Forcing the graduation exam questions to have high differentiation to serve university admissions is "pedagogically forced."

As Vietnam shifted toward multiple-choice testing and granted admissions autonomy to universities, the system was rocked by two massive cheating scandals in 2018 and 2026.

Vietnam's high school examination and university admissions system has undergone sweeping reforms over the past quarter century. Yet each model has revealed its own shortcomings.

A widening criminal investigation into alleged examination misconduct at a prestigious high school in northern Vietnam has led to 26 indictments and intervention by the Prime Minister.

Vietnam has charged 19 people after investigators uncovered alleged misconduct linked to 147 perfect mathematics scores in Tuyen Quang Province.

Education experts say asking a single national examination to serve both high school graduation and university admissions inevitably creates pressure, exposes weaknesses and may increase the risk of misconduct.

A standing committee of Vietnam's National Assembly has recommended that the government investigate unusually high mathematics scores recorded at a national high school graduation examination site in Tuyen Quang Province.

What began with an unusual cluster of 147 perfect Math scores at a high school in Tuyen Quang has evolved into one of Vietnam's biggest exam integrity investigations, with 19 people now facing criminal charges.

Police in Tuyen Quang Province have charged 15 additional suspects as part of an expanding investigation into alleged misconduct during Vietnam's 2026 national high school graduation examination at Tuyen Quang High School for the Gifted.

Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has responded to a proposal from Tuyen Quang Province requesting that candidates at the examination site of Tuyen Quang High School for the Gifted be allowed to retake the mathematics examination.

Vietnamese police have charged four suspects, including a vice principal, over alleged misconduct during the national high school graduation examination in Tuyen Quang.

The latest high school graduation exam rankings show a more competitive field, with narrower gaps among Vietnam's top-performing provinces.

A criminal investigation into Vietnam's Tuyen Quang examination scandal has intensified after charges were filed against a teacher and the deputy prime minister ordered a full probe.

Authorities have arrested a teacher and launched a criminal investigation after an extraordinary concentration of perfect mathematics scores was recorded at one examination center in northern Vietnam.

Sharing an old bicycle for three years, two best friends from central Vietnam have both become provincial toppers in the country's national high school graduation examination.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has advised university applicants not to choose majors simply because they are popular or for the sake of appearances.

Official results from Vietnam's 2026 national high school graduation examination show Ninh Binh leading all 34 provinces and municipalities in average scores.

Police in Vietnam's Tuyen Quang Province have placed a high school teacher under emergency detention as authorities investigate alleged irregularities in the 2026 national high school graduation examination.

Authorities in Vietnam are reviewing every stage of the 2026 national high school graduation examination in Tuyen Quang after data revealed an exceptional concentration of perfect mathematics scores within a single group of candidates.