What does Hoc Mon Department of Education and Training report?

According to a report from the Hoc Mon District Department of Education and Training, the Department of Education and Training received information from parents texting about the situation: "Some schools require parents to sign a commitment for their children not to take the 10th grade entrance exam because of poor academic performance" and attached a photo of the application form not to take the 10th grade entrance exam for the 2024-2025 school year.

Through investigation and verification, the Department of Education and Training said that the person who reported the photocopied and posted on the website "Application for not participating in the 10th grade entrance exam for the 2024-2025 school year" of a TCTV student in class 9/5 studying at Nguyen Van Bua Secondary School, the homeroom teacher of class 9/5 is Ms. LTND. The above application information was written by the student and taken by a friend of the parent and posted on the website while sitting in a coffee shop with the father of the TCTV student.

Pre-printed application form for students to not take the 10th grade entrance exam

TT.CTV's parents previously texted the homeroom teacher as follows: "TV did not take the 10th grade entrance exam to a public school. But he still submitted his 10th grade application to a private school, and he will continue to study in high school. So his family's wish is to study in a private school. It's not that they think our child is not capable enough to study in a public school. The family pledges to continue studying at Bamboo School...".

Upon verification, the application form for not taking the 10th grade entrance exam for the 2024-2025 school year issued by the school, due to experience from the previous school year, according to the report of the homeroom teacher, the student's parents complained: "The father agreed to let his child not take the exam, but the mother wanted her child to take the entrance exam and the school questioned the homeroom teacher", so they were forced to make a clear commitment.

According to the Hoc Mon District Department of Education and Training, the information was removed from the website by the owner 60 minutes after it was posted. The parents also apologized to the school and the homeroom teacher.

On May 4, at the meeting of the pedagogical council, Ms. NP (Acting Principal) presented to the council that consulting is the responsibility of the school's Board of Directors and the homeroom teachers of grade 9, but concluded that the decision to take the exam or not is the right of the students and their families; teachers do not force students in any form; the school does not use the results of the entrance exam to grade 10 as a criterion for evaluating competition.

According to the Department of Education and Training of Hoc Mon district: On May 2, the Head of the Department of Education and Training of the district held a regular meeting with the principals of secondary schools in the district. In this meeting, the Head of the Department of Education and Training informed and reminded the schools about the tasks of considering graduation recognition and preparing for the entrance exam for grade 10 in the 2024-2025 school year; at the same time, he emphasized that he would only advise students and their parents on their wishes to take the entrance exam for grade 10; the final decision would be made by the students and their parents; the results of the entrance exam for grade 10 would not be used as a criterion for evaluating the competition of schools; and parents and students would not be required to submit an application for not taking the entrance exam for grade 10.

Upon receiving the information, the Department of Education and Training directed the school to immediately contact TCTV's parents and report the specific incident to the Department of Education and Training. The school leaders were directed to immediately review all cases of 9th grade students who wish not to attend public high schools in order to provide timely advice and coordination with the family.

At the same time, invite cases of students who registered not to enter public schools on the morning of May 12 to notify parents and grade 9 students of the school and guide students to change their first registration of their wishes by 4:00 p.m. on May 12 (if any). Remind the school leader, Ms. NP, about general management work and student admission counseling in accordance with the direction of the Head of the Department of Education and Training at the Principal's meeting on May 2. The Department of Education and Training will organize a meeting to remind and review relevant individuals to draw experience throughout the industry on May 13.

Since the morning of May 11, the stir on student and parent forums in Ho Chi Minh City has been the pre-printed application "Requesting not to participate in the 10th grade entrance exam for the 2024-2025 school year" that leaves the name section blank for students and parents to fill in.

The content of this application, in addition to the information of the parents, students and contact phone number, also includes the content: "Based on the results of the study last school year and the child's poor cognitive ability, the family finds that it is difficult for the child to study in the public high school program. The family now submits this application to the school board to request that the child (student's name) not participate in the entrance exam for grade 10 of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, session 6/6/2024".

The content of the petition immediately caused a storm on social networks, with many harsh comments saying that the school did not allow the student to take the entrance exam to grade 10 because of his achievements.

Many other opinions also said that regardless of the student's academic ability, even if he fails the upcoming 10th grade entrance exam to a public school, the school should not prohibit him. "Handing out pre-printed applications like that is offensive," one opinion wrote.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/vu-phat-don-xin-khong-thi-tuyen-lop-10-phong-gd-dt-hoc-mon-bao-cao-gi-196240512084756464.htm