At exactly 10 am on May 31, when the bell signaling the end of the Math exam time rang at the exam site of Nguyen Nhu Uyen Secondary School (Yen Hoa ward, Hanoi), Song Chan Ho Hoai Nam - a student of Truong Cong Giai Secondary School (Cau Giay ward) - was the first candidate to leave the exam site.
Arriving at the school gate, the male student smiled brightly amidst the applause of the volunteers waiting outside.
Previously, in yesterday afternoon's foreign language exam, Song Chan Ho Hoai Nam also attracted attention when he was the earliest contestant to leave and the only person to take the Korean language exam in a separate exam room.
Seeing their son complete the exam, his parents quickly approached and hugged him to encourage him.
Sharing with reporters after the exam session, Song Chan Ho Hoai Nam said that he was quite relieved and satisfied when completing all three subjects.
The male student predicts that Math will get over 8 points, while Korean - his biggest strength - will get 9.75 points.
I have high expectations for Korean because this is the subject I am most confident in. Initially, when I read the questions, I was a little surprised because they were more difficult than I imagined, but then I still did well. It's just a pity that I made a rather easy mistake, so I didn't get a perfect score," Song Chan Ho Hoai Nam said.
The male student also said that his Literature exam took place smoothly.
According to sharing, Song Chan Ho Hoai Nam's father is Korean, currently working as an engineer in Vietnam, and his mother is Vietnamese and works as an office worker.
Born and raised in Vietnam, Song Chan Ho Hoai Nam fluently uses Vietnamese, Korean and English.
He said that from a young age, he was directly taught Korean by his father as well as taught many lessons in life.
I love both Vietnam and Korea because they are both my parents' homeland. The two countries also have many quite similar cultural features. Every Tet holiday, my family often goes to Korea to visit grandparents and relatives," the male student shared.
After finishing the exam, Song Chan Ho Hoai Nam said that his psychology is currently very comfortable and confident with the opportunity to get into the high school he wants.
To encourage his son after days of stressful exam preparation, his parents also prepared a gift of a new computer. The male student said that after completing high school, he wished to study abroad.
This year's 10th grade high school exam at the Nguyen Nhu Uyen Secondary School exam site has 703 candidates taking the exam with 32 exam rooms.
Song Chan Ho Hoai Nam is one of the 2 candidates who were arranged with separate exam rooms. Hoai Nam registered to take the Korean language exam, the other candidate chose Japanese as the third exam subject.
