24h Education: More than 1 million candidates register for the 2026 high school graduation exam

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More than 1 million candidates register for the 2026 high school graduation exam; End-level students accelerate review before the important exam... are prominent education news over the past 24 hours.

More than 1 million candidates register for the 2026 high school graduation exam

According to the Department of Quality Management (Ministry of Education and Training), as of 8 am on April 28, the whole country had more than 1.01 million candidates registered to take the 2026 high school graduation exam, of which 12th grade students accounted for the majority.

Thí sinh dự thi tốt nghiệp THPT năm 2025. Ảnh: Vũ Linh
Candidates taking the 2025 high school graduation exam. Photo: Vu Linh

The system recorded 1,017,482 registered candidates, including 969,141 12th grade candidates (accounting for 95.25%) and 48,341 independent candidates (accounting for 4.75%).

The number of candidates exempted from the foreign language exam is 6.331, equivalent to 0.62%. See more...

Are preschool teachers who give birth to a 3rd child or more allowed to extend salary increases?

Ms. P.D is a kindergarten teacher. In November 2017, she gave birth to her 3rd child. In May 2018, after maternity leave, she went to work and was disciplined with a level of reprimand and failure to complete her duties.

By the regular salary increase period, Ms. P.D was fined for 6 months of late salary increase, so it was not until January 2019 that she was given a salary increase.

In August 2022, Ms. P.D gave birth to her 4th child and in August 2023, she was disciplined with a warning level. In May 2024, when considering emulation, she was considered at the level of "not completing tasks".

Một giáo viên mầm non sau khi sinh con thứ 3, 4 bị kỷ luật và xếp loại không hoàn thành nhiệm vụ, băn khoăn có bị kéo dài thời gian nâng lương không? Ảnh minh họa: Phương Anh
A kindergarten teacher after giving birth to her 3rd and 4th children was disciplined and classified as not completing her duties, wondering if the salary increase period would be extended? Illustrative photo: Phuong Anh

Ms. D asked, will she be fined for late salary increases in the next regular salary increase period?

Regarding this issue, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on the Government Electronic Information Portal: The regime of regular salary raise for cadres, civil servants, public employees and employees is regulated in Clause 3, Article 2 of Circular No. 08/2013/TT-BNV dated July 31, 2013 of the Minister of Home Affairs and supplemented in Clause 5, Article 1 of Circular No. 03/2021/TT-BNV dated June 29, 2021 of the Minister of Home Affairs amending and supplementing the regime of regular salary raise, early salary raise and seniority allowance beyond the frame for cadres, civil servants, public employees and employees. See more...

Year-end students accelerate review before important exams

Pressure is increasing, but it is also a decisive time for students to break through results before important exams. Video: Van Trang

Revealing potential majors, attracting young people

Currently, the need for beauty is no longer a "privilege" of women but has become an essential need of many people, at many different ages. The strong development of the beauty market leads to a large demand for well-trained, skilled and knowledgeable human resources.

Grasping that trend, more and more young people choose the Beauty Care industry as a potential career direction, not only to pursue their passion but also to aim for stable job opportunities in the future.

Nhiều bạn trẻ muốn theo đuổi ngành học Chăm sóc sắc đẹp. Ảnh: Trang Trang
Many young people want to pursue a major in Beauty Care. Photo: Trang Trang

Hoang Thu Huong - a 12th grade student in Ninh Binh - said that she is researching and planning to register for the Beauty Care major because she sees that social demand is very large.

Not only beautifying myself but also developing into a long-term career. I was also advised by teachers that if I study systematically, I can work at spas or open my own establishment later" - Huong said. See more...

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