In the 2026-2027 school year, the High School for the Gifted (Vietnam National University HCMC) enrolls 10th grade students nationwide with 595 targets.
To register for the exam, candidates access https://tuyensinh. ptnk. edu. vn/ or the school's website https://ptnk. edu. vn/.
The subjects of the exam are secondary school graduates, in the age of entering 10th grade according to the regulations in the Charter of secondary schools, high schools and general schools with multiple levels of education. The results of training and study for the whole year of secondary school grades are from good or higher.
An Dong campus (school location: 153 Nguyen Chi Thanh, An Dong ward, organized in the form of 2 sessions/day, no semi-boarding) enrolls 245 students for 7 specialized classes: Mathematics (1 class), Informatics (1 class), Physics (1 class), Chemistry (1 class), Biology (1 class), English (1 class) and Literature (1 class).
Dong Hoa Campus (schooling location: Ho Chi Minh City National University Urban Area, organized in the form of 2 sessions/day, with semi-boarding) enrolls 350 students for 10 specialized classes: Mathematics (2 classes), Informatics (1 class), Physics (1 class), Chemistry (1 class), Biology (1 class), English (2 classes) and Literature (2 classes).
Candidates are required to take at least 4 exams, including 3 non-specialized subject exams (Math, Literature and English) and 1 specialized subject exam chosen from the following subjects: Math, Informatics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Literature and English.
Each candidate can register for a maximum of 2 specialized subjects.
In case of registering for 2 subjects, candidates need to choose 1 subject belonging to Group 1 and 1 subject belonging to Group 2 (candidates are not allowed to register for 2 specialized subjects belonging to the same group), specifically: Group 1: Math - Literature; Group 2: English - Physics - Chemistry - Biology - Informatics.
The non-specialized subject exam includes both essay and multiple-choice parts.
The specialized subject exam is essay. The English subject includes both essay and multiple-choice parts.
Last year, the entrance exam to 10th grade of the High School for the Gifted recorded high competition with more than 3,500 candidates taking the exam. The average competition ratio is about 1/6, meaning that for every 6 candidates taking the exam, only 1 student is admitted.
Regarding benchmark scores, the specialized Math class leads with 33.75 points, while the remaining specialized classes range from about 24.4 to 33 points.
