From 2025, will the third exam subject of the 10th-grade entrance exam in Vietnam be selected by provinces and municipalities?

From 2025, will the third exam subject of the 10th-grade entrance exam in Vietnam be selected by provinces and municipalities?

According to clause 1, Article 13 of the Regulation on enrollment for lower and upper secondary education issued with Circular 30/2024/TT-BGDDT (effective from February 14, 2025), the third exam subject of the 10th-grade entrance exam in Vietnam is as follows:

Organizing the Entrance Exam

1. Exam subjects and papers

a) The number of exam subjects and papers includes: Mathematics, Literature, and 01 (one) third subject or paper selected by the Department of Education and Training from one of the following 02 (two) options:

- The third subject is selected from the subjects assessed via scores in the lower secondary education program, ensuring not to select the same third subject for more than three consecutive years;

- The third paper is a combination of some subjects selected from those assessed via scores in the lower secondary education program.

For upper secondary schools under the Ministry of Education and Training, parent universities, universities, and research institutes with separate entrance exams, the third paper is directly managed and selected by these institutions.

b) The third subject or paper is announced after the end of the first semester but no later than March 31 each year.

c) Duration: Literature: 120 minutes, Mathematics: 90 minutes or 120 minutes; the third subject: 60 minutes or 90 minutes; the third test: 90 minutes or 120 minutes.

d) Content of the exam is within the lower secondary education program, primarily from the 9th grade.

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Thus, from 2025, the third exam subject of the 10th-grade entrance exam in Vietnam will be selected by the Department of Education and Training in respective provinces and municipalities according to one of the following 02 options:

- The third subject is selected from the subjects assessed via scores in the lower secondary education program, ensuring not to select the same third subject for more than three consecutive years;

- The third paper is a combination of some subjects selected from those assessed via scores in the lower secondary education program.

From 2025, will the third exam subject of the 10th-grade entrance exam in Vietnam be selected by provinces and municipalities? (Image from Internet)

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 Download (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 Download.

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

What are the guidelines for registration for enrollment to 10th grade in Vietnam?

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

- Registration for enrollment for upper secondary education is conducted online. Where candidates may not make online registration, registration is conducted directly or via postal service.

- The Department of Education and Training provides specific guidance for registration for enrollment for upper secondary education concerning schools under their management.

For schools, upper secondary schools, schools with multiple levels including upper secondary education (herein referred to as upper secondary schools) under the Ministry of Education and Training, parent universities, universities, or research institutes, the registration follows the guidance of the Department of Education and Training where the school is located.