Some private schools in Hanoi have announced that they will directly admit or give priority to students with IELTS scores of 5.5 or higher in the 2025-2026 school year.
In the 2025-2026 school year, Ly Thai To Secondary and High School announced the recruitment of 480 10th grade students. Students are divided into 12 classes, belonging to four models: international English, high quality, class A and class D, depending on their orientation at university level.
The school will directly admit students in one of three groups: Third prize winners of excellent students at district level or higher in cultural subjects; IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL iBT 65, Cambridge PET/PCE 169 or higher; Good results in secondary school study and training (except for semester II of grade 9).
The remaining students are considered based on their academic records. The admission score is the total score of 3.5 years of secondary school (maximum 40) + priority points (maximum 6, for students with arts and sports awards at the district level or higher). The school only considers awards in the 9th grade, if students win multiple awards at the same time, they will be considered the highest.
The school accepts applications from December 10 to February 21, 2025. The announcement date for admission results is February 24, 2025. Admission fee is VND 800,000/student.
In the 2025-2026 school year, Le Quy Don Secondary and High School will also directly admit candidates with IELTS scores of 5.5 or higher or equivalent to grade 10.
Students are also admitted directly if they have won excellent student awards at district level or higher in cultural subjects; won prizes in Math, English, Science and Technology competitions of international units in coordination with the Ministry and Department of Education and Training, or have at least two years of Good academic performance, and four years of good conduct in secondary school.
For students who do not meet the admission criteria and wish to study at the school, the school will collect application documents including transcripts (photocopy) and application form. After submitting the application, if approved, the student will attend a direct interview round or take the required test.
Application release date: February 17, 2025. The school will conduct two admission rounds to accept 240 students, in class A (oriented towards Natural Sciences) and D (Social Sciences, Languages).
Nguyen Sieu Secondary and High School does not recruit students directly, but gives priority to students with IELTS 6.0 or higher. In addition, students with good English skills, academic awards and social projects will be considered for scholarships of 10-100% of tuition fees.
The school recruits students through two methods. With admission, students are evaluated based on their academic records, family wishes, and psychological tests. If they choose to take the entrance exam, they can take the school-organized competency assessment test in three subjects: Math, Literature, and English.
The school will accept applications for grade 10 admission from December 9 for students currently in grade 9 at the school and from March 17, 2025 for students from other schools. In addition, the school will have another registration period in July 2025 for students who submit their applications using the results of the public grade 10 exam organized by the Department of Education and Training.
