At this time, many students who review for exams day and night do not have time off, including the public and specialized systems.
Tien Linh (a student at Tan Binh Secondary School, Hai Duong City) plans to take the entrance exam to the History major class at Nguyen Trai High School for the Gifted. Due to his large amount of knowledge, Tien Linh had to study hard to achieve his goal.
"In addition to my classroom hours, I went home and asked my sister to take an additional history subject. They have experience in reviewing for exams at many provincial and national competitions for excellent students in History, so to save maximum time, they often focus on studying with them.
During this time, my parents also prioritized my studies. Besides studying, I don't have to do anything. When I get home from school, shower and eat, I sit and study until night" - Tien Linh said.
For high school admissions, Hai Duong province will implement the same as the 2024 - 2025 school year admission. The new point this year is not to add encouragement points for candidates who win the provincial-level cultural excellence award for candidates taking the entrance exam to high schools for the highest level. Therefore, the pressure of reviewing for the entrance exam to specialized schools for many students is even greater.
Gia Linh - a student at a secondary school in Tu Ky district - said: "At this stage, I and my friends are under a lot of pressure. Although he has achieved many results in the provincial excellent student exam, this year he did not receive any additional points for encouragement. Therefore, I have to focus on passing the English major class of Nguyen Trai High School for the Gifted".
This year, candidates taking the 10th grade entrance exam at Nguyen Trai High School for the Gifted will take the exam from June 3-5. In the 2025-2026 school year, Nguyen Trai High School for the Gifted will enroll 12 classes 10 with 384 students (32 students/class). In which, there are 2 specialized classes for Math; Physics, Chemistry, Biology, IT, Literature, History, Geography, English, French, Russian each have 1 specialized class.
The 10th grade public high school entrance exam in Hai Duong will take place in 2 days (February 3 and 4). Candidates must take 3 exams: Math (1 coefficient), Literature (1 coefficient) and English (1 coefficient). In which, the Math and Literature exam is in the form of an essay, with a duration of 120 minutes/exam. The English exam is in multiple-choice format, lasting 90 minutes.
The number of grade 9 secondary school students in Hai Duong province is 30,393; the number of students registered to take the exam (expected) is 24,000 candidates (last year was 20,924 candidates).
