Opening ceremonies for the 2015 – 2016 academic year have taken place at schools across the city.

The events featured flag raising, national anthem singing, and welcoming ceremonies for new school pupils.

Numerous other festive activities were also organised including folk games and cultural and sporting activities.

Here are some photos, taken by our reporters, which reflect the atmosphere of the ceremonies at some local schools.

A welcoming ceremony for Year 1 pupils at Phu Dong Primary School

Municipal Party Committee Deputy Secretary Nguyen Xuan Anh at the ‘Phu Dong Thien Vuong’ (Saint Giong) statue

A dancing performance by pupils from Phu Dong Primary School

The flag raising ceremony at Ly Tu Trong Junior High School

Municipal Party Committee Deputy Secretary Vo Cong Tri (left) presenting flowers to a representative from Ly Tu Trong Junior High School

A pupil from Le Quy Don High School for Gifted Students expressing her feelings at the start of the new academic year

Ribbon cutting ceremony at Ho Nghinh Junior High School …

… and a musical performance there.

Attaching name badges to Year 10 pupils at a local high school

Pupils at a local primary school