This morning, August 5th, the Ministry of Education and Training held a press conference to announce the handling plan for candidates at the Tuyen Quang Specialized High School exam site in the 2026 high school graduation exam.
Speaking at the opening of the press conference, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Pham Ngoc Thuong said that the purpose of the press conference is to provide information on handling candidates in Tuyen Quang, in order to exchange specific answers about the handling plan with candidates.
According to the Deputy Minister, the diễn biến of the incident is as follows: After the 2026 high school graduation exam, the Ministry of Education and Training analyzed the data of the 2026 high school graduation exam, showing that candidates at the exam site of Tuyen Quang Specialized High School had unusually high math scores.
Immediately after that, the inspection team of the Ministry of Education and Training came to Tuyen Quang, inspected the invigilation work, and reviewed the exam score data, showing signs of abnormality.
Mr. Huynh Van Chuong, Director of the Department of Quality Management (Ministry of Education and Training) said that he has analyzed the results of the graduation exam in 34 provinces and cities. The Investigation Security Agency, Ministry of Public Security determined that this was a collective violation, leading to unobjective and untruthful exam results. Initially, functional agencies determined that there was collusion between parents and candidates.
Based on the direction and investigation results, the National Steering Committee agreed to propose canceling the results of the graduation exam on June 11-12 at the Tuyen Quang High School for the Gifted exam site, and re-organizing all exam subjects at this exam site, expected on August 14-15. 8.
The Ministry of Education and Training stated the reason that, through analyzing candidates' results, the Ministry found that the scores of all subjects in this exam site were higher than specialized high schools nationwide.
The Ministry of Education and Training said that the re-exam organization is to ensure the requirements of honesty, objectivity and fairness, not a disciplinary measure against candidates. The police agency said that the responsibility of each organization and individual, including violating candidates, will be considered and handled based on the investigation results and the specific level of violation.
