Hanoi Many parents said they were shocked because their children got 10 points in most subjects in primary school but still could not take the entrance exam to grade 6 at Hanoi-Amsterdam specialized school.
Ms. Nguyen, Hai Ba Trung district, on May 29th, brought her son's application to Vinh Tuy Primary School to submit. The boy was awarded "Good completion" in first grade, and "Excellent completion" in the remaining four years. In the 17 final semester test scores, he only had two 9s, the rest were the maximum, a total of 168/170 points, the requirement of Ams school is 167 points or more. However, this application was rejected. When asked why, she was told that the application did not meet the requirements because the Fine Arts subject in first grade only achieved "Complete".
"I was excited to apply but I didn't expect to be eliminated right from the first round," said Ms. Nguyen on the evening of June 1.
Ms. Nga in Thanh Xuan district, is similar, although her child's total score is 167. The reason is that her child's report card in grade 2 was rated "Good completion" but only "Complete" in Physical Education.
Parents said about 100 people fell into this category. Their children's applications were rejected because they had some subjects at the "Completed" level, while the overall end-of-year assessment on the report card was still "Completed with Good Performance" or "Completed with Distinction."
Nguyen's child's results at primary school level, filled in the registration form for the Ams school exam. Photo: Provided by the character
According to the 6th grade admission plan of Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, announced in April, students are eligible to apply if their transcripts are assessed as "Completing all study and training content well or better".
The assessment is based on two circulars from 2014 and 2016 of the Ministry of Education and Training. The reason is that since 2020, the Ministry has changed the way students are assessed but applied in a rolling manner along with changing textbooks, starting from grade 1. At the end of the 2022-2023 school year, primary schools will have students in grades 1, 2, and 3 according to the new regulations. Therefore, this year's 6th grade students (born in 2012) will still be assessed according to the old criteria.
If qualified, students must go through the preliminary round. In this round, the school considers the total score of the year-end test in Math, Vietnamese, Science, History and Geography, and English from grades 1 to 5 with 17 top scores. Students who score 167/170 points or more will enter the qualifying round, which will take place on June 23.
In fact, the 2014 and 2016 circulars of the Ministry of Education and Training do not have the concept of "Good completion" at the end of the school year, only "Good completion" in subjects. If achieved, students will receive the title of "Excellent completion of learning and training content".
Despite knowing this, Ms. Nguyen said that the Ams school's document was unclear. In addition, in the online application form, the school still divided the two levels "Good completion" and "Excellent completion" for parents to choose.
Therefore, she represented the parents to send feedback to the Hanoi Department of Education and Training on the evening of May 29 via email.
"If correct and qualified, parents can register according to the schedule in the guidance document of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training," the content of the Department's reply email on June 1, according to Ms. Nguyen.
The parent said that in order to qualify to apply for grade 6 at Ams, she had invested in extra Math, Literature, and English for her child since grade 2, with many days having two shifts, without a day off. According to her, families who plan to have their children take the Ams exam all send them to extra classes early, investing not only effort, time, but also money in the long journey.
"I hope the school lowers the criteria," said Ms. Nguyen, who believes that setting absolute requirements for elementary school achievements is too difficult. She hopes the school will loosen the criteria for the application round so that her child and other students can try their best.
Students taking the entrance exam for grade 6 at Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted in 2022. Photo: Thanh Hang
According to regulations of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training, if the number of registered students exceeds the quota, high-quality secondary schools will be considered for admission or considered for admission combined with testing and capacity assessment to enroll 6th graders. The basis for admission is primary school transcripts. Regardless of the plan, schools must be approved by the Department before implementation.
Currently, Hanoi has four high-quality public secondary schools, including Thanh Xuan, Le Loi, Nam Tu Liem and the secondary system, Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted. All four have set criteria for entrance conditions, using academic records to screen candidates. Only those who pass the application round are eligible for the entrance exam. For Ams school alone, about 1,000 students take the entrance exam each year to win 200 places at the school.
Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted has not yet responded to the incident.
Thanh Hang - Binh Minh
*Parents' names have been changed
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