Is it reasonable to advance the high school graduation exam schedule due to the merger of provinces and cities?

Tiếp tục tranh luận về có nên thi tốt nghiệp THPT sớm hơn hay không? - Ảnh 1. — Grade 12 students prepare to take the high school graduation exam with many new points

Early high school graduation exam is not suitable for this year

Teacher Lam Vu Cong Chinh, Nguyen Du High School (District 10, Ho Chi Minh City), said that the proposal to adjust the time of organizing the high school graduation exam in 2025 earlier is not reasonable for this school year. According to Mr. Chinh, from the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year, the Ministry of Education and Training announced that the high school graduation exam in 2025 is expected to take place on June 26 and 27. Therefore, the change when the exam is only 2 months away from ending will disrupt the psychology of students and the teaching plan of teachers will have to be shortened compared to the plan.

However, Mr. Chinh said, the plan to organize the high school graduation exam in June, right after the end of the school year, is reasonable but should be applied in the following school year.

In response to the explanation for the proposal to adjust the time of organizing the 2025 high school graduation exam in the context of the whole country implementing the arrangement and merger of provinces and cities, this teacher said that the viewpoint was not correct. The rearrangement of the administrative apparatus to be more efficient, but now the Department of Education and Training proposes to hold the exam early to keep the "old team" because of concerns about the issue of "safe, serious, and regulated exams", perhaps causing confusion for the whole industry and society. "I think that any adjustments and changes need to be planned from the beginning of the school year, and should not be 'digging canals' affecting millions of candidates across the country before an important national exam", a teacher from Nguyen Du High School expressed his opinion...

Meanwhile, teacher Phan The Hoai, who teaches literature in Binh Tan District (HCMC), said he supports the proposal of HCMC and some provinces to hold the high school graduation exam in early June. Because teachers and students are familiar with the sample and reference exam formats provided by the Ministry of Education and Training from 2023 and 2024. In addition, if this exam is held early, teachers will have more summer vacation time.

Besides, Mr. Hoai also said, according to Circular 29, students are allowed to study 2 periods/subject/week at school, so prolonged review is not very effective. It is best for students to study and review by themselves according to the teacher's instructions according to the requirements of the program to be able to do well on the test.

Tiếp tục tranh luận về có nên thi tốt nghiệp THPT sớm hơn hay không? - Ảnh 2. — Many opinions are debating about the time of high school graduation exam.

Need time to review

There is still debate about whether or not to push the high school graduation exam earlier than expected. A history teacher in Binh Tan District (HCMC) said: "If you want to study, you have to be proactive and conscious from grade 10. Don't wait until the end of June to take the exam. Many students come to class to review but don't study. Take the exam early so that they will be more conscious of studying."

However, teacher Nguyen Thanh Nhan (District 7, Ho Chi Minh City) said that organizing the exam earlier to make students more aware is not really reasonable, because the awareness of studying depends not only on the time of the exam but also on the way of education and orientation from before. Grade 12 students are following the new program from grade 10, facing a large amount of knowledge and the change between old and new books, if suddenly taking the exam earlier will make them not have enough time to review, causing pressure and negatively affecting the results. We cannot equate all students with a few students who do not concentrate during review hours to change the time earlier.

From there, this teacher said: "Students need time to review and improve... Not to mention the new exam structure is different from previous years, students really need time to review for the high school graduation exam, especially at this stage."