Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training has issued Circular 33, introducing an updated national foreign language proficiency framework.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) will soon begin a nationwide English proficiency survey targeting schoolteachers, as part of a long-term plan to introduce English as a second language in Vietnamese schools.

IELTS has confirmed that nearly 59,000 test sessions worldwide received higher scores after a technical incident affected results between August 2023 and September 2025.

HCMC is taking the lead nationwide in efforts to make English the second language of instruction in schools, with about 30,000 students currently studying Math and Science in English.

Vietnam's push to make English a second language in schools faces resistance from testing culture and lack of teachers.

Hundreds of test-takers in Vietnam have been notified of sudden score changes from IDP and the British Council, even months after their tests.

The Prime Minister has officially approved a 20-year national plan to make English Vietnam’s second language in schools, with full implementation expected by 2045.

Two education leaders created a bogus organization and online exams to issue fake English certificates.

The city launched the final year of a major program to prepare public school teachers to deliver bilingual Cambridge curriculum courses in English.

The majority of Vietnamese IELTS takers achieve moderate scores, with strengths in Listening and Writing.

Educators warn that international schooling may be eroding Vietnamese language and culture, creating a generation disconnected from its roots.

Nearly 180,000 ninth and eleventh-grade students from public and private schools in Ho Chi Minh City will soon participate in a 60-minute English proficiency survey.

Nguyen Ngoc Anh scored 1590 on the SAT and 8.0 IELTS, preparing independently from her rural school.

Gia Long, a 13-year-old student from Hanoi, scored a perfect 9.0 in Listening, Speaking, and Reading on his first IELTS attempt, thanks to a long-standing habit of learning through English-language YouTube content.

In his very first attempt, Nguyen Le Bao Chung, 12, from Ha Tinh province, scored 8.0 on the IELTS, with an impressive 8.5 in Speaking.

Universities in Vietnam are converting IELTS and TOEFL scores to English exam scores for 2025 university admissions in varying ways, but a unified standard would be preferable.

Many universities are giving privileges to candidates with IELTS and TOEFL certificates, while Vietnam’s VSTEP certificate is rarely accepted.

Many Vietnamese universities are giving priority to applicants with IELTS, TOEFL, and other international English proficiency certificates, offering direct admissions, bonus points, and score conversions.

According to the draft project, English as a second language in Vietnamese schools means that English will be taught in schools where the official language is Vietnamese, and English will be widely used.