How to assess upper secondary school student titles in Vietnam according to the new program?
How to assess upper secondary school student titles in Vietnam according to the new program?
Based on Article 15 of Circular 22/2021/TT-BGDDT, the regulations on commendation are as follows:
Commendation
- The principal awards certificates of merit to students
a) End-of-year commendation
- Commendation of the title "Excellent Student" for students whose year-round training results are assessd as Good, their year-round academic results are assessd as Good, and have at least 06 (six) subjects assessd by both comments and scores with an annual average score (DTBmcn) of 9.0 or higher.
- Commendation of the title "Good Student" for students whose year-round training results are assessd as Good and their year-round academic results are assessd as Good.
b) Commendation for students with extraordinary achievements in training and studying during the school year.
- Students with special achievements are considered by the school and recommended for higher-level commendation.
Based on Article 8 of Circular 22/2021/TT-BGDDT, the regulations on assessing students' training results are as follows:
Assessment of students' training results
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- Students' training results in each semester and the entire school year
Students' training results in each semester and the entire school year are assessd under one of the four levels: Good, Fair, Pass, Fail.
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b) Annual training results
- Good Level: Second semester assessd as Good, first semester assessd from Fair or higher.
- Fair Level: Second semester assessd as Fair, first semester assessd from Pass or higher; Second semester assessd as Pass, first semester assessd as Good; Second semester assessd as Good, first semester assessd as Pass or Fail.
- Pass Level: Second semester assessd as Pass, first semester assessd as Fair, Pass or Fail; second semester assessd as Fair, first semester assessd as Fail.
- Fail Level: The remaining cases
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Article 9 of Circular 22/2021/TT-BGDDT specifies the regulations on assessing students' academic results as follows:
Assessment of students' academic results
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- Academic results in each semester, the entire school year
For subjects assessd by both commentary and scores, the semester average score (DTBmhk) is used to assess students' academic results in each semester, the annual average score (DTBmcn) is used to assess students' academic results for the entire year. Academic results of students in each semester and the entire school year are assessd under one of four levels: Good, Fair, Pass, Fail.
a) Good Level:
- All subjects assessd by comments are assessed as Pass.
- All subjects assessd by both comments and scores have a semester average score (DTBmhk) and an annual average score (DTBmcn) of 6.5 or higher, of which at least 06 subjects have a semester average score (DTBmhk) or an annual average score (DTBmcn) of 8.0 or higher.
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Thus, the criteria for awarding upper secondary school student titles under the new program are as follows:
- The title of "Excellent Student" must meet the following conditions:
+ Year-round training results are assessd as Good, specifically: Second semester assessd as Good, first semester assessd from Fair or higher.
+ Year-round academic results are assessd as Good, specifically:
++ All subjects assessd by comments are assessed as Pass.
++ All subjects assessd by both comments and scores have a semester average score (DTBmhk) or an annual average score (DTBmcn) of 6.5 or higher, of which at least 06 subjects have a semester average score (DTBmhk) or an annual average score (DTBmcn) of 8.0 or higher.
+ At least 06 subjects are assessd by both comments and scores with an annual average score (DTBmcn) of 9.0 or higher.
- The title of "Good Student" if the following condition is met:
+ Year-round training results are assessd as Good, specifically: Second semester assessd as Good, first semester assessd from Fair or higher.
+ Year-round academic results are assessd as Good, specifically:
++ All subjects assessd by comments are assessed as Pass.
++ All subjects assessd by both comments and scores have a semester average score (DTBmhk) or an annual average score (DTBmcn) of 6.5 or higher, of which at least 06 subjects have a semester average score (DTBmhk) or an annual average score (DTBmcn) of 8.0 or higher.
Additionally, students with extraordinary achievements in training and studying during the school year are also rewarded. Students with special achievements are considered by the school and recommended for higher-level commendation.
How to assess upper secondary school student titles in Vietnam according to the new program? (Image from the Internet)
Who is responsible for making the list of upper secondary school students for commendation in Vietnam?
Based on Article 20 of Circular 22/2021/TT-BGDDT, the regulations on the duties of the head teacher are as follows:
Duties of the Head Teacher
- Assist the Principal in managing the assessment of students of the class according to the provisions of this Circular.
- Verify the correction of grades and assessment levels by subject teachers; compile the training and academic results of students for each semester, the entire school year in the Student Monitoring and Assessment Book (by class), Student Report Card.
- assess the training results for each semester and the entire school year of students; compile the list of students promoted to the next grade, assess the subjects, training during the summer, not promoted, and awarded commendations.
- Record or input the assessment results of each student into the student monitoring and assessment book (by class) and the Student Report Card:
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Thus, the head teacher has the responsibility of compiling the list of students to be commended.
Who approves the list of upper secondary school students for commendation in Vietnam?
Based on Article 18 of Circular 22/2021/TT-BGDDT, the regulations on the duties of the Principal are as follows:
Duties of the Principal
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- Organize the re-assessment of subjects according to the provisions of Article 14 of this Circular; approve and announce the list of students promoted to the next grade after the results of the re-assessment of subjects and training during the summer.
- Approve the list of students: promoted, re-assessd subjects, training during the summer, not promoted, and commendations. Approve the assessment results of students in the student monitoring and assessment book (by class) and the Student Report Card after all subject teachers and the head teacher have filled in full contents.
- Explain and resolve queries and complaints about student assessments within the Principal's authority. Recommend the competent authorities to handle agencies, organizations, and individuals in violation; decide commendations under its authority, and recommend commendations to competent authorities for agencies, organizations, and individuals with achievements in implementing this Circular.
Thus, the principal is responsible for approving the list of students to be commended.

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