Officially finalizing 3 subjects for 10th grade entrance exam, changing the 3rd subject after 3 consecutive years

(Dan Tri) - The Ministry of Education and Training officially issued a Circular on the Regulations on junior high school and high school admissions from the 2025-2026 school year.

According to the new Circular, high school admission (grade 10 entrance exam) is organized in one of three ways: selection, entrance exam or a combination of selection and selection.

With the entrance exam method, the number of subjects is 3 subjects with math, literature and 1 third subject or a combination exam.

Departments of Education and Training can choose 1 of 2 options. If choosing the 3rd subject, this subject must be among the subjects that are evaluated by scores and the same subject must not be chosen for more than 3 consecutive years.

If you choose a combination exam, the subjects chosen must be among the subjects that are evaluated by scores.

The time for localities to announce the third subject is after the end of semester I and no later than March 31 every year.

With the admission method, the basis is the training results and learning results of the years of secondary school generaleducation program or secondary school continuing education program of the admission subject.

Regarding the exam duration of each subject, literature is 120 minutes, math is 90 minutes or 120 minutes, the third subject is 60 minutes or 90 minutes, and the combined exam is 90 minutes or 120 minutes.

The exam content is within the secondary school general education program, mainly grade 9 program.

In particular, the announcement of exam scores and benchmark scores for grade 10 from 2025 will take place simultaneously.

In addition, the new Circular gives the Department of Education and Training the authority to specify the creation of exam questions, invigilation, grading, and review of exam papers in accordance with actual conditions.

High schools under the Ministry of Education and Training , universities, colleges, and research institutes shall follow the instructions of the governing unit or comply with the regulations of the Department of Education and Training where the school is located.

The Ministry of Education and Training said the Circular is built on three core principles: Not causing costly pressure on parents; promoting comprehensive and unified education nationwide.

The 2024-2025 school year is the year that completes the implementation cycle of the 2018 Education Program from grades 1 to 12. Accordingly, this school year, the entrance exam for grade 10 high school and the high school graduation exam will follow the 2018 General Education Program.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/chinh-thuc-chot-thi-3-mon-vao-lop-10-doi-mon-thu-3-sau-3-nam-lien-tiep-20241230095857137.htm