From 2025, foreign language exam exemptions will not be converted to calculate graduation scores.

To get foreign language points for graduation, you must take the exam.

Article 39 of the Draft Regulations on High School Graduation Exams in 2025 stipulates: "Candidates who are eligible for exemption from the foreign language exam will not have their scores converted to be calculated into the total graduation score."

This means that the score for high school graduation recognition for candidates exempted from foreign language exams is only 3 subjects.

Specifically, the formula for calculating the score for high school graduation recognition in two cases of taking and not taking a foreign language exam is as follows:

In cases where the foreign language test is exempted but the student still wants to take this subject in the graduation exam, the actual test results must be used to calculate the high school graduation score.

Conditions for exemption from foreign language exam remain the same as previous years.

The first case is a member of the national team participating in the International Foreign Language Olympics.

The second case is for people who have a foreign language certificate equivalent to level 3 or higher in the 6-level foreign language proficiency framework for Vietnam and is valid until the date of exam registration.

With IELTS, the equivalent score to be exempted from the foreign language test is from 4.0.

Graduation score includes 50% of the transcript score of all 3 years of high school

The above formula for calculating graduation scores shows that the 3-year high school transcript score plays an important role, accounting for 50% of the total score.

In previous years, the transcript score only accounted for 30% and only used the 12th grade learning results.

Number of exam sessions shortened from 4 to 3

By reducing the number of subjects/candidate from 6 to 4, the number of exam sessions is reduced from 4 to 3.

In which, literature and math are tested in separate sessions for each subject, the remaining two subjects are combined into one exam session.

Candidates can choose 2 of the following subjects: physics, chemistry, biology, history, geography, economic and legal education, information technology, technology - industry, technology - agriculture, foreign languages.

Foreign language includes 7 languages: English, Russian, French, Chinese, German, Japanese, Korean.

Notably, candidates can register to take a foreign language exam different from the foreign language they are studying in high school.

While the remaining subjects are required to be studied in high school.

There are two types of high school graduation exams in 2025.

The 2025 high school graduation exam has two types of exam questions for two different subjects.

The exam according to the 2018 General Education Program is for candidates studying this program (born in 2007).

The exam follows the 2006 General Education Program for candidates who did not study the 2018 General Education Program and have not graduated from high school (born in 2006 or earlier).

Candidates who have graduated from high school have the right to choose to take one of the two types of exams above to get the score for admission to university or college.

See the full text of the Draft Regulations on High School Graduation Exams in 2025 here.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/tu-2025-mien-thi-ngoai-ngu-khong-duoc-quy-doi-de-tinh-diem-xet-tot-nghiep-20240831185723506.htm