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An exam proctor at the Nguyễn Du secondary school in Hà Nội reviews exam sitters’ admit cards for the math test of the high school entrance exam in June 2017. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Quyết Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The national high school entrance exam is still two months away, but Vũ Minh Hiển, a senior secondary school student in Hà Nội, has started feeling the pressure. A 9th grader at the Vân Hồ secondary school, Hiển has classes every morning and four extra classes on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and Friday and Sunday evenings. Each class lasts from two to 2.5 hours, and the evening classes often finish at 8.30 pm. “I already feel pressured as my school has started organised lots of mock tests,” Hiển told Việt Nam News . “At the moment I have no time for extra-curricular activities.” Thousands of students and parents in Hà Nội are worried about the high school entrance exam as there is a surge in the number of exam sitters this year. The pressure is … [Read more...] about Students battle for high school spots

Students at a medical university in Hải Phòng City at practicals. — VNA/VNS Photo Quý Trung Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Nearly 74 per cent of the 925,961 candidates taking the upcoming national high school graduation examinations have applied to universities, according to the Ministry of Education and Training. The most popular courses are educational science and pedagogy, humanities, social and behavioural sciences, journalism and communications, social service, hotel-tourism, environment, and logistics. However, only 455,174 of them will get entry into universities and colleges, 1.2 per cent more than last year, with the rest going to vocational and other schools. At a press briefing, Nguyễn Thị Kim Phụng, head of the ministry’s tertiary education department, said the quota for pedagogy was set to be reduced by 38 per cent this year. The high school exam will be held from June 24 to 27, with the scores used for admission to universities, colleges and … [Read more...] about 74 per cent of high school candidates apply to universities

Around 20,000 volunteers are taking part in the annual “Tiếp Sức Mùa Thi” (Assistance during Exam Season) Programme in HCM City. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Provinces nationwide are offering assistance to students during the three-day national high school examination which kicks off today. In HCM City alone, more than 20,000 volunteers are are taking part in the city’s annual “Tiếp Sức Mùa Thi” (Assistance during Exam Season) Programme. HCM City has 78,000 students registered for the examination. The city’s Tiếp Sức Mùa Thi programme is organised by the Việt Nam Student Association’s HCM City chapter and the HCM City Student Assistance Centre, with support from government agencies. The volunteers have received training to offer assistance to candidates and their relatives. The city has provided VNĐ200 million ($8,700) to support disadvantaged students in the city and other provinces across the country. With the … [Read more...] about High school exam help provided for needy students

Students talk after finishing the literature test at Hợp Thanh High School in Hà Nội’s Mỹ Đức District on Monday. — VNA/VNS Photo Quang Quyết Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — More than 900,000 candidates across the country are taking for the National High School Exam on Monday, taking the literature test in the morning and the math test in the afternoon. According to a report of the Ministry of Education and Training, 26 candidates were suspended during the two-hour literature test for violating exam regulations. Weather in most of the provinces and cities remained pleasant and smooth traffic helped the students reach the exam hall in time. However, some mountainous provinces witnessed heavy rain, which caused landslides, flash floods and traffic congestion on some roads. This prevented some students from Lai Châu and Hà Giang from reaching exam halls. Localities have also taken some initiatives to help the candidates reach exam venues on time and to ensure smooth conduct of the … [Read more...] about Nearly 1 million students show for high school exam

Students check their information before taking the exam at the Việt Nam-Germany High School in Hà Nội. – VNA/VNS Minh Quyết Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – Around 76,000 students in Hà Nội completed procedures on Thursday to attend the high school entrance exam. Those who perform well will get to join the high schools for gifted students. The capital has 153 exam centres, with around 3,000 rooms, and 6,500 teachers will act as exam supervisors. The exam will start on Friday with two subjects, mathematics and literature. There will be more tests on Saturday and Sunday. The exam hotline is 01626763905, the Hà Nội Department of Training and Education has announced. Students and parents can call the hotline to report issues or to make recommendations related to the exam. – VNS … [Read more...] about Hà Nội high school entrance exam starts Fri

Source: Ministry of Education and Training Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – Nearly 78 per cent of students scored below 5/10 in history during the recent 2018 national high school graduation exams, according to the Ministry of Education and Training. The figure was equivalent to over 265,000 students. The average score for the subject was 4.02 points. Students in central Đà Nẵng City performed the worst, with nearly 90 per cent scoring below five points, followed by HCM City with almost 81 per cent. In 2017, the rate of such candidates was 61.9 per cent. Students also struggled in English, with nearly 73 per cent of the 638,400 candidates sitting the exam for the subject scoring less than five. More than 900,000 students nationwide registered for the national high school exam last month, their most important exam after 12 years of studying. Candidates were tested in maths, literature, foreign language, natural science (including physics, … [Read more...] about Students flunk history in national high school exam

Scores of 42 literature tests in Sơn La Province changed after reassessment. — Photo: zing.vn Viet Nam News SƠN LA — The Investigation Police Agency under the Police Department in the northern mountainous province of Sơn La on Thursday initiated criminal proceedings against suspects involved in the recent case of school exam cheating . Based on investigation results from the High School Examination 2018 Council of Sơn La, the agency issued a decision to commence criminal proceedings in the case of “abusing power or position in performance of official duties” under Article 356 of the Criminal Code. Earlier on July 23, authorities targeted five people involved in the high school exam fraud in Sơn La. One of the five was Trần Xuân Yến, who held multiple roles as Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Education and Training, member of the exam steering board, vice chairman of the provincial exam board, standing deputy head of the test marking board, and head of the … [Read more...] about Criminal proceedings begin for high school exam fraud in Sơn La

VNA Illustrative Photo Viet Nam News SƠN LA — An official in Sơn La Province’s high school exam cheating scandal has admitted to destroying CD copies of answer sheets, in a cemetery. Trần Xuân Yến, deputy director of the provincial Department of Education and Training, confessed to police on Wednesday that he had destroyed CDs with scanned images of the multiple choice answer sheets at a local cemetery. Yến was one of five local educational officials prosecuted for interfering with the scores of the high school exam test in the province. According to Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper, Yến was found to have adjusted scores of multiple-choice tests and increased marks of written literature tests in 13 cases. On July 18, Yến instructed Nguyễn Thị Hồng Nga, an official of the local authority of examination and quality management and member of the multiple-choice test marking team, to save scanned images of multiple-choice answer sheets to 16 CDs and delete the … [Read more...] about Original data of high school exam in Sơn La deleted

A police officer reads the charges against Nguyễn Thanh Nhàn (in white), deputy head of the Division of Examination and Quality Management, for her involvement in the high school exam cheating scandal in Sơn La Province, on Wednesday. — Photo sggp.org.vn Viet Nam News SƠN LA — Another education official involved in a high school graduation exam cheating scandal in Sơn La Province was put under house arrest on Wednesday as the investigation expanded. Sơn La Province launched an official investigation against Nguyễn Thanh Nhàn, deputy head of the Division of Examination and Quality Management under the provincial Department of Education and Training, accusing her of abuse of power. The police also issued search warrants at her place of work and residence in Sơn La City. An inspection by the education ministry into the results of the high school exit-cum-university entrance exams in Sơn La last month found that an unknown number of multiple-choice test … [Read more...] about Sơn La probes sixth official in high school exam scandal

HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Saturday signed an order asking concerned ministries, people’s committees and sectors to prepare well for the national high school exam this year. As part of the order, the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) is responsible for completing the exam’s guidance documents, anticipating possible problems and proposing suitable measures in collaboration with provincial and municipal people’s committees and the Association of Việt Nam’s Universities and Colleges . The MoET was also asked to supply information and regulations for the exam to candidates and residents, and resolve any questions related to the exams. Prime Minister Phúc asked the Ministry of Information and Communications to give guidance to media to publish ample and accurate information about the exam. Information technology enterprises must ensure good infrastructure for the announcement of exam results, online enrolment registration and processing of candidates’ … [Read more...] about Ministries urged to gear up for high school exams