High school graduation exam has new format structure, increasing differentiation
Regarding the orientation of organizing the high school graduation exam from 2025, Mr. Huynh Van Chuong - Director of the Department of Quality Management, Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) - expected that all candidates (including independent candidates) will be able to register online.
Each candidate takes 4 subjects, including 2 compulsory subjects and 2 elective subjects, so there will be 36 admission combinations, making it more convenient for candidates.
The exam has a new format structure, increasing differentiation. Graduation recognition will use the exam scores and the results of the 3-year assessment process at a ratio of 50-50.
The test bank will be open, and the expected method of transferring test papers will be through the Government Cipher Committee. Inspection and examination will also be carried out according to the new method.
It is expected that the high school graduation exam from 2025 will still use foreign language certificates to exempt from the exam, but will not be converted into 10 points in graduation recognition consideration.
Graduation exams are organized to reduce pressure and costs.
According to the assessment of Deputy Minister of Education and Training Pham Ngoc Thuong, the 2025 high school graduation exam is the first year of innovation, so localities have prepared their mentality, facilities, and mobilized resources to be ready to respond when there are regulations and instructions for organizing the exam from the Ministry of Education and Training.
Deputy Minister Pham Ngoc Thuong emphasized: Organizing the high school graduation exam is a difficult, complicated, and sensitive task, but in general, the recent period has achieved remarkable results.
“We have created the most favorable conditions for candidates to participate in the exam, not allowing any candidate to be unable to take the exam due to economic or travel conditions. The more difficult the locality, the more it shows the care of the whole society for the exam” - the Deputy Minister said, at the same time affirming that during the past period, teachers and all forces have created the most favorable conditions for students.
However, in addition to the achievements, the Deputy Minister frankly mentioned a number of difficulties and limitations in organizing the High School Graduation Exam for the period 2020-2024 in the stages of creating questions, printing and copying exam questions, and invigilation... Deputy Minister Pham Ngoc Thuong requested that preparations for the High School Graduation Exam from 2025 need to be upgraded in all other stages.
At the same time, it is recommended that relevant agencies study and seriously implement Directive No. 37 of the Prime Minister on strengthening the direction and coordination of organizing the high school graduation exam and university and vocational education admissions in 2025, with the requirement to organize the exam in a way that reduces pressure, reduces costs, and is less costly for candidates, families and society, ensures reliability, honesty, and correctly assesses students' abilities, and uses exam results to consider recognizing high school graduation; as a basis for evaluating the teaching and learning process in schools and localities; and provides reliable and honest data for universities and vocational education institutions to use in enrollment work.
Candidates can follow the answers and sample test questions for the 2025 high school graduation exam HERE.
