At the conference summarizing the 2025 - 2026 school year and deploying tasks for the 2026 - 2027 school year, Mr. Nguyen Van Hien - Director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training (GDĐT) said that for secondary school level, the Capital's education sector is considering innovating testing and assessment. According to this orientation, in the coming period, it is possible to move towards considering secondary school graduation and admission to grade 10.
The above information quickly attracted the attention of parents because many families have children studying in secondary school, especially students who have just entered 9th grade - a group of students who will enter the entrance exam to 10th grade in the near future.
Parents hope to soon clarify the enrollment plan
Ms. Do Thi Oanh (a parent whose child just entered 9th grade, Hanoi) said that as soon as she read information about the possibility of innovation in testing and assessment, she was most interested in the method of admission to 10th grade if this plan was implemented.
My child has just entered 9th grade, so the family is starting to determine that this is an important school year. If in the future 10th grade enrollment is implemented in the direction of considering academic results, evaluating in the learning process instead of just depending on one exam, I think parents will be less pressured. However, the important thing is that the criteria must be clear and fair between schools" - Ms. Oanh shared.
According to her, if the academic results throughout the secondary school process are used for admission consideration, students will have more opportunities to show their abilities instead of putting all the results into one exam. In parallel with that, parents also hope that the education sector will have specific guidance so that students and families can proactively prepare.
Meanwhile, for families with children just entering secondary school, this information is viewed with a long-term mindset.
Ms. Do Thu Ha (Dong Anh commune, Hanoi) - a parent whose child just entered 6th grade - believes that at the present time, the family is not under direct pressure from the 10th grade entrance exam. However, if the enrollment method changes in the coming years, parents need to be informed soon.
My child is only in 6th grade, so I haven't thought too much about taking the 10th grade entrance exam. But if the academic results and training process in secondary school can be used for admission consideration, the family also needs to know early to orient their child. I hope that if the assessment changes, it will accurately reflect the students' abilities, avoiding the situation of just chasing scores" - Ms. Ha said.
Expectation of reducing exam pressure
For parents who have just gone through the 10th grade enrollment season, the story about how to evaluate students is even more sympathetic.
Mr. Pham Quang Long - a parent whose child just completed the 10th grade entrance exam in Hanoi - said that his child was not admitted to the high school according to his wishes. Although the family did not put pressure on the scores or results, the child was still sad after knowing the results.
My family determines not to put pressure on our child. He has tried his best within his ability, so even though the results are not as expected, we still encourage him. However, he himself is still sad because he feels he has not achieved his goal" - Mr. Long shared.
According to him, if in the future the graduation consideration and 10th grade enrollment have more methods of evaluating the learning process, students will have less psychology of putting all their expectations into one exam.
I think whether it's exams or admissions, the criteria must still be fair. But if we can assess the entire learning process, abilities and progress of students, it will be more comprehensive. The most important thing is that children do not feel that an exam determines their entire future" - Mr. Long said.
From the perspective of parents, what is of concern is not only whether the 10th grade entrance exam is maintained or transferred to admission consideration, but more importantly, a suitable and fair assessment method, helping students have the opportunity to show their true abilities and reduce pressure in the learning process.
