Prof. Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Ha, Deputy Director of Quality Management Department, Ministry of Education and Training, said the above information on the afternoon of February 4.
According to him, the 2026 high school graduation exam questions are still in the direction of assessing practical competence, closely following the new program, maintaining the differentiation ratio: Thinking level is 40% recognition level, 30% understanding level and 30% application level
The exam questions strengthen the connection and application of knowledge and skills into reality, especially in differentiated contents, in order to accurately assess students' abilities.
Therefore, the Ministry will not publish the sample exam for the high school graduation exam. Instead, candidates can refer to the previous year's exam in the process of reviewing.
Among the 17 high school graduation exam subjects, only the Literature exam is in essay form. The remaining subjects are multiple-choice questions to find the correct answer, correct/wrong answer and short answers. Short answer questions will help differentiate better because candidates find it difficult to guess randomly.
In previous years, the Ministry of Education and Training often announced sample exams. Schools, teachers, and students nationwide looked forward to and considered this as a basis for reviewing for the high school graduation exam. Official exam questions also often closely follow the content announced by the Ministry.
This year's high school graduation exam is expected to take place on June 11-12, two weeks earlier than in previous years.
In addition to 2 compulsory subjects, Math and Literature, candidates can choose two of the subjects of the general education program, including: Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Literature, Geography, History, Economic and Legal Education, Informatics, Technology and Foreign Languages (English, German, Russian, Japanese, French, Chinese, Korean).
Candidates should note that in 2026, the high school graduation exam will be organized entirely according to the 2018 general education program. Thus, independent candidates who studied the 2006 general education program if participating in the 2026 high school graduation exam must take the new program.
