Thai Nguyen Department of Education and Training has just issued a document announcing the 3rd exam subject for 10th grade in the 2026 - 2027 school year as English.
The exam is in the form of objective multiple-choice, the exam time is 60 minutes. Many exam codes in one exam room ensure the principle that 2 adjacent candidates do not overlap exam codes.
Candidates take the exam on multiple-choice answer sheets; the exam paper is graded using computer software.
The Department of Education and Training requests the People's Committees of communes/wards and high schools to notify the above content to educational institutions, parents, and students.
Hung Yen Department of Education and Training also announced the third exam subject in the entrance exam to 10th grade of non-specialized public high schools in the 2026 - 2027 school year is English, in addition to the two compulsory subjects of Literature and Mathematics.
Accordingly, candidates taking the 10th grade entrance exam to non-specialized public high schools will take 3 subjects, of which the Literature exam time is 120 minutes in essay form; Math is 90 minutes and English is 60 minutes in objective multiple-choice exam form.
Candidates taking the exam for the High School for the Gifted take the exam for 4 subjects, including 3 common exam subjects with entrance exam questions for 10th grade of non-specialized public high schools and 1 specialized exam subject, the exam time is 150 minutes.
In Hanoi, the 3rd exam subject in the 10th grade public high school entrance exam in Hanoi this year is Foreign Language.
Candidates register to take the exam in one of the following languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Korean (candidates are allowed to register to take a foreign language other than the foreign language they are studying at the lower secondary school).
The Foreign Language exam is in the form of objective multiple-choice, the exam time is 60 minutes; there are many exam codes in one exam room, ensuring the principle: 2 adjacent candidates do not match the exam code; candidates take the exam on the Multiple-choice Answer Sheet; the results of the candidate's exam on the Multiple-choice Answer Sheet are graded using computer software.
For Ninh Binh, candidates taking the entrance exam to 10th grade public high schools will take 3 subjects: Math, Literature and Foreign Language (one of the subjects English, French and Russian).
Previously, localities such as Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Da Nang, Hue, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, Hai Phong, Can Tho, Lao Cai, Cao Bang, Quang Ninh, Lang Son, Dong Thap... all chose the third exam subject as Foreign Language or English.
Vinh Long implements admission consideration for non-specialized public high schools, however, candidates registering to take the exam for specialized schools still have to take three subjects: Math, Literature and English.
Previously, Son La had planned to organize a multi-subject combination exam for the third subject, but withdrew this option after receiving feedback.
