Contest participants are students, trainees who graduated from secondary school in Hung Yen province or have a place of residence in the province but graduated from secondary school in another province, within the age of entering 10th grade according to the regulations in the Charter of secondary schools, high schools and multi-level high schools.
Students registering to take the exam for specialized high schools need to have good or higher academic and training results in junior high school years. Other cases are considered and decided by the Director of the Department.
Enrollment without zoning. Candidates registering to take the exam for non-specialized public high schools are allowed to take the exam at any school in the province. Candidates registering to take the exam for Hung Yen Specialized High School or Thai Binh Specialized High School are allowed to register to take the exam for both a specialized school and a non-specialized public high school.
Candidates taking the entrance exam to Khoai Chau High School choose one of two campuses: Khoai Chau High School Campus 1 or Campus 2, each campus has its own quota and benchmark score.
The 10th grade entrance exam is jointly organized by the Department of Education and Training for specialized high schools and non-specialized public high schools. Non-specialized school candidates take three subjects: Literature (essay, 120 minutes), Mathematics (objective multiple-choice, 90 minutes) and English (objective multiple-choice, 60 minutes), the main content of the 9th grade program.
Candidates taking the specialized school exam take an additional 150-minute specialized subject (essay, especially Informatics, computer programming exam), 10 points scale, 9th grade content, ensuring the selection of gifted students.
Specific exam schedule:
May 24, 2026: 8:00 AM exam supervisor meeting; 2:00 PM candidates complete exam procedures, correct errors and listen to the dissemination of Exam Regulations.
May 25, 2026: 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Literature exam; Afternoon 2:10 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. Math test.
May 26, 2026: 7:40 a.m. - 8:40 a.m. English test; Afternoon 2:05 p.m. - 4:35 p.m. Special exam.
The exam is organized to select students with sufficient capacity and aptitude, serving the work of streaming and improving the quality of high school education in Hung Yen province.
