Procedures for registering for the High School Graduation Exam 2024 in Vietnam

Procedures for registering for the High School Graduation Exam 2024 in Vietnam (Internet image) 

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Procedures for registering for the High School Graduation Exam 2024 are specified in Decision 1187/QD-BGDDT in 2024 as follows:

1. Application for the High School Graduation Exam 2024 in Vietnam

(i) For those who have completed the high school program in the year of the exam in Vietnam, the application includes:

- 02 identical application forms for the exam;

- The original copy or a certified copy from the original or a copy issued from the original record or a copy attached to the original record for verification (referred to as a copy) of the high school academic transcript or continuing education academic transcript at high school level or evaluation report of continuing education candidate in self-study mode granted by the head master;

- Documents supporting the candidate’s eligibility for incentives or privileges (if any);

- A photo (or 02 4x6 photos in case of direct registration) in the same form of the photo on the citizen identity card, taken within no more than 06 months before submitting the application.

(ii) 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, in addition to the application components in section 1.3.1, the application includes:

- Confirmation of poor academic performance, as mentioned in Point b clause 2 Article 12 of the Regulation on High School Graduation Exam issued together with Circular 15/2020/TT-BGDDT, amended by Clause 4, Article 1 of Circular 05/2021/TT-BGDDT, provided by the high school where the candidate studied for 12th grade or by the exam registration place

- Copy of lower secondary graduation diploma;

- a confirmation of retention scores (if any) issued by the head master of the high school where the candidate took the exam in the previous year or issued by the Department of Education and Training of province where the candidate took the exam in case he/she took the exam in another province;

(iii) Regarding high school graduates, the application for the exam include: 

- 2 identical application forms for the exam; 

- Copy of high school graduation diploma; 

- 2 4x6 cm photos;

(iv) Regarding post-secondary school graduates, the application for the exam includes:

- 2 identical application forms for the exam; 

- 2 4x6 cm photos; 

- Copy of lower secondary school graduation diploma, a copy of learning record or academic transcript of high school academic subjects as required in the Law on Education and its guiding documents of the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).

If any mistake or misstatement is found after the submission deadline, the candidate must promptly inform the headmaster of high school, the head of registration place or the manager of Exam Place where he/she registered for the exam on the day of filling in examination procedures for correction.

2. Procedures for registering for the High School Graduation Exam 2024 in Vietnam

- Candidates will register for the exam in accordance with requirements and guidance of the MOET. The deadline for submission of applications for registration shall be stipulated in annual guidelines for administration of high school graduation exam issued by the MOET. 

-  The head master of high school or head of registration place shall take responsibilities for practices pertaining to instructing candidates, collecting application forms for the exam and inserting candidate details (in case of online registration); reviewing and updating candidate’s learning performance at the high school; searching information from the national population database in order to certify whether or not candidates are given priority due to permanent residence (the certification is done on the exam management system); verifying applications for the exam and announcing disqualified candidates as prescribed in Clause 2 Article 12 of the Regulation on High School Graduation Exam issued together with Circular 15/2020/TT-BGDDT, amended by Circular 05/2021/TT-BGDDT, Circular 06/2023/TT-BGDDT, and Circular 02/2024/TT-BGDDT at least 15 days before the day of exam; managing applications for the exam and forwarding the registration data to the Departments of Education and Training;

- The Departments of Education and Training shall manage registration data in the province and send the data to the MOET

- The head master of the high school or the Head of the unit where the candidate registered for the exam is responsible for printing, signing and sending examination notices to candidates.

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