The above data was reported by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) on the morning of October 19.
In the 2024-2025 school year, the 10th grade entrance exam and high school graduation exam will be conducted according to the 2018 General Education Program.
In order for localities to have a basis to prepare for the exams, the Ministry of Education and Training has drafted and begun to widely solicit public opinions on the draft Regulations on entrance exams for junior high school and high school.
According to the plan, the promulgation of the Regulations on Secondary School and High School Entrance Exams will be 3 months earlier than in previous years. Thereby, creating favorable conditions for schools, teachers and students in the teaching - learning process, reviewing and preparing for the exam.
Expected 3 methods, 3 subjects for high school entrance exam
According to the draft Regulations on Secondary School and High School Admissions, there are 3 methods of admission to grade 10 of high school: Entrance exam, selection or a combination of entrance exam and selection. The selection of the admission method is under the authority of the locality. Accordingly, the Department of Education and Training advises the People's Committee of the province/city directly under the Central Government to approve and select the method.
Regarding the organization of entrance exams, the draft Regulations generally stipulate the implementation of 3 exam subjects, including Math, Literature and a third exam subject or a combined exam selected by the Department of Education and Training, the higher education institution with high school and announced before March 31 every year.
The third subject is selected from among the subjects assessed by scores in the general education program at the secondary level. The selection of the third subject has changed over the years to achieve the goal of comprehensive education in the basic education stage.
The exam is a combination of subjects selected from subjects assessed by scores in the secondary school general education program.
Regarding exam time, the draft Regulations stipulate that Literature is 120 minutes; Math is 90 minutes or 120 minutes; the third exam is 60 minutes or 90 minutes; and the combined exam is 90 minutes or 120 minutes.
The content of the 10th grade entrance exam is part of the general education program at the secondary school level, mainly the 9th grade program.
The Draft Regulations also stipulate a framework of requirements for exam preparation, exam supervision, exam grading, exam review, and announcement of results, benchmark scores, direct admission, priority policies, etc. to ensure quality and safety in organizing exams in localities.
Nearly 8,900 secondary education institutions have commented on the proposed revised content.
Before announcing the draft Regulations on Secondary School and High School Admissions to solicit public opinion, the Ministry of Education and Training sent them to 63 Departments of Education and Training and high schools nationwide for comments on some contents of the Regulations.
Accordingly, as of October 7, 2024, 63 Departments of Education and Training have sent comments on the contents of junior high school and high school admissions; opinions have been collected from 8,898 secondary education institutions in 63 provinces/cities, of which 8,267 opinions agreed with the draft contents, accounting for 92.9%; 631 opinions have additional suggestions.
It is expected that the Circular on Junior High School and High School Admission Regulations will be completed and issued before December 31, 2024.
