Vietnam: Under the newest regulations, what does the application for registration for enrollment to Grade 10 include?

Under the newest regulations, what does the application for registration for enrollment to Grade 10 in Vietnam include?

Under Article 6 Circular 11/2014/TT-BGDDT (with some phrases annulled by Article 2 Circular 05/2018/TT-BGDDT), the application for registration for enrollment to Grade 10 includes:

- A certified true copy of a valid birth certificate.

- A lower secondary diploma or provisional lower secondary graduation certificate, or a certified true copy of the lower secondary diploma.

- Education record in lower secondary education.

- A confirmation of preferential policies issued by a competent authority (if any).

- A confirmation specifying failure to serve a prison sentence, be under re-education without detention or violate the law issued by the People's Committee of commune, ward, or town (for students who graduated from lower secondary education in previous academic years).

What does the application for registration for enrollment to Grade 10 in Vietnam include? (Image from the Internet)

Who is eligible for direct admission to Grade 10 in Vietnam?

According to Clause 1, Article 7 of the Regulations issued with Circular 11/2014/TT-BGDDT (amended by Circular 05/2018/TT-BGDDT), the following persons are eligible for direct admission to upper secondary education:

- Students from boarding ethnic secondary schools;

- Students from ethnic minority groups with a very small population;

- Students with disabilities;

- Students who have won national and international awards in culture, arts, sports, and national science and engineering competitions for lower and upper secondary school students.

Which entities are eligible for priority points in the enrollment to Grade 10 in Vietnam?

At Clause 2, Article 7 of the Regulations issued with Circular 11/2014/TT-BGDDT (amended by Circular 18/2014/TT-BGDDT and Circular 05/2018/TT-BGDDT), the Department of Education and Training regulates the additional points for each group of entities eligible for priority points with the difference between the additional points of two consecutive groups being 0.5 points on a scale of 10, including:

* Group 1:

- Children of martyrs;

- Children of war invalids with 81% or more work capacity loss;

- Children of sick soldiers with 81% or more work capacity loss;

- Children of individuals who have been awarded the "Certificate of Beneficiary of Policies Equivalent to War Invalids," in which the certificate holder has suffered a work capacity loss of 81% or more.

- Children of participants in the resistance movement affected by chemical toxins;

- Children of revolutionaries before January 1, 1945;

- Children of revolutionaries from January 1, 1945, to the August Revolution, 1945.

* Group 2:

- Children of Heroes of the Armed Forces, Heroes of Labor, and Vietnamese Heroic Mothers;

- Children of war invalids with less than 81% work capacity loss;

- Children of sick soldiers with less than 81% work capacity loss;

- Children of individuals awarded the "Certificate of Beneficiary of Policies Equivalent to War Invalids," in which the certificate holder has suffered a work capacity loss of less than 81%.

* Group 3:

- Individuals with either parent belonging to an ethnic minority;

- Ethnic minorities;

- Individuals studying or living in particularly disadvantaged areas.

What is the age of students entering Grade 10 in Vietnam?

The age of upper secondary school students is regulated in Article 33 of the lower secondary school, upper secondary school and multi-level school charter issued with Circular 32/2020/TT-BGDDT as follows:

Secondary school age

1. Children shall start the sixth grade at the age of 11 and the tenth grade at the age of 15. For students skipping a grade or over-age students, the sixth grade and tenth grade starting ages shall be adjusted based on the age at which these students graduate from the previous education level.

2. For ethnic minority students, students with disabilities, disadvantaged students and students returning to Vietnam from abroad, maximum secondary school starting age shall be 03 years older than the compulsory starting age.

3. At an education level, students may not repeat a grade more than 03 times.

4. Students with good physical capacity and early intelligence development may enter the sixth or tenth grade before the compulsory starting age or skip to the next grade within the same education level. Consideration shall be given on a case-by-case basis and in accordance with the following procedures:

a) The student’s parent or guardian submits an application to the school.

b) The school principal establishes a survey and advisory council with the following main members: representatives of school leaders and parent committee of the school; and teachers teaching the student's class.

c) The school principal considers and makes a decision based on the result of the survey conducted by the survey and advisory council.

5. Students at an appropriate age returning to Vietnam from abroad and children of foreigners working in Vietnam may enroll in local or non-local secondary schools capable of receiving them. Consideration shall be given on a case-by-case basis and in accordance with the following procedures:

a) The student’s parent or guardian submits an application to the school.

b) The school principal organizes an assessment of the student’s capacity and places them in a suitable class.

Thus, the age for students entering Grade 10 is 15 years old. For students who have skipped a grade or were admitted to school at an older age in the previous level, the age for entering Grade 10 may be reduced or increased based on the year of graduation from the previous level.