Currently, many provinces have announced plans for the 3rd exam subject for 10th grade or planned this exam subject.
Most recently, on January 12, the Department of Education and Training of Nghe An province issued a notice on exam subjects, forms and time for the 10th grade high school entrance exam for the 2026-2027 school year.
According to the announcement, the 10th grade entrance exam in Nghe An includes 3 compulsory subjects: Literature, Mathematics and Foreign Language. In which, Literature and Mathematics are tested in essay form, with a test time of 120 minutes/subject. Foreign Language (English or French) is tested in objective multiple-choice form, with a test time of 60 minutes.
On the same day, the Department of Education and Training of Hue City announced the 3rd exam subject in the 10th grade public high school entrance exam for the 2026-2027 school year. The 3rd exam subject is Foreign Language, in addition to the 2 compulsory subjects Mathematics and Literature.
Foreign language is also the 3rd exam subject in the 10th grade high school entrance exam for the 2026-2027 school year in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang.
Meanwhile, Tuyen Quang province has officially selected Natural Sciences for this year's exam in addition to 2 subjects, Math and Literature.
The form of the Natural Sciences exam is multiple-choice, the exam time is 90 minutes. Each exam room has many exam codes, ensuring the principle that the two adjacent candidates do not overlap codes. Candidates take the exam on multiple-choice answer sheets and the exam results are graded by software.
The exam content belongs to the 2018 General Education Program; closely following the structure and matrix of exam questions issued by the Department of Education and Training. The exam questions ensure correct assessment of students' abilities, as a basis for enrollment into 10th grade high school in the 2026 - 2027 school year.
Tuyen Quang Department of Education and Training requests educational institutions to fully inform teachers, students and parents to be proactive in teaching and reviewing.
The early announcement of the third exam subject is expected to help 9th grade students clearly orient their study plans, contributing to improving the quality of enrollment into 10th grade high schools in the area.
Similarly, Son La province has also announced the plan to choose a combination of 3 subjects: History and Geography, Natural Sciences and English. The exam is 90 minutes, including 80 multiple-choice questions.
According to the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training, in addition to the 2 traditional subjects, Mathematics and Literature, the 3rd exam subject must change after 3 years and be announced no later than March 31 every year.
The selection of admission methods is under the authority of the locality with 3 methods including: Exam, admission consideration or combination of exam and admission consideration.
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