Nguyen Tran Anh Duong, a candidate at Tran Quoc Toan Secondary School (District 1), said that he completed quite well in the two exams of Literature and English. In which, English can reach 8-9 points.
" Math has never been my strength, so I am a bit worried. With this subject, I will try to achieve above average scores," Anh Duong shared.
Before that, the female student had placed her first wish at Trung Vuong High School (District 1).
That is also the concern of contestant Tran Xuan Mai. The female student set her first wish to enter Nguyen Khuyen High School (District 10).
"My Literature and English are completed at an average level, expected to only achieve about 5-7 points in each subject. I am afraid that I will have difficulty with practical problems and toancs," Xuan Mai said.
Meanwhile, contestant Tran Duc Thanh expressed concern that he could present incorrectly.
"Before the exam I was noted by the teacher, I did not use the mark" => ", the equivalent sign" "while solving the equation and presenting the solution in the mathematical theory.
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training said that on the first day of the exam (6.), the rate of candidates taking the exam reached over 99%.
Of which, in Literature, there were 76,154/76,435 candidates taking the exam, with 281 students absent (accounting for 0.37%), reaching a rate of 99.63%. The Foreign Language subject has 76,160/76,435 candidates taking the exam, with 275 students absent (accounting for 0.36%), reaching a rate of 99.64%.
This year, the total target of public high schools is 70,070 students, so there will be about more than 6,000 students who will not be admitted.
The exam was held at 142 exam locations (including 132 regular exam locations and 10 specialized exam locations) with 3,558 exam rooms; mobilizing more than 10,000 teachers to be exam attendants and 2,070 service staff.
At each exam location, 3 more reserve rooms are arranged to handle special cases that arise.
Each candidate will participate in 3 subjects: Math, Literature (120 minutes/subject) and Foreign Language (90 minutes, according to foreign language 1 being studied at school). Candidates taking the entrance exam to a specialized school or an integrated class will take an additional exam in a specialized subject or an integrated subject (150 minutes).
The admission score is the total score: Literature score + Foreign language score + Math score + priority and incentive score (if any).
In 2024, about 50% of the more than 98,000 candidates taking the 10th grade entrance exam will have lower than average Math exam scores.
49 candidates achieved a score of 10; 31 candidates achieved a score of 9.75; 276 candidates achieved a score of 9. More than 2,000 students achieved a score of 8 points or higher.
The score with the most contestants is 5 points, with 7,167 contestants.
