What are the 05 cases eligible for direct admission to 10th grade from 2025 in Vietnam?

What are the 05 cases eligible for direct admission to 10th grade from 2025 in Vietnam?

Under Clause 1, Article 14 of the Regulations on enrollment for lower and upper secondary education issued with Circular 30/2024/TT-BGDDT Download (effective from February 14, 2025), the cases eligible for direct admission to 10th grade are specified as follows:

1. Students from boarding ethnic secondary schools at the lower secondary level.

2. Students from very small ethnic minority groups.

3. Students with disabilities.

4. Lower secondary school students who receive national prizes organized by the Ministry of Education and Training or in cooperation with ministries and ministerial-level agencies for national-level exams and competitions, examinations, and festivals (collectively referred to as competitions) in culture, arts, and sports; science, and technology research competitions.

5. Lower secondary school students who win prizes in international competitions selected by the Minister of Education and Training.

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What are the methods of enrollment to 10th grade in Vietnam?

Under Article 9 of the Regulation on enrollment for lower and upper secondary education issued with Circular 30/2024/TT-BGDDT (document effective from February 14, 2025), the methods of enrollment to 10th grade in Vietnam are:

- Annually, the enrollment for upper secondary education is organized once.

- The enrollment for upper secondary education is conducted using 01 (one) of the 03 (three) methods: admission, entrance exam, and combination of entrance exam and admission.

+ Admission: The admission criteria are the training and academic results across the years of the lower secondary education or the continuing education at the lower secondary level of the candidates, if repeating any class, the results of the repeated year are considered.

+ Entrance exam: according to the regulations in Article 13 of the Regulation on enrollment for lower and upper secondary education issued with Circular 30/2024/TT-BGDDT.

+ Combination of entrance exam and admission: a combination of the above 02 methods.

What is the specific process for enrollment to 10th grade in Vietnam?

Under Article 12 of the Regulation on Enrollment for Lower and Upper Secondary Education issued with Circular 30/2024/TT-BGDDT, the specific process for enrollment to 10th grade in Vietnam is regulated as follows:

Step 1: The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee approves the plan for enrollment for upper secondary education. The plan includes basic content: candidates, targets and geographical areas for enrollment, enrollment methods, direct admission, priorities, incentives; time for assessing and announcing enrollment results. The plan is published annually before March 31.

For upper secondary schools under the Ministry of Education and Training, parent universities, universities, and research institutes, the enrollment plan is determined by the Minister of Education and Training, Director of the Parent University, Rector of the University, Director of the Research Institute, after consultation with the local Department of Education and Training.

Step 2: Based on the approved enrollment plan, the enrollment council for upper secondary education constructs and publicly announces the school's enrollment plan; organizes registration, and receives, and prepares the registration content.

Step 3: The enrollment council carries out the enrollment according to the approved plan and proposes the list of successful students to the School Principal for submission to the Director of the Department of Education and Training for approval.

For upper secondary schools under the Ministry of Education and Training, parent universities, universities, and research institutes, the list is approved by the Minister of Education and Training, the Director of the Parent University, the Rector of the University, the Director of the Research Institute, who directly manages the institution.

What are the responsibilities of upper secondary schools in enrollment to 10th grade in Vietnam?

Under Article 21 of the Regulations on enrollment for lower and upper secondary education issued with Circular 30/2024/TT-BGDDT Download (effective from February 14, 2025), the responsibilities of upper secondary schools in enrollment to 10th grade in Vietnam are stipulated as follows:

- Develop and publicly announce the school's enrollment plan; organize and implement the enrollment plan as regulated.

- Admit students with disabilities desiring to learn according to regulations.

- Conduct internal inspection on admission tasks.

- Store enrollment documents for lower and upper secondary education as per legal guidelines.

- Perform statistics and report the enrollment tasks for lower and upper secondary education to the supervisory authority.