Since the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year, dozens of high school students in Thanh Hoa City have applied to transfer schools in an "unusual" way. That is, students take the entrance exam to a school with a low entrance score, then apply to transfer to a school with a high entrance score.
Ham Rong High School, Thanh Hoa City - Photo: HA DONG
According to Tuoi Tre Online 's research, in Thanh Hoa City, Dao Duy Tu High School, Ham Rong High School, and Nguyen Trai High School often have high entrance exam scores for grade 10 every year. Students must have good or excellent academic performance to pass the entrance exam to these schools.
"Loop through the gap" to move to a "top" school?
Since the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year, Ham Rong High School has 11 10th grade students, Nguyen Trai High School has 7 10th grade students, and Dao Duy Tu High School has 3 10th grade students transferred from other schools.
These students took the entrance exam for grade 10 at high schools in Sam Son City, Quang Xuong District, Dong Son, neighboring Thanh Hoa City. After being admitted to grade 10 at high schools in these localities, studying for a while in the first semester, their parents completed the procedures to transfer their school to Thanh Hoa City with the reason of "legalizing the family".
According to the reporter's investigation, a student who just transferred from To Hien Thanh High School to Nguyen Trai High School had a 10th grade entrance exam score of 29.3 points (total score of three subjects: literature, math, English, in which literature and math are multiplied by a coefficient of 2), while the standard score of the school he transferred to was 31.7 points.
A student admitted to grade 10 at Dong Son 2 High School had a score of 29.8 points and a student admitted to grade 10 at Nguyen Mong Tuan High School, both in Dong Son district, had a score of 31.6 points.
After studying at the school for a short time, both students were transferred to Dao Duy Tu High School, while the standard score for this school was 32.9 points.
There is also a student who was admitted to grade 10 at Nguyen Mong Tuan High School with a score of 32, but has just been transferred to Ham Rong High School - the school with the highest standard score this year in Thanh Hoa province's high school block, 35.8 points.
Is this a "loophole" for some parents to "bypass" their children's entrance exams at schools with low entrance scores, then apply to transfer their children to schools with high entrance scores and good quality without having to compete in the 10th grade entrance exam?
According to research, most of the students who applied to transfer to high schools in Thanh Hoa City resided and studied from primary to secondary school in Thanh Hoa City. The parents of these students work in Thanh Hoa City.
When applying to transfer schools for their children, parents often state the reason for wanting their children to study at a school near home for convenience in commuting.
Transferring schools to Thanh Hoa City requires approval from the Department of Education and Training.
Mr. Chu Hong Van - Principal of Dao Duy Tu High School - said that since the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year, the school has received three 10th grade students transferred from other schools. This transfer was approved by the leaders of the Thanh Hoa Department of Education and Training.
On the afternoon of October 28, speaking with Tuoi Tre Online about the school transfer applications from parents, with comments from the leaders of the Department of Education and Training, Mr. Ta Hong Luu - Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training of Thanh Hoa - said that the authority to transfer students belongs to the principal of the high school where the student is transferring from and the high school where the student is transferring to.
For students transferring schools in districts within the province, it takes place normally, according to regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training, decided by the principal.
"As for students transferring to public high schools in Thanh Hoa City, the leaders of the Department of Education and Training must have opinions and control to limit the number of students transferring schools like in previous years, avoiding the increase in the number of students in the class. Transferring schools must ensure the right to study of students" - Mr. Ta Hong Luu shared.
It is known that in Section 1, Article 4, Chapter II, Consolidated Document No. 07 issued by the Ministry of Education and Training on August 3, 2022, regulations on procedures and conditions for school transfer clearly state: students change their place of residence with their father or mother or guardian; students have especially difficult family circumstances, or have a truly legitimate reason to transfer schools.
Director of Department of Education and Training rectifies school transfer
On October 28, the Thanh Hoa Department of Education and Training informed that the director of this department has just sent an official dispatch to schools and localities to rectify the school transfer for students.
According to the Thanh Hoa Department of Education and Training, in general, schools in the province have well implemented the regulations on transferring schools and accepting students to study at high schools according to the unified document No. 07 of the Ministry of Education and Training.
However, recently, at some high schools in Thanh Hoa city and neighboring districts, there have been transfers for students that have not met the regulations on school transfers.
Therefore, the Director of the Department of Education and Training of Thanh Hoa requested schools to strictly implement the transfer and admission of students at high schools according to the unified document No. 07 of the Ministry of Education and Training.
For high school students transferring schools within the same province or city, the principal of the destination school will receive the application and review and resolve it according to regulations.
As for the transfer of public high school students from districts, towns, and cities to Thanh Hoa City and between public high schools in Thanh Hoa City, it shall be implemented according to the regulations in Official Dispatch No. 59 dated January 11, 2021 of the Department of Education and Training.
Transferring from another province or city, the Department of Education and Training of the destination will receive, check the documents and introduce the transferred school.
Schools must report on school transfers and student admissions to the Department of Education and Training (for high school level) at two times: after the end of semester 1 and at the end of the school year.
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