a comprehensive education model
In his opening speech, Principal of the High School for the Gifted in Social Sciences and Humanities Nguyen Quang Lieu expressed that in the new school year, teachers and students of the school will be determined to join hands and unite; promote autonomy and self-responsibility; further improve the quality of comprehensive education; innovate, be creative, honest, united, share, and contribute to the overall development of the school; educate students with all conscience, responsibility, love, and with specific, practical, and effective actions.
Principal of the High School for Gifted Students in Social Sciences and Humanities Nguyen Quang Lieu speaks at the Opening Ceremony (Photo: VNU Media)
“Humanities - a place to deeply imprint the mark of time for the new future, where students will experience the most beautiful years of their school years full of dreams and ambitions, where they will be trained in virtue, talent and begin to orient their career goals most suitable for the future. Here, teachers and students of the school will continue to multiply in each of us the values of humanity, humanity, optimism about a bright future of the common home of the High School for the Gifted in Social Sciences and Humanities” - Principal Nguyen Quang Lieu expressed.
He sent meaningful messages to students, “Let us each try to cultivate virtue and talent with greater determination and more often. Together, cultivate a healthy lifestyle, learn humbly, be filial to grandparents and parents, respect teachers, love friends, and love everyone. Let us know how to help and love friends, share difficulties, share joys, and cultivate love together. Let us know how to love and be passionate about knowledge to pursue the subjects and career fields that you dream of.
On the path to achieving your life goals and expectations, remember not to focus only on self-development and gradually become selfish. Your intelligence needs to be higher every day, and your heart needs to be richer than yesterday. You need to balance your own emotions with your parents' expectations and care for your loved ones.
Practice being a kind person, in your own way. Smile at people more, help people when possible. Those are also ways to help you get closer to the best version of yourself. Because love is the best way to be energized with positive energy. Know how to appreciate your own life and everyone else's. Practice persistently to have enough will, determination, courage, faith and determination to reach success."
The head of the parents' representative committee, Mr. Nguyen Huy Hung, expressed his gratitude to the school's teachers for their constant creativity and creating a perfect environment for the children to develop their skills comprehensively. The parents' representative pledged to accompany and coordinate with the school and the students to bring the school's brand to an increasingly prominent position in society.
Representing more than 500 students of the School for the Gifted in Social Sciences and Humanities, student Nguyen Linh Chi, class 12 Literature, first prize winner of the Road to Olympia contest, shared her feelings on the opening day.
Nguyen Linh Chi said that she and her fellow students always feel lucky and honored to have the opportunity to study in a special environment, where each day at school is not only a journey of discovery and knowledge accumulation but also helps students understand more about themselves and the world around them. It is here that students are guided, cared for, and kindly instructed by teachers; make more valuable friends; receive many meaningful lessons and grow more mature each day.
Principal of Nguyen Quang Lieu High School for the Gifted in Social Sciences and Humanities beats the drum to start the new school year (Photo: VNU Media)