The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training is seeking opinions on the draft for primary school admission before submitting it to the City People's Committee for approval. According to the draft, the eligible candidates for the 10th grade specialized exam are students graduating from junior high school in the 2024-2025 school year in Ho Chi Minh City within the prescribed age group with the results of the training assessment and learning assessment for the entire school year of grades 6, 7, and 8 from good or above, and grade 9 is good.

Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted and Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted are allowed to accept candidates who have graduated from junior high school from other provinces and cities, provided that these candidates fully meet the requirements according to current regulations of the exam.

10th grade exam
Students in Ho Chi Minh City take the 10th grade entrance exam. Photo: Nguyen Hue

For many years, Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted has recruited 10th graders nationwide. According to this draft, Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted also plans to expand its enrollment nationwide.

Students who register for the specialized exam have 2 priority wishes to enter specialized classes, arranged in order of priority from high to low (wish 1, 2). If they are admitted to a wish, they must study in that wish and cannot change their wishes.

To enter a specialized school, candidates will take 4 exams, including 3 non-specialized exams: Math, Literature, Foreign Language and 1 specialized exam. If they are not admitted to a specialized school, students can still participate in the admission exam for regular grade 10 of high school according to the 3 regular wishes they registered for the exam.

Chu Van An High School officially becomes a specialized school

Chu Van An High School officially becomes a specialized school

On the morning of February 13, the ceremony to announce the decision to reorganize Chu Van An High School (Hanoi) into Chu Van An Specialized High School took place.
Dr. Le Ba Khanh Trinh stops working as group leader at specialized school after 32 years

Dr. Le Ba Khanh Trinh stops working as group leader at specialized school after 32 years

Dr. Le Ba Khanh Trinh has just stopped working as Head of the Math Group, Gifted High School (Ho Chi Minh City National University) after 32 years in this position.
Latest information on 10th grade entrance exams for specialized schools in Ho Chi Minh City in 2025

Latest information on 10th grade entrance exams for specialized schools in Ho Chi Minh City in 2025

Next year, 10th grade students of the Gifted High School (Ho Chi Minh City National University) will take the exam with 7 specialized subjects including: Math, Literature, English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Informatics and 3 non-specialized subjects: Math, Literature, English.