According to statistics from Lao Dong Newspaper, in 2025, the benchmark score for admission to 10th grade public schools (regular system) ranged from 10.5-24.5 points.
Leading is Tran Dai Nghia Secondary and High School. Right after are the schools: Nguyen Thi Minh Khai High School (23.75 points); Nguyen Thuong Hien High School and Nguyen Huu Huan High School (23.5 points); Practical Secondary School - University of Education and Nguyen Huu Cau High School (23 points).
Tran Phu High School (22.75 points); Phu Nhuan High School (22.5 points); Bui Thi Xuan High School, Le Quy Don High School and Mac Dinh Chi High School (22.25 points).
In the opposite direction, this year there are up to 14 high schools taking the lowest benchmark score of 10.5 points, equivalent to 3.5 points/subject.
Statistics show that 77/108 public high schools reduced benchmark scores compared to the previous year, with a common decrease of 0.25 to 4.75 points. Binh Tri Dong B High School (Hoang The Thien High School) is recruiting for the first time, so there is no basis for comparison.
The school with the deepest decrease is Nguyen Thi Dieu High School, from 15.25 points to 10.5 points - the lowest level in the whole city. Notably, Gia Dinh High School - for many consecutive years in the group of schools with high benchmark scores - has sharply decreased from 23 points in 2024 to 18.75 points in 2025, a decrease of 4.25 points and leaving the leading group.
Some other schools also recorded a sharp decrease, such as Cu Chi High School (down 4 points); Dien Hong Secondary and High School, Suong Nguyet Anh Secondary and High School, Ngo Gia Tu High School, Nguyen Hien High School and Tan Tuc High School decreased from 3 to 3.5 points.
In terms of increasing scores, the whole city has 20 schools recording higher benchmark scores than last year. The most prominent is Tran Dai Nghia Secondary and High School, increasing by 4.5 points, from 20 points to 24.5 points.
Two schools, Tran Khai Nguyen High School and Ngo Quyen High School, both increased by 1.25 points. The remaining 17 schools have increases ranging from 0.25 to 0.75 points.
And in 2024, the standard admission score for the first grade of 10th grade in the regular system in Ho Chi Minh City ranged from 10.5-24.25 points. Nguyen Thuong Hien High School leads in standard scores, while Binh Khanh, Can Thanh and An Nghia High Schools are in the lowest group (this is a group of schools in suburban areas, often belonging to the group of schools with low admission scores annually).
In 2026, the entrance exam to 10th grade will include 3 subjects: Math, Literature, Foreign Language and a specialized or integrated subject test if taking the entrance exam to 10th grade for specialized or integrated subjects.
Ho Chi Minh City currently has more than 170,000 9th grade students studying at secondary schools. It is expected that about 70% of students will complete the secondary school program to enter 10th grade public schools.
Currently, Ho Chi Minh City has 174 public high schools in all 3 areas.
In October 2025, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training also announced the structure and sample exam questions for 3 subjects: Math, Literature and English. The exam is expected to take place in early June 2026.
