According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training (GDĐT), the Literature exam on the morning of June 1 recorded 603 absent candidates out of a total of more than 151,000 registered candidates.
In the first exam session, the whole city has not recorded any cases of candidates violating exam regulations. The exam organization at exam sites took place stably and in accordance with regulations.
The Literature subject was organized on the morning of June 1st with a test time of 120 minutes. This is the first exam subject in the public 10th grade entrance exam in Ho Chi Minh City in the 2026-2027 school year.
In the afternoon of the same day, candidates continued to take the English exam with a test time of 90 minutes.
On the morning of June 2nd, candidates will take the Math exam in 120 minutes.
The 10th grade entrance exam in Ho Chi Minh City in the 2026-2027 school year will take place in 2 days, June 1 and 2, with more than 151,000 candidates taking the exam. Public high schools in the city recruit about 118,500 students into 10th grade, equivalent to about 78% of candidates taking the exam have a chance of passing.
Candidates take exams in three subjects: Literature, Mathematics and English. Those who register for specialized or integrated classes will take additional specialized or integrated subjects accordingly. In which, on the morning of June 1, candidates take the Literature exam in 120 minutes.
This year, the exam is organized at 242 exam sites, including 226 regular exam sites and 16 specialized exam sites, with a total of 6,443 exam rooms. The city's education sector mobilized more than 17,700 teachers, staff and officials to participate in exam supervision and service.
