The high school graduation exam regulations applied from 2025, which the Ministry of Education and Training just issued on December 24, have 6 important new points.
Reduce 1 exam session
The high school graduation exam from 2025 will be organized into 3 sessions, including: 1 session of literature, 1 session of math and 1 session of optional test. Candidates will be arranged according to the optional test combination. Compared to previous years, there will be 1 less session and 2 less subjects.
Increase graduation rate based on transcripts
Using a combination of process assessment scores (report cards) and exam results in graduation recognition at a ratio of 50 - 50. The average report card score of the years is calculated by weight.
Candidates taking the 2024 high school graduation exam
The Ministry of Education and Training believes that increasing the rate of using process assessment scores (report cards) from 30% to 50% will more closely assess the learners' capacity according to the 2018 General Education Program (including many other capacities that the graduation exam does not fully assess). In addition, the report card scores of grades 10 and 11 will also be used (with a smaller weighting of grade 12) instead of only grade 12 as before. This change has the effect of promoting teaching and learning right from when students enter high school.
Foreign language certificates are exempt from exams but cannot be converted to 10 points.
The new regulation stipulates: "Foreign language certificates can still be used to exempt exams in graduation recognition but cannot be converted into 10 points in graduation recognition as before; the graduation score calculation formula does not include foreign language points in this case."
According to the Ministry of Education and Training, this method continues to encourage foreign language learning but aims for greater fairness in graduation exams. For example, previously, students with an IELTS 4.0 certificate were also converted to a score of 10, just like students with an IELTS 8.5 score.
Eliminate vocational certificate points
Regarding incentive points, the new regulation eliminates the addition of points for vocational certificates for all candidates; eliminates the addition of points for IT certificates, foreign languages, and intermediate vocational degrees for candidates in continuing education.
The Ministry of Education and Training explained that this content is to be consistent with the 2018 General Education Program, and at the same time create equality because students graduating from formal and continuing education systems are all granted the same type of graduation certificate.
Foreign candidates are exempted from the literature exam with a Vietnamese language certificate.
The regulation allows foreign candidates to use Vietnamese language certificates to be exempted from the literature exam in the recognition of high school graduation.
This content, according to the Ministry of Education and Training, aims to create favorable conditions for considering graduation recognition for foreigners studying general education programs in Vietnam while still ensuring basic knowledge of literature through studying literature in class and taking exams to obtain Vietnamese language certificates.
Exam delivery via encrypted transmission
For the first time, the high school graduation exam has an additional method of transporting exam papers from the exam council's location to the exam printing locations of 63 provinces and cities via the encrypted and secure transmission system of the Government Cipher Committee.
According to the Ministry of Education and Training, this is an important step forward in applying technology to key stages of the exam organization process. This new method of transporting exam papers helps to transfer original exam papers quickly and promptly, reducing the time and personnel required to transport exam papers as with the traditional method currently applied.
At the same time, this is also an early, remote and important preparation step in implementing the exam plan according to the announced roadmap for converting the form from paper-based exams to computer-based exams.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/6-diem-moi-quan-trong-ky-thi-tot-nghiep-thpt-tu-nam-2025-18524122423473888.htm
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