eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Educational Research 2327-6150 2018-05-08 6 5 556 559 10.12691/education-6-5-30 EDUCATION20186530 article Vu Thi Mai Huong maihuongqlgd@gmail.com 1 Faculty of Educational Management, Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi, Vietnam The decentralization of primary schools involves the school being empowered to perform most functions from the central, provincial to district, they are also responsible for the functions assigned. The situation of empowerment of primary schools in Hanoi, Vietnam from the perspective of Education and Training Department officers shows that Vietnam has initially approached the trend of decentralization. Decentralization activities have taken place and legal guidelines have been issued. However, the regulations have been limitted the rights of school level. The role of the district level has been high. The schools are still the executing unit and they do not have accountability and responsibility. http://pubs.sciepub.com/education/6/5/30/education-6-5-30.pdf decentralization empowerment accountability and responsibility school based management primary management