Is there bonus point for elder candidates in high school graduation exam in Vietnam?

Is there bonus point for elder candidates in high school graduation exam in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 39 of the Regulation on high school graduation exam issued together with the Circular 15/2020/TT-BGDĐT stipulating as follows:

1. The bonus points policy is applied to three groups of candidates, in which Group 1 consists of normal candidates with no bonus points. Candidates in Group 2 and 3 shall receive the amount of bonus points as follows:

2. Group 2 : Candidates shall receive 0.25 point as bonus if they are one of the following subjects:

a) Continuing education candidates who are war invalids, sick soldiers, those receiving the same benefits as war invalids, sick soldiers with the degree of impairment under 81%;

b) Children of war invalids, sick soldiers; those who are receiving the same benefits as war invalids, sick soldiers with the degree of impairment under 81% , Hero of the People’s Armed Force, Hero of Labor; children of Vietnamese Heroic Mother, Hero of the People’s Armed Force, Hero of Labor;

c) Ethnic minority candidates;

d) Kinh ethnic people, foreigners who has registered of permanent residency for 3 years and above (up to the date of the exam) and live in extremely disadvantaged communes, border communes, former revolution bases under the cover of program 135, extremely disadvantaged communes in coastal areas and islands specified in current regulation by the Prime Minister; live in extremely disadvantaged communes in Zone I,II,III of mountainous areas and highlands specified in current regulation by the Committee of Ethnic Minority Affairs; study at high schools located outside the urban districts area of central-affiliated cities for at least two thirds of high school time;

dd) Those who are infected with dioxin, children of those infected with dioxin, children of revolutionary activists infected with chemical toxins, those who have deformities, malformations, working capacity loss as a result of exposing to chemical toxins certified by competent authorities;

e) Continuing education candidates whose age is 35 and above at the time of the exam.

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As regulations above, continuing education candidates whose age is 35 and above at the time of the exam shall be eligible for 0.25 bonus point when taking high school graduation exam.

What are regulations on grade-point average for high school graduation assessment in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 41 of the Regulation on high school graduation exam issued together with the Circular 15/2020/TT-BGDĐT stipulating as follows:

1. Grade-point average for graduation assessment: consists of scores of papers for high school graduation assessment as prescribed in point a clause 3 Article 12 of this Regulation, bonus points, extra points (if any) and the grade-point average of 12th grade, score of each paper/subject will be converted into scale 1-10. 

a) The grade-point average (GPA) for high school students is calculated as follows:

GPA for graduation assessment =	Total score of 4 papers + Total extra score (if any)	+	(GPA of 12th grade) x 3	+	Bonus point (if any)
	4
	10

b) The graduate point average (GPA) for continuing education students is calculated as follows:

GPA for graduation assessment =	Total score of 3 papers	+	Total extra score (if any)	+	(GPA of 12th grade) x 3	+	Bonus point (if any)
	3		4
	10

2. Grade-point average for graduation assessment shall be rounded to the nearest one hundredth by examination software.

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