On the afternoon of March 12, the Hanoi Department of Education and Training (GDĐT) announced the schedule for the 10th grade public high school exam.
Accordingly, the exam takes place on two days, May 30 and 31. Candidates taking the exam take exams in three subjects: Math, Literature and Foreign Language (mainly English).
Students taking exams at one of the four specialized schools Hanoi - Amsterdam, Nguyen Hue, Chu Van An, Son Tay will take additional specialized subjects on June 1.
The admission score for the general system is a total of three subjects, not multiplied by a coefficient (maximum 30); while specialized schools consider a total score of four subjects, in which specialized subjects are multiplied by a coefficient of two (50).
This year's exam takes place almost two weeks earlier than every year, and one month earlier than expected at the beginning of the school year.
The 10th grade exam schedule for 2026 for Hanoi students is as follows:
Each candidate is allowed to register a maximum of three aspirations for three public high schools, regardless of region. Candidates are not allowed to change the order of aspirations after registration.
Students who are not admitted to nguyện vọng 1 will be considered for nguyện vọng 2 and 3, but must have benchmark scores 0.5 and 1 points higher respectively. This level is half lower than in previous years.
