Vietnam: Cases of exemption from the national high school graduation examination 2019

Specifically, according to Articles 32, 33, 38 of the Regulation on national high school graduation examination issued together with Circular No. 04/2017/TT-BGDĐT of the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) of Vietnam, there are some cases where candidates are exempted from taking all exams of the national high school graduation examination 2019, including:

1. Candidates taking the exam for national teams participating in international or regional science Olympiad competitions shall be exempted from taking all the tests of the national high school graduation exam if they meet the following requirements:

- To be called in the national team at the second semester of grade 12;

- Good academic performance and good conduct in grade 12;

- Named in the MoET’s list of exemption.

2. Candidates taking the exam for national teams participating in international or regional science and engineering, sports, culture and arts Olympiad competitions shall be exempted from taking all the tests of the national high school graduation exam if they meet the following requirements:

- To be called in the national team at the second semester of grade 12;

- Academic performance and conduct shall be classified as medium and above in grade 12;

- Have their names in the dispatch of exemption and attendance in training sessions confirmation documents which are sent by the selection agency to the Education and Training Department  before the day of the exam.

3. People suffering from particularly serious impairments and those suffering from serious impairments as prescribed in Clause 1, Clause 2 Article 3 of Decree No. 28/2012/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government;

4. Revolutionary activists infected with chemical toxins with the working capacity loss from 61% and above;

5. Offspring of revolutionary activists infected with chemical toxins with their working capacity loss from 61% and above.

In which:

- Conditions for exemption in the case of disabled students who follow the general education program:

+ Students must finish the high school program and meet the requirements as prescribed in clause 2 Article 12 of this regulation to take the exam;

+ Students shall have the certificate of disability issued by the competent authority.

- Conditions for exemption in the case of disabled students who  do not meet the requirements of the general education program:

+ Students shall have the certificate of the implementation of the individual education plan each year at high school level approved by the headmaster of the school at which they studied.

+ Students shall have the certificate of disability issued by a competent authority.

- Conditions for exemption in the case of revolutionary activists and their children infected with chemical toxins;

+ Candidates must finish the high school program and meet the requirements as prescribed in clause 2 Article 12 of this regulation to take the exam;

+ Candidates shall have the certificate of infection with chemical toxins with the working capacity loss from 61% and above issued by a competent authority.

- Nguyen Trinh -

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