The exam is evaluated as good for differentiation
Not only special in the regulations, methods, and number of subjects, this year's exam also attracted the attention of the public when for the first time, the Literature exam did not use language materials in textbooks. For the remaining multiple-choice subjects, the content and scoring method have been adjusted to overcome the situation of "having to eat well" to get points. At the same time, the exam is also differentiated, helping to meet goal 2 in 1: Consider high school graduation and university and college admission.
Commenting on the Chemistry exam, Mr. Pham Thanh Tung - Vice Principal of Hoang Mai Star School (Hanoi) said that the knowledge in the exam ranges from chemistry 10 to chemistry 12, requiring students to have extensive knowledge. The exam is similar to the sample exam, in accordance with the spirit of the 2018 general education program and 80% different from the exam for 2024 and earlier. Predicted scores (In general, the prediction of the average score of Chemistry in 2025 is 6.5 (in 2024 it is 6.68), equivalent to the 2024 exam because the scoring method of the 2025 exam is different from 2024" - Mr. Tung said.
Evaluating the exam for Economic and Legal Education - a subject that first appeared in the high school graduation exam and university admission in 2025, Ms. Doan Thi Vanh Khuyen - Lecturer at Hanoi National University of Education - said that the exam is closely related to the sample exam structure announced by the Ministry of Education and Training earlier.
"The exam is well classified with a fairly large amount of knowledge. In particular, in part II, choosing right/ wrong, the answers are related to many different topics, so it is not easy for students to determine which specific knowledge is on which topic. This is also a piece of advice for the children and will have a clear differentiation. With such a differentiation level, it can be predicted that this year's scores will fluctuate around 7.5 points. Compared to the exam subjects according to the old Civic Education program, the exam scores for Economic and Legal Education will have 9 or 10 points less" - Ms. Khuyen said.
As for History, according to teachers at the HOCMAI education system (Hanoi), the new point compared to the illustrative exam and the reference exam is the appearance of cluster questions, the exam provides a document section, on which candidates will answer 3 multiple-choice multiple-choice multiple-choice multiple-choice multiple-choice multiple-choice multiple-choice multiple-choice multiple-choice multiple-choice multiple-choice multiple-choice multiple-choice multiple-choice multiple-choice multiple-choice.
Although still in the format of multiple-choice questions, this type of question will test the candidate's reading comprehension and document use skills, limiting subjective learning. This is considered a new trend in testing and evaluation.
According to the plan, the 2025 high school graduation exam scores will be announced on July 16. Students started to register and adjust their university admission wishes from July 16 to 28.
Special high school graduation exam
The 2025 high school graduation exam is a special exam because this is the first time the exam has been organized for two groups of candidates studying two different general education programs and different exam questions. Specifically, more than 1.13 million students - taking the exam according to the 2018 general education program. Students take 2 compulsory subjects: Math, Literature and 2 elective subjects from the remaining 9 subjects.
The remaining 25,000 students took the 2006 exam, with the same number of subjects as last year. This year's high school graduation exam is also special as it takes place during the peak period of administrative unit arrangement.
Except for the Literature exam for the essay exam, other subjects/exams of both candidate groups above are all multiple-choice tests. However, the multiple-choice test for candidates taking the 2006 exam has additional multiple-choice test formats. In addition to multiple choice tests 1, there are other forms such as true-false tests and short-answer tests.
The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) arranges candidates to stay in one room for the entire exam, although the subjects of choice are different. Therefore, an optional subject can be tested in both time frames and in an exam room where candidates can take 5 subjects at the same time. Candidates sit fixed in the same exam room for all three exams, not having to move like previous years. The elective exam has 48 instead of 24 exam codes like every year, divided equally into 2 time frames. Candidates in the first round will be given the test code from 1 to 24, and the second round will have the test code from 25 to 48.
With this new regulation, candidates do not have disruption about the exam room, and the candidate's mentality is somewhat more comfortable. However, for the staff participating in this year's exam, the most complicated work is at the exam scores with both candidates.
Professor Huynh Van Chuong - Director of the Department of Quality Management, Ministry of Education and Training - said that the transportation of this year's exam questions has also been innovated towards digital transformation, ensuring absolute security and safety but reducing time frames and mobilizing many forces to participate in this work.
Transporting exam questions from the exam council's exam setting location to the exam star printing points of 63 provinces and cities through the encrypted and secure communication system of the Government Equipment Committee.
According to the general assessment of the Ministry of Education and Training, this year's high school graduation exam took place seriously. At the end of 3 Math, Literature, and 2 elective subjects, 20 candidates nationwide were suspended from the exam.
verifying information about suspected missing the Math exam
The National Steering Committee for the 2025 high school graduation exam said that the first day of the exam (26.), with 2 subjects of Literature and Math, took place safely, seriously, and in accordance with regulations. However, on the internet, there is inaccurate information about leaking exam information right during the test session at a test site. The National Steering Committee for the 2025 high school graduation exam has immediately transferred information to the technical department of the Ministry of Public Security to trace the origin, motivation, verify, and strictly handle. The results of the handling will be announced later.
