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High school graduation exam starts

More than one million candidates across the country on Thursday morning started the high school graduation exam with a literature test, which lasted two hours.

Nearly 67,000 exempted from foreign language exam

The Ministry of Education and Training reports that 66,927 candidates have registered for exemption from the high school graduation foreign language exam this year. Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have the highest numbers of exempted candidates.

Vietnamese high-school students to do four graduation tests from 2025

As of 2025, high-school students will take only four graduation tests as opposed to five or six as seen in previous years, announced the Ministry of Education and Training on November 29.

Fields Medalist favors high-school graduation exam abolishment

VietNamNet Bridge – Fields Medalist Professor Ngo Bao Chau has supported abolishing high-school graduation exams due to many irregularities rather than suspending university entrance exams. 

New high-school graduation exams ineffective

 VietNamNet Bridge – The changes in the high school finals were seen as a “revolution”, but many educators see more harm than good.