On the afternoon of May 4, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training (GDĐT) announced the number of students registered for regular, specialized and integrated grade 10 classes for the 2026-2027 school year in nguyện vọng 1 of high schools.
In the specialized school group, Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted has the largest number of candidates registered for the exam with 5,738 aspirations, while the enrollment quota is 805 students. The corresponding competition ratio is about 1/7, meaning for every 7 registered candidates, 1 student is admitted.
Next is Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted with 2,521 registered candidates, enrollment quota of 525 students, competition ratio of about 1/4.8.
Hung Vuong High School for the Gifted recorded 1,526 registered candidates, the enrollment quota is 455 students, the competition ratio is about 1/3.3.
Meanwhile, Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted has 1,225 registered candidates, the enrollment quota is 525 students, the competition ratio is about 1/2.5.
In the 2026-2027 school year, all 4 specialized high schools in Ho Chi Minh City will enroll 10th grade students nationwide.
Candidates taking the 10th grade specialized entrance exam will be allowed to register a maximum of 5 aspirations, including 3 regular 10th grade aspirations and 2 specialized aspirations, arranged in priority order (spiration 1 is the highest aspiration). Admission will start from aspiration 1, whichever aspiration is admitted, candidates will study that aspiration.
If not admitted to the 10th grade specialized high school or admitted but not confirmed for enrollment, candidates will continue to be considered for admission in 3 regular 10th grade aspirations.
Candidates will take 4 exams. Among them, 3 non-specialized exams include Mathematics and Literature (120 minutes/subject), Foreign Language is foreign language 1 being studied at school (90 minutes). In addition, candidates take an additional specialized subject exam according to the registered subject with a time of 150 minutes.
For candidates taking specialized subjects that are foreign languages, they can choose to take the exam in the correct registered specialized foreign language.
The admission score for specialized classes is calculated according to the formula:
Literature + Math + Foreign Language + (specialized subject score × 2).
Candidates are only considered for admission when they take enough exams, do not violate exam regulations and all exams achieve above 2 points.
The entrance exam to 10th grade for the 2026-2027 school year in Ho Chi Minh City will take place in 2 days, June 1st and 2nd.
