What is the compilation of the illustrative question papers of the high school graduation exam for 3 social science subjects in Vietnam?

What is the compilation of the illustrative question papers of the high school graduation exam for 3 social science subjects in Vietnam?

According to the Regulation of high school graduation exam, the Social Science combination exam will include subjects such as 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.

The exam structure is basically similar to the high school graduation exam in 2023 with 40 multiple-choice questions in 50 minutes.

Download the illustration exam for the History subject of the high school graduation exam here.

Download the illustration exam for the Geography subject of the high school graduation exam here.

Download the illustration exam for the Civic Education subject of the high school graduation exam here.

What is the compilation of the illustrative question papers of the high school graduation exam for 3 social science subjects in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)

In what form will candidates who violate the acts of malpractice be disciplined in Vietnam?

In Article 54 of the Regulation of high school graduation exam issued together with Circular 15/2020/TT-BGDDT amended by Clause 17, Article 1 of Circular 05/2021/TT-BGDDT, there is a regulation that candidates who violate the acts of malpractice will be disciplined in the following forms:

Any act of malpractice committed by a candidate shall be recorded, handled and the final result of handling will be informed to him/her.

1. Reprimand:

a) for those who commit the following act of malpractice for the first time: peek at others' papers or communicate with other candidates;

b) Reprimand shall be decided by the invigilator and recorded in writing.

2. Warning:

a) Warning is issued for those who commit one of the following acts of malpractice: Have been reprimanded for the first time but still continue committing an act of malpractice at reprimand level; swap scripts/answer sheets or scrap papers with other candidates; copy other candidates or let other candidates copy their scripts/answer sheets;

b) Warning shall be subject to decision of the invigilator, record shall be made in writing and enclosed with evidence (if any).

3. Suspension of taking the exam:

a) Suspension of taking the exam is issued for those who commit one of the following acts of malpractice: Have been warned for the first time but still commit acts of malpractice at reprimand or warning level; bring prohibited items specified in Article 14 of this Regulation into the exam room/waiting room or while moving between the exam room and waiting room; taking the question papers out of the exam room or bringing the answers from outside to the exam room; writing or drawing on the answer paper any content that has no relevance to the exam; threatening officials or other candidates; failing to comply with instructions from supervisors or managers of the waiting room while moving in the examination area and staying in the waiting room;

b) Invigilators shall issue a record, confiscate evidence (if any) and report the situation to the Manager of the Exam Place for decision on suspension.  In case of disagreement in handling, the situation shall be report to the Manager of Invigilation Board for final decision. Suspended candidate shall hand in the question paper, script/answer sheet and scrap paper to invigilators and leave the exam room immediately after the decision is issued. Suspended candidates are allowed to leave the examination area only when the exam session is over;

c) Results of all papers taken by suspended candidates in the exam year shall be cancelled.

4. Score deduction

a) A candidate who is reprimanded for a paper will have 25% of total score of that paper deducted;

b) A candidate who is warned for a paper will have 50% of total score of that paper deducted;

c) A candidate who has a script with special symbol detected during the marking will be have 50% of total score of that script deducted;

d) Scripts will be marked with 0 (zero) in the following cases: The candidate’s script is copied from any unauthorized handouts; the candidate hands in two scripts for one paper or one component subject; the script is written in two different styles of handwriting and above; answer is written on scrap paper or other kind of paper that is not in the format specified by the MOET;

dd) Candidate who is suspended shall be marked 0 (zero) for the suspended paper/subject and not allowed to continue taking the exam;

e) The application of score deducting specified in point c and d of this clause shall be approved by the Manager of Written Paper Marking Board on the basis of report sent by the Lead of Marking Subject.

5. Score cancellation is issued in the following cases: The candidate who has two papers marked with 0 (zero) as the exam scores of committing acts of malpractice specified in point d clause 4 of this Article; write or draw on the script any content that has no relevance to the paper; allow someone to impersonate the candidate to take the exam, or engage in impersonation to take the exam for someone else; make alternation, interlineations and omission to the script/answer sheet after submission; submit a script/answer sheet of someone else as their own. Director of DET is responsible for the decision of score cancellation on the basis of report sent by the Chairperson of Exam Council.

6. A candidate who commits one of the following acts of malpractice shall have their exam paper scores annulled and be reported to the regulatory body for further sanctions as per the law:

a) Forge documents to enjoy privileges;

b) Submit invalid diplomas or certificates;

c) Allow someone to impersonate the candidate to take the exam, or engage in impersonation to take the exam for someone else in any manner;

d) Cause disturbances ; threaten officials or other candidates;

dd) Submit the invalid score certificate.

7. In case of acts of malpractice with criminal signs, education authorities shall request competent authorities for criminal prosecution in accordance with law; in other cases, depending on the nature and extend of the malpractice, corresponding form of handling specified in this Article shall be applied.

What is the maximum number of candidates in each high school graduation examination room in Vietnam?

In Clause 2 of Article 9 of the Regulation of high school graduation exam issued together with Circular 15/2020/TT-BGDDT, the issuance of list of candidates and arrangement of exam rooms is as follows:

Issuance of list of candidates and arrangement of exam rooms

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2. Arrangement of exam rooms:

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b) Exam rooms shall be arranged by type of paper. The maximum number of candidates in each room is 24; the minimum horizontal distance between two candidates is 1.2 meters. Candidates taking different languages papers, in an Exam Place, can be arranged in the same exam room but their papers must be collected separately by type of language paper; the listing for exam room arrangement purpose shall be made in accordance with point a clause 1 hereof;

Thus, each exam room will have a maximum of 24 candidates.

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