What are regulations on conditions for taking the 2024 high school graduation exam in Vietnam?

What are regulations on conditions for taking the 2024 high school graduation exam in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 12 of the Regulations on high school graduation exams issued together with Circular 15/2020/TT-BGDDT amended by Clause 4, Article 1 of Circular 05/2021/TT-BGDDT stipulating candidates and eligibility requirements for examination.

Accordingly, the conditions for taking the 2024 high school graduation exam are prescribed as follows:

(1) For Students who have finished the high school program in the year of exam

- in 12th grade their conduct must be classified as Average and above and academic performance must not be classified as Poor;

- The classification of conduct is not required for continuing education learners in guided self-study mode and learners with no requirements of conduct classification.

(2) For those who had finished the high school program but have yet taken or did not pass the high school graduation exams of previous years

- Must obtain lower secondary graduation diplomas and also meet the requirements that in 12th grade their conduct must be classified as Average and above and academic performance must not be classified as Poor;

- A person who was disqualified from the previous year’s high school graduation exam due to poor academic performance in grade 12 must take the final exam for any subjects with GPA below 5.0 (at the school in which they were in 12th grade or at the school registered for the exam) and the new GPA meets academic performance requirement as prescribed;

- A person who was disqualified from the previous year’s high school graduation exam due to poor conduct in grade 12 must obtain the confirmation of their compliance with local regulations and legal policies from the commune-level People’s Committee so that the high school where they were in grade 12 confirms their eligibility in terms of conduct according to regulations;

(3) For those who obtain high school graduation diplomas or Diploma Level 4 of VQF/ Intermediate Professional Education Diploma now take the exam as the basis for university and college admission

- Have studied and passed the exam with enough required amount of high school cultural knowledge according to regulations;

Note: Contestants must register for the exam and submit all documents on time.

What are regulations on conditions for taking the 2024 high school graduation exam in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)

What subjects are included in the 2024 high school graduation exam in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 3 of the Regulations on high school graduation exams issued together with Circular 15/2020/TT-BGDDT, the paper regulations:

Papers

The exam consists of 5 papers, including: 3 independent papers are: Mathematics, Literature, and Foreign Language; 1 paper of natural science (a combination of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology); 1 paper of social science (a combination of History, Geography, and Civic Education) with respect to students of compulsory education program at high school level or the papers of History and Geography with respect to students of continuing education program at high school level.

According to this Article, the 2024 high school graduation exam will be kept stable and similar to 2023. Specifically, there are 5 exams as follows:

(1) 03 independent papers: Math, Literature, English

(2) 01 paper of natural science: Physics, Chemistry, Biology

(3) 01 paper of social science: History, Geography, Civic Education

Note: Candidates studying the continuing education program at the high school level, the component exam subjects are History and Geography in Vietnam.

What is format of the 2024 high school graduation exam in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 4 of the Regulations on high school graduation exams issued together with Circular 15/2020/TT-BGDDT stipulating exam dates, exam schedule, exam contents, types of papers and time allotted for papers/subjects:

Exam dates, exam schedule, exam contents, types of papers and time allotted for papers/subjects

1. Exam dates, exam schedule: stipulated in annual guidelines for administration of high school graduation exam of the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET for short).

2. Exam contents: In the high school curriculum, primarily grade-12 curriculum.

3. Types of papers: Mathematics, Foreign Language, natural science and social science papers shall be in multiple-choice question type papers (hereinafter referred to as “multiple-choice paper”); Literature paper shall be in written paper.

4. Time allotted for papers/subjects: 120 minutes for Literature; 90 minutes for Mathematics; 60 minutes for Foreign language; 50 minutes for each subject of the natural science and social science paper.

Thus, the 2024 high school graduation exam in Vietnam format is as follows:

- Multiple choice exams for subjects:

+ Math (90 minutes)

+ Combination of Natural Sciences and Social Sciences (50 minutes for each component subject)

+ Foreign language (60 minutes)

- Essay exam for Literature subject (120 minutes)

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