What is the structure of the entrance exam for 10th Grade admission at public schools in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam for the school year 2025-2026?
What is the structure of the entrance exam for 10th Grade admission at public schools in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam for the school year 2025-2026?
On October 1, 2024, the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam issued Notice 6286/TB-SGDDT 2024 regarding the Structure, Assessment Requirements, and Competency Table, Cognitive Level for the Entrance Examination to Grade 10 of High School according to the 2018 General Education Program.
The structure of the entrance examination for Grade 10 public schools in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam for the academic year 2025-2026 is as follows:
[1] Structure of the Grade 10 Entrance Examination in Literature
| Part 1 (5.0 points): Reading comprehension of literary texts and writing a paragraph + Question 1 (3.0 points): Reading comprehension + Question 2 (2.0 points): Writing a paragraph Part 2 (5.0 points): Reading comprehension of argumentative or informational texts and writing a social argumentative essay + Question 1 (1.0 point): Reading comprehension + Question 2 (4.0 points): Writing a social argumentative essay |
[2] Structure of the Grade 10 Entrance Examination in Mathematics
| Exercise 1. (1.5 points) Given the function y = ax² a) Draw the graph (P) of the function above. b) Find the points on (P) that satisfy a given condition. Exercise 2. (1 point) Given a quadratic equation ax² + bx + c = 0 a) Determine the conditions for the equation to have a solution. b) Use Viete’s theorem to calculate an expression related to the solutions. Exercise 3. (1.5 points) Practical mathematics related to probability, statistics. Exercise 4. (1 point) a) Write an expression A in terms of a variable x from a practical problem. b) Find the value of x for which A satisfies a certain condition. Exercise 5. (1 point) Practical mathematics related to geometry: Perimeter, area of triangles, quadrilaterals, arc length, circumference of a circle, area of a circle, circular sector, segment area, annular area... Lateral surface area, total surface area, and volume of practical solids… Exercise 6. (1 point) Practical mathematics involving equations, inequalities, systems of linear equations with two variables. Exercise 7. (3 points) Plane geometry problem comprising 3 questions. a) Prove 4 points lying on a circle, parallel factors, perpendicular factors, congruent elements… b) Prove an identity, congruent elements, collinearity, concurrency… c) Calculate lengths, perimeters, areas, angle measures... |
[3] Structure of the Grade 10 Entrance Examination in English
| Part 1 (1.0 point): Phonetics From question 1 to question 4 Part 2 (3.0 points): Vocabulary, grammar, communication From question 5 to question 16 Part 3 (3.0 points): Reading comprehension - Reading and filling in blanks: From question 17 to question 22 - Reading comprehension and answering questions: From question 23 to question 28 Part 4 (4.0 points): Writing - Writing the correct form of the word: From question 29 to question 34 - Writing suitable phrases with given information: Questions 35, 36 - Writing sentences: From question 37 to question 40 |
Note: There are 02 new questions about writing suitable phrases with given information. This question tests the ability to read dictionary annotations to find language information and apply knowledge.
What is the structure of the entrance exam for 10th Grade admission at public schools in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam for the school year 2025-2026? (Image from the Internet)
What Requirements Must the General Education Program in Vietnam Ensure?
Based on Article 31 of Law on Education 2019 regulating the general education program in Vietnam:
Article 31. General Education Program
1. The general education program must ensure the following requirements:
a) Reflect the objectives of general education;
b) Specify the requirements on the qualities and abilities students need to attain after each educational level, mandatory educational content for all students nationwide;
c) Specify methods, organizational forms of educational activities, and assessment of educational results for subjects at each grade, each educational level of general education;
d) Be uniform nationwide and organized and implemented flexibly, suitable to specific conditions of localities and general education institutions;
e) Be widely consulted with organizations, individuals, and experimented with before promulgation; be publicly announced after promulgation.
2. A national council for appraising the general education program is established by the Minister of Education and Training to appraise the general education program. The council includes educators, educational managers, scientists with experience and prestige in education, and representatives of relevant agencies and organizations. The council must have at least one-third of its members being teachers currently teaching at the corresponding educational level. The council and its members are responsible for the content and quality of the appraisal.
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Thus, the general education program must ensure the following requirements:
- Reflect the objectives of general education
- Specify requirements on the qualities and abilities students need to attain after each educational level, mandatory educational content for all students nationwide
- Specify methods, organizational forms of educational activities, and assessment of educational results for subjects at each grade, each educational level of general education
- Be uniform nationwide and organized and implemented flexibly, suitable to specific conditions of localities and general education institutions
- Be widely consulted with organizations, individuals, and experimented with before promulgation; be publicly announced after promulgation
What Schools Are Included in General Education Institutions in Vietnam?
Based on Article 33 of Law on Education 2019 which stipulates general education institutions in Vietnam:
[1] Primary schools
[2] Lower secondary schools
[3] Upper secondary schools
[4] Multipurpose schools with multiple educational levels
