Ho Chi Minh City adds 2,340 public 10th-grade spots

37 public high schools, including top schools like Tran Dai Nghia and Nguyen Thuong Hien, will offer an additional 2,340 places for 10th-grade students.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training announced on 28/7 that Ngo Gia Tu, Nguyen Van Tang, Da Phuoc, Phong Phu, and Trung Lap high schools will offer the most additional spots, ranging from 169 to 262 students each. These schools are located in suburban and outlying areas, with the lowest first-round admission score in the city at 10.5.

Several top-tier schools will also offer additional places, but with fewer spots (around 15-80 students). These include Tran Dai Nghia, Nguyen Thuong Hien, Phu Nhuan, and Le Quy Don high schools.

Eligible applicants must not have been accepted in previous admission rounds and must have a minimum total admission score equal to the first-round admission score of their chosen school. Students can only select one school, submit their score reports at the school from July 30th to August 4th, and cannot change their selection. Results will be announced on August 8th.

The 37 high schools in Ho Chi Minh City offering additional 10th-grade spots are:

10th-grade exam takers at Dang Tan Tai Secondary School, Thu Duc City, in June 2025. Photo: Quynh Tran

This year, Ho Chi Minh City had approximately 76,400 10th-grade exam takers, a decrease from over 98,000 last year. Public schools offered 70,000 places, resulting in a record high acceptance rate of 91%.

The Department of Education and Training announced the admission scores for 109 high schools a month ago.

Most schools lowered their admission scores by 0.25-4.75 points. Nguyen Thi Dieu High School saw the largest decrease, from 15.25 to 10.5 points for the three subjects. The biggest surprise was Gia Dinh High School, where the admission score dropped by 4.25 points, knocking it out of the top 10.

Conversely, Tran Dai Nghia High School had the largest increase in admission score, from 20 to 24.5 points. This school also had the highest application-to-acceptance ratio in the city (1/2.9).