The draft circular amending and supplementing the regulations on high school graduation exams (applicable for 2024) has added regulations on foreign language certificates used for exam exemption, instead of leaving it in the exam organization instructions as before.
List of certificates expected to be eligible for exemption from foreign language exam for high school graduation in 2024
In addition, the draft also adds certificates of eligibility for exemption from the high school graduation exam for foreign languages. Specifically, for English, in 2023, the only recognized certificates include: TOEFL ITP (minimum requirement of 450 points), TOEFL iBT (minimum requirement of 45 points) and IELTS (minimum requirement of 4.0 points).
In 2024, in addition to the above certificates, English will also be supplemented with: B1 Preliminary/ B1 Business Preliminary/ B1 Linguaskill; TOEIC; Aptis ESOL B1; PEARSON PTE B1; foreign language certificates according to the 6-level foreign language proficiency framework for Vietnam, level 3.
In particular, with the TOEIC certificate, candidates need to achieve listening skills from 275 - 399 points, reading skills from 275 - 384 points, speaking skills from 120 - 159 points, writing skills from 120 - 149 points.
The Department of Quality Management (Ministry of Education and Training) believes that adding foreign language certificates used for exemption from the high school graduation exam is necessary to ensure fairness for foreign language certificates of equivalent level, to ensure rights and expand legitimate opportunities for learners.
Furthermore, the previous regulation on exemption from foreign language exams was included in the annual exam organization guidelines. This year, it will be added to the regulations to ensure legal consistency and avoid different interpretations in each location.
Also according to the Department of Quality Management, as expected, the circular amending and supplementing the 2024 high school graduation exam regulations will be issued 2 months earlier than last year, creating favorable conditions for localities and schools in preparation.
Previously, Thanh Nien reported on one of the notable points of the draft amendment and supplement to the high school graduation exam regulations. In particular, instead of stipulating certificates exempted from foreign language exams in the document guiding the organization of high school graduation exams as in previous years, this year the Ministry of Education and Training added to the high school graduation exam regulations by appendix in this circular.
Specifically, in Article 35, which stipulates exemption from foreign language exams in considering recognition of high school graduation, the draft also amends and supplements point b, clause 1 as follows: "Having one of the certificates specified in the appendix of this regulation".
According to current regulations, subjects exempted from the foreign language exam in the consideration of high school graduation recognition include: members of the national team participating in the International Olympic competition in foreign languages according to the decision of the Minister of Education and Training; having one of the certificates specified in the guidelines for organizing the annual high school graduation exam of the Ministry of Education and Training.
The draft also maintains the following regulations: "Candidates exempted from the foreign language test will be awarded 10 points for this test to be considered for high school graduation recognition. Candidates who do not register to use the right to be exempted from the foreign language test must take the test and be considered for high school graduation recognition like candidates who are not exempted from the test."
According to statistics from the Ministry of Education and Training, the number of candidates with certificates that qualify for exemption from foreign language exams has increased in recent years. In the 2023 exam, 46,670 candidates registered for exemption from the foreign language exam, accounting for 4.55% of the total number of candidates. Of these, 16,133 candidates were in Hanoi and 10,020 were in Ho Chi Minh City.
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