March: Only option 4 + 2
On March 17, the Ministry of Education and Training announced for the first time a draft plan to organize high school graduation exams from 2025.
According to the draft, the high school graduation exam from 2025 will be organized by subject, in which compulsory subjects include literature, math, foreign languages, history (for general education), literature, math, history (for continuing education) and optional subjects at high school level include: physics, chemistry, biology, geography, economic and legal education, information technology, technology.
This afternoon, November 29, the Ministry of Education and Training announced the high school graduation exam plan from 2025.
Accordingly, candidates studying the high school program will take exams in 4 compulsory subjects including literature, math, foreign language, history and 2 subjects chosen from the 4 subjects they have chosen to study; candidates studying the high school continuing education program will take exams in 3 compulsory subjects including literature, math, history and 2 subjects chosen from the 4 subjects they have chosen to study.
Literature is tested in essay format; the remaining subjects are tested in multiple-choice format. The question bank and exam papers for all subjects are built with an emphasis on competency assessment.
August: Add option 3 + 2
By August, the Departments of Education and Training received information to conduct a survey on the high school graduation exam plan from 2025.
Accordingly, high schools are required to collect opinions to choose one of two options regarding the number of subjects for the graduation exam from 2025.
Option 1 includes 4 compulsory subjects: math, literature, foreign language, history and 2 elective subjects from the chosen subjects.
Option 2 includes 3 compulsory subjects: math, literature, foreign language and 2 elective subjects from the subjects already studied, including history.
October: Add 2 + 2 option
In October, the results of synthesizing opinions from schools nationwide showed that 17,981 officials and teachers participated in giving their opinions, of which 40% chose 4+2; 59.8% chose 2+2 subjects and 0.2% chose other opinions.
Notably, the Ministry of Education and Training said that in the process of assessing the impact on the number of high school graduation exam subjects from 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City, Long An, Tay Ninh, Lang Son and Bac Giang, there were many suggestions for the 2+2 option.
Specifically: candidates studying high school programs and continuing high school education programs must take 4 subjects, including 2 compulsory subjects: literature and math, plus 2 optional subjects from the remaining subjects studied in grade 12 (including foreign languages and history).
November: Ministry of Education and Training stated its views on the number of exam subjects.
According to the draft plan for organizing exams and recognizing high school graduation from 2025 that the Ministry of Education and Training reported to Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha and presented at the meeting of the National Council for Education and Human Resources Development on November 14, the ministry proposed choosing the option of taking 4 exams instead of 5 or 6 subjects as previously proposed for comments.
According to this report, the Ministry of Education and Training said it has proposed three exam options to solicit comments.
Option 1: choose 2 + 2; candidates must take compulsory exams in literature, math and 2 subjects they choose from the remaining subjects studied in grade 12 (foreign language, history, physics, chemistry, biology, geography, economic and legal education, information technology, technology).
Option 2: choose 3 + 2; candidates must take compulsory exams in literature, math, foreign language and 2 subjects they choose from the remaining subjects studied in grade 12.
Option 3: choose 4 + 2; candidates must take compulsory exams in literature, math, foreign language, history and 2 subjects they choose from the remaining subjects studied in grade 12.
As a result, according to the Ministry of Education and Training, the majority chose option 2 or 3 compulsory subjects. Specifically, when surveying nearly 130,700 officials and teachers nationwide on options 2 and 3, nearly 74% chose option 2 - taking 3 compulsory subjects. After that, the Ministry of Education and Training surveyed nearly 18,000 officials and teachers in Ho Chi Minh City, Long An, Tay Ninh, Lang Son and Bac Giang with all 3 options, 60% chose option 1 (taking 2 compulsory subjects).
Based on objective analysis, comments from the Departments of Education and Training and based on the core principles in the process of developing the exam plan, the Ministry of Education and Training recommends and proposes to take the high school graduation exam from 2025 according to option 1. That is, each candidate takes 4 subjects (choice 2 + 2), including: compulsory exams in literature, math and can choose 2 subjects in grade 12.
For the 9 subjects that candidates were selected to take the exam, including: foreign languages, history, physics, chemistry, biology, geography, economic and legal education, information technology, and technology, the Ministry of Education and Training said that these subjects have been tested, evaluated, and scores are shown on the transcript; during the teaching process, students have been assessed comprehensively in their learning process, during the teaching process in class.
According to the Ministry of Education and Training , by choosing 2 subjects out of these 9 subjects, there will be 36 different ways to choose, creating conditions for candidates to choose the exam subject that suits their career orientation, abilities and interests, conditions and circumstances to continue studying, learning a trade or participating in working life.
Official plan announced this afternoon
This afternoon, November 29, the Ministry of Education and Training is expected to hold a press conference at 4:30 p.m. to officially announce the high school graduation exam plan from 2025. Representatives of the Ministry of Education and Training and relevant departments and agencies will answer and clarify questions from the press related to the announced exam plan.
Following the development process, asking for comments and adding options for exam subjects in the high school graduation exam plan from 2025, many experts said that there are many reasons why the Ministry of Education and Training will "finalize" the exam plan of 2 compulsory subjects and 2 optional subjects.
The trend of having fewer subjects to take exams is supported by most opinions because it helps reduce exam pressure. High school graduation does not only depend on the final exam but also needs to test and evaluate the entire learning process in high school.
Previously, when explaining the reason for the proposal to choose 2 compulsory subjects and 2 optional subjects , according to the Ministry of Education and Training, it was to ensure a number of important requirements. Number 1 is to reduce the pressure of exams for students and reduce costs for students' families and society (candidates only take 4 subjects, currently 6 subjects); the number of exam sessions is 3, reducing the number of exam sessions compared to the present; it will be compact, reducing pressure and costs for society.
The second reason is not to cause an imbalance between choosing social sciences more than natural sciences as it is now. The Ministry of Education and Training cited: the percentage of candidates choosing social sciences in the last 3 years in the high school graduation exam is as follows: 64.72% in 2021; 66.96% in 2022; 67.64% in 2023; out of a total of more than 1 million candidates registered for the exam). This creates conditions to help candidates develop their strengths in accordance with the goals of the 2018 General Education Program.
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