Dang Huyen Anh has emerged as the top literature candidate in Hanoi after leading admissions to three of the city's most prestigious specialized high schools.

The 2026 specialist high school admissions season in Hanoi has produced an extraordinary achievement, with Class 9A5 of Cau Giay Secondary School becoming home to four specialist entrance exam toppers.

With offers from four elite schools and outstanding exam results, Pham Mai Dung has become one of the most successful candidates in Hanoi’s 2026 admissions cycle.

Two Grade 9 classes in Hanoi have achieved a rare feat in the city's highly competitive high school admissions season, with every student earning admission to specialist high schools.

The student who led Ho Chi Minh City’s 2026 grade 10 admissions has also secured admission to specialised maths programmes at two top schools.

Hanoi’s top grade 10 entrant shares how perseverance, discipline and a passion for literature shaped her academic success.

In recent years, the municipal authorities have continued to invest in building new schools, upgrading facilities, and adding classrooms in areas with rapid population growth.

A question asking students how Vietnam could produce its own “Steve Jobs” has become one of the most debated topics following Vietnam’s 2026 high school graduation examination.

Prof. Le Anh Vinh, director of the Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences, has explained why thousands of students plunge into the high-pressure race of test preparation for gifted high schools.

Only slightly more than 60% of lower secondary school graduates in Hanoi will have the opportunity to enter public high schools this year - a figure education experts describe as deeply concerning for a major city.

HCMC is considering major changes to grade 10 admissions, including wider use of academic transcripts and a long-term goal of universal upper secondary education.

Opening more paths for students in secondary education, such as vocational school, would help reduce the great pressure faced by families of students taking the entrance exam to enter grade 10.