Hanoi Department of Education and Training has announced the benchmark scores for admission to 10th grade of specialized and non-specialized public high schools in the city in the 2026-2027 school year.
Accordingly, Yen Hoa High School, Kim Lien High School and Le Quy Don High School - Ha Dong are leading with the highest benchmark score of 26, meaning that on average, candidates must achieve 8.66 points/subject.
In which, Yen Hoa High School has the highest competition ratio in the city with 1/3.36. The school enrolls 765 10th grade students but has nearly 2,570 candidates registering for nguyện vọng 1. Next is Le Quy Don - Ha Dong High School with a competition ratio of 1/3.
In addition, in the list of top schools, there are 14 schools with benchmark scores above 24 points (average above 8 points per subject).
Meanwhile, in the opposite direction, the school with the lowest benchmark score is Minh Chau Primary, Secondary and High School with 8.5 points. This is an unprecedented low benchmark score, when candidates with an average score of only 2.83 points/subject are also admitted to public schools.
My Duc C High School this year also had a sharp decrease in the benchmark score, the school took 9 points, lower than last year by 3.5 points (last year 12.5 points).
In addition, schools in the group with the lowest benchmark scores in Hanoi this year include familiar schools such as: Luu Hoang, Minh Quang, Dai Cuong....
Mr. Hoang Chi Sy - Principal of Luu Hoang High School - shared that the reason why the school has a low percentage of candidates submitting applications for first choice is because students with good academic ability often follow their parents to work far away. Almost every year, the number of candidates registering for first choice is much lower than the assigned target. However, the high school graduation exam results in recent years have all reached 100%.
According to the new enrollment regulations, candidates participating in the 10th grade public high school entrance exam in Hanoi this year are no longer limited by the enrollment area as before. This creates conditions for students throughout the city to register for the schools they want, but it also leads to an increase in the number of applications poured into the top group of schools, increasing competitiveness and admission scores also increase accordingly.
This is one of the reasons why many candidates achieve very good results but still cannot be admitted to the desired school.
