What are the new notes for registering for the Vietnam high school graduation exam and university admission in 2024 under the Circular 02/2024/TT-BGDDT?
- Vietnam: Are candidates allowed to register for a foreign language subject different from the subject they are studying at school?
- Are independent candidates allowed to register for 02 combined papers in the Vietnam high school graduation exam?
- Vietnam: Which foreign language certificates should candidates possess to be exempt from the foreign language paper?
Vietnam: Are candidates allowed to register for a foreign language subject different from the subject they are studying at school?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 1 of Circular 02/2024/TT-BGDDT amending and supplementing Article 3 of Circular 15/2020/TT-BGDDT, the following regulations are specified:
Papers
The exam consists of 5 papers, including: 3 independent papers are: Mathematics, Literature, and Foreign Language (English, Russian, French, Chinese, German, Japanese, and Korean); 1 paper of natural science (a combination of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology); 1 paper of social science (a combination of History, Geography, and Civic Education) with respect to students of compulsory education program at high school level or the papers of History and Geography with respect to students of continuing education program at high school level.
Meanwhile, pursuant to Clause 2, Article 1 of Circular 02/2024/TT-BGDDT amending and supplementing Clause 3, Article 12 of Circular 15/2020/TT-BGDDT, in order to be recognized as high school graduates, candidates in general high school education must take 04 papers, including 03 independent papers in Mathematics, Literature, Foreign Language, and 01 combined paper of their choice.
Candidates in regular education must take 03 papers, including 02 independent papers in Mathematics, Literature, and 01 combined paper of their choice. Candidates in regular education can also register for an additional Foreign Language paper to obtain admission results.
Therefore, based on the above regulations, starting from 2024, candidates are allowed to register for a foreign language subject different from the foreign language subject they are studying at regular high schools. This is a new regulation added by the Ministry of Education and Training to the graduation examination regulations compared to previous years
What are the new notes for registering for the Vietnam high school graduation exam and university admission in 2024 under the Circular 02/2024/TT-BGDDT? (Image from the Internet)
Are independent candidates allowed to register for 02 combined papers in the Vietnam high school graduation exam?
According to the new regulations, independent candidates, who have a high school graduation diploma or a vocational diploma, are still allowed to register for independent papers to obtain admission results.
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 1 of Circular 02/2024/TT-BGDDT amending and supplementing Article 3 of Circular 15/2020/TT-BGDDT, the high school graduation exam in 2024 is organized with 05 papers, including:
- 03 independent papers in Mathematics, Literature, and Foreign Language (including English, Russian, French, Chinese, German, Japanese, and Korean);
- 01 combined paper in Natural Sciences consisting of component subjects Physics, Chemistry, Biology;
- 01 combined paper in Social Sciences:
Component subjects History, Geography, Civic Education for students following the general high school education program.
Component subjects History, Geography for students following the regular education program at the high school level.
Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 1 of Circular 02/2024/TT-BGDDT amending and supplementing Clause 3, Article 12 of Circular 15/2020/TT-BGDDT, candidates who have graduated from high school are allowed to register for independent papers; for combined papers, candidates can only register for 01 (one) combined paper or the component subjects within the same combined paper.
Therefore, independent candidates, when registering for the Natural Sciences combination paper consisting of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, are not allowed to register for the Social Sciences combination paper consisting of History, Geography, Civic Education, and vice versa.
Vietnam: Which foreign language certificates should candidates possess to be exempt from the foreign language paper?
According to the Appendix accompanying Circular 02/2024/TT-BGDDT, there are language certificates for candidates to be exempt from the foreign language test in the Vietnam high school graduation exam in 2024:
I. English
No. | Minimum required certificate | Certificate issuing organization |
1 | TOEFL ITP 450 points TOEFL iBT 45 points TOEIC (4 skills) Listening: 275; Reading: 275; Speaking: 120; Writing: 120 | Educational Testing Service (ETS) |
2 | IELTS 4.0 points | British Council (BC); International Development Program (IDP) |
3 | B1 Preliminary B1 Business Preliminary B1 Linguaskill | Cambridge Assessment English |
4 | Aptis ESOL B1 | British Council (BC) |
5 | Pearson English International Certificate (PEIC) Level 2 | Pearson |
5 | Language certificates according to the 6-level Foreign Language Proficiency Framework used in Vietnam Level 3 | Organizations conducting exams based on the current 6-level Foreign Language Proficiency Framework used in Vietnam |
II. Russian
No. | Minimum required certificate | Certificate issuing organization |
1 | TORFL-I (Тест по русскому языку как иностранному - ТРКИ-1) | The Russian centre of science and culture in Hanoi |
III. French
No | Minimum required certificate | Certificate issuing organization |
1 | TCF 300 points DELF B1 | Centre International d’Etudes Pedagogiques (CIEP) France Education International (FEI) |
IV. Chinese
No | Minimum required certificate | Certificate issuing organization |
1 | HSK Level 3 | China's Hanban Office of Chinese Language Council International; The National Committee for the Test of Proficiency in Chinese; Confucius Institute Headquarters (China); Center for Language Education and Cooperation |
2 | TOCFL Level 3 | Steering Committee for the Test of Proficiency -Huayu |
V. Tiếng Đức
No | Minimum required certificate | Certificate issuing organization |
1 | - Goethe-Zertifikat B1 - Deutsches Sprachdiplom (DSD) B1 - Zertifikat B1 | Central Agency for German Schools Abroad (ZfA) |
VI. Japanese
No | Minimum required certificate | Certificate issuing organization |
1 | JLPT Level N3 | Japan Foundation |
Compared to the list of language certificates exempt from the foreign language test in the 2023 high school graduation examination specified in Official Dispatch 1515/BGDDT-QLCL in 2023, the following language certificates have been added to the list of certificates used for exemption:
- TOEIC (4 skills) Listening: 275; Reading: 275; Speaking: 120; Writing: 120
- B1 Preliminary
- B1 Business Preliminary
- B1 Linguaskill
- Aptis ESOL B1
- Pearson English International Certificate (PEIC) Level 2
- Language certificates according to the 6-level Foreign Language Proficiency Framework used in Vietnam Level 3
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