The incident happened at Le Hong Phong High School (Bim Son town, Thanh Hoa province). The student who was announced as the valedictorian in the 10th grade entrance exam at Le Hong Phong High School for the 2024-2025 school year, when the exam was re-graded, failed the 10th grade. The cause of the error, according to the Inspector of the Department of Education and Training of Thanh Hoa province, was that the re-grade and grading team of the Ngoc Lac High School Examination Council had incorrectly graded the exam.
Ironically, if there was no complaint letter and the school did not re-evaluate, this student would have been the valedictorian. Even more ironically, when everything became clear, he had to drop out of school.
Not having enough points to pass the entrance exam, of course I cannot study, that is fair. But what is unfair to me is that the teachers made mistakes in grading the exam, leading to a "dilemma" for me.
Continuing to study at Le Hong Phong High School is not possible, applying to another school is also not possible, because the new school year has started for more than a month.
For a teenage student, this is quite a shock. Her family said she showed signs of depression. She did not cheat, and the valedictorian title was awarded to her by the examination board. Currently, she suffers from inferiority complex and negative thoughts.
The family wants her to continue studying at Le Hong Phong High School, but the problem is that her actual score is not enough to pass the school, so there is no basis for the local Department of Education and Training to approve her.
Not to mention, if this student is allowed to continue studying at Le Hong Phong High School, there will be complaints and lawsuits because many other students have higher test scores than this student but are not allowed to study because they do not have enough points to pass.
It's hard for me, my family and the school.
How to solve it? One way is for you to go to a vocational school or a continuing education center. The Department of Education and Training can arrange this, but the problem is the wishes and choices of the family and the individual student.
If he does not enter vocational school and is expelled from Le Hong Phong High School, this student will lose a year of school, which is not his fault.
To avoid errors in exams that cause students to suffer, it is necessary to rectify the process of marking and entering scores, the stage where errors most often occur.
We talk too much about "artificial intelligence" and technology applications, but even in the education sector, if we still use "rice-powered" engines, it would be strange if there were no mistakes.
