In 1997 the Government issued the Decree No. 26/CP on education for disabled children. There are currently seventy-two schools for the disabled with an estimated enrolment of 4,000 pupils. Programmes mainly consist of: physical rehabilitation; general education, vocational guidance and technical education; cultural education and activities.

In the past decades, and especially in recent years, the Secondary Education Department has paid much attention to fostering highly talented students at the pre-university level.

Most cities and provinces have paid special attention to training gifted students while maintaining quality education for all students. Over forty provinces and cities have established upper secondary schools for the gifted in such subjects as mathematics, physics, literature, chemistry, biology, informatics, English, French, and Russian. In many districts and towns there are also lower secondary schools for the gifted focusing on mathematics, literature and foreign languages.

There are also gifted classes in similar subjects at some universities and colleges such as Hà Nôi University, Hà Nôi University of Technology, Hà Nôi; Teacher Training College No. 1, Hà Nôi University for Teachers of Foreign Languages, etc..