Vietnam: In 2025, what are the projected cases of exemption from foreign language papers in high school graduation assessment?

In 2025, what are the projected cases of exemption from foreign language papers in high school graduation assessment in Vietnam?

According to the provisions of Article 39 of the Draft Circular on Regulations on the High School Graduation Exam download, the regulations are as follows:

- Members of the national team participating in the International Olympiad in Foreign Languages, as per the Decision of the Minister of Education and Training, are exempt from the foreign language papers in high school graduation assessment.

- Individuals who possess any of the foreign language certificates specified in the annex of this regulation or foreign language certificates recognized by the Ministry of Education and Training equivalent to the 6-level Vietnam Language Proficiency Framework (with a level of 3 or higher and valid until the exam registration date) are exempt from the foreign language papers in high school graduation assessment.

- Candidates who are eligible for exemption from the foreign language papers will not have their scores converted for inclusion in the total graduation assessment score. Those eligible for exemption but still wishing to participate in the foreign language exam must use the actual foreign language paper results to calculate the high school graduation examination score.

In 2025, what are the projected cases of exemption from foreign language papers in high school graduation assessment in Vietnam? (Image from Internet)

What is the omposition of the Council for high school graduation assessment in Vietnam?

According to the provisions of Article 47 of the Draft Circular on Regulations on the High School Graduation Exam download, the regulations are as follows:

The Director of the Department of Education and Training decides to establish the Council for High School Graduation Assessment, comprising:

- The Chairperson of the Council is the leader of the Department of Education and Training;

- The Vice-Chairpersons of the Council are the leaders of the Examination Management Division, Secondary Education Department, Continuing Education Division of the Department of Education and Training;

- Members and secretaries are leaders, experts from various divisions of the Department of Education and Training and leaders of secondary schools.

What are the regulations on bonus points in the high school graduation assessment in Vietnam?

According to the provisions of Article 47 of the Draft Circular on Regulations on the High School Graduation Exam download, the regulations are as follows:

Learners participating in the following contests and activities at the upper secondary education level can receive bonus points for high school graduation assessment:

[1] Winning individual prizes in excellent student selection exams: First, second, third prizes in national exams or first prize at the provincial level are awarded 2.0 points; consolation prize in national exams or second prize at the provincial level are awarded 1.5 points; third prize at the provincial level is awarded 1.0 point.

[2] Winning individual and team prizes in the following contests: practical science experiments in Physics, Chemistry, Biology; literary arts; sports; national defense education festivals; science and technology contests; international letter-writing competitions organized by the educational sector in cooperation with professional institutions from provincial level upwards.

- For individual prizes: First, second, third national prizes or first prize at the provincial level or Gold Medal are awarded 2.0 points; consolation national prize or fourth prize in national science and technology contest or second prize at the provincial level or Silver Medal are awarded 1.5 points; third prize at the provincial level or Bronze Medal are awarded 1.0 point.

- For team prizes: Only points for national-level prizes are awarded; the number of players, athletes, performers in the team prize according to specific regulations of the Organizing Committee of each contest; bonus points awarded to individuals in team contests are implemented as with individual prizes specified in this section.

[3] Learners winning multiple different prizes in various competitions/contests can only receive the additional points for the highest level of prize.

What are the priority points in the high school graduation assessment in Vietnam?

According to Article 43 of the Regulations issued with the Draft Circular on the High School Graduation Exam Download, the priority points in the high school graduation assessment in Vietnam arre specified as follows:

Graduation recognition is assessed based on three categories: Category 1, Category 2, Category 3:

- Category 1 includes regular candidates who do not receive priority points; candidates in Categories 2 and 3 receive priority points.

- Category 2: An additional 0.25 points for candidates belonging to one of the following groups:

+ War invalids, sick soldiers, those enjoying policies like war invalids with a labor capacity reduction of less than 81% (for continuing education);
+ Children of war invalids, sick soldiers, Persons enjoying policies like war invalids with a labor capacity reduction of less than 81%; Heroes of the People's Armed Forces, Labor Heroes; Children of Vietnamese Heroic Mothers; Children of Heroes of the People's Armed Forces, Labor Heroes;
+ Ethnic minorities;

+ Kinh Persons, foreigners residing in Vietnam with a permanent residence for at least 3 years during upper secondary education in especially difficult communes, border communes, and safe zones under-investment according to Program 135 per Decision 135/QD-TTg of 1998 of the Prime Minister (calculated from the time these communes completed Program 135 and before); coastal, island communes in extremely difficult regions; communes in regions 1, 2, 3, or communes with especially difficult villages in ethnic minority and mountainous areas as stipulated by current regulations of the Prime Minister or Minister, Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Affairs, studying at schools not located in central city districts;

+ Persons exposed to toxic chemicals; children of Persons exposed to toxic chemicals; children of resistance activists exposed to toxic chemicals; Persons recognized by competent authorities as deformed, disabled, or reduced in capacity for independence in daily life or work due to the effects of toxic chemicals;

+ Age of 35 and above, calculated up to the examination date (for continuing education candidates).

- Category 3: An additional 0.5 points for candidates in one of the following groups:

+ Ethnic minorities with a permanent residence for at least 3 years during upper secondary education in especially difficult communes, border communes, and safe zones under-investment according to Program 135 per Decision 135/QD-TTg of 1998 of the Prime Minister (calculated from when these communes complete Program 135 and before); coastal, island communes in extremely difficult regions; communes in regions I, II, III, or communes with especially difficult villages in ethnic minority and mountainous areas as regulated by current documents of the Prime Minister or Minister, Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Affairs, studying at ethnic boarding schools or schools not in central city districts;

+ War invalids, sick soldiers, those enjoying policies like war invalids with labor capacity reduction of 81% or more (for continuing education);

+ Children of martyrs; children of war invalids, sick soldiers, Persons enjoying policies like war invalids with labor capacity reduction of 81% or more.

- Candidates with multiple preferential criteria can only enjoy the highest preferential standard.

- Other preferential categories already stipulated in current legal documents shall be considered and decided by the Minister of Education and Training.

Note: The Draft Circular on the High School Graduation Exam Download is still open for public comment.