Six hundred three candidates were absent from the 10th-grade literature exam, facing automatic disqualification and losing their chance for public school admission.
The exam for over 3,000 candidates applying to specialized math classes at four specialized high schools consists of five problems and is to be completed in 150 minutes.
Ho Chi Minh City's first 10th-grade entrance exam following the merger involves over 151,000 candidates, making it the largest nationwide, with an estimated passing rate of 78%.
Harvard University's move to cap A grades is being "applauded" and called a "major victory," but it has also sparked a debate about the ultimate purpose of education.
Over 124,000 students completed the common mathematics exam paper, consisting of five questions in 120 minutes, largely concluding the 10th-grade exam season, except for approximately 17,000 students taking specialized school exams.
Dozens of parents began queuing at 3 AM at various campuses of the Nguyen Khuyen private school system to submit applications for their children's 6th and 10th grades, with their numbers quickly growing to hundreds.
Five of the seven specialized classes at the High School for Gifted Foreign Languages (CNN) have admission ratios exceeding 1/10, with the highest reaching 1/14 for Korean and French specialized classes – double last year's figures.
Hanoi's 10th grade English exam features several new question types, including reading comprehension of message content, selecting a concluding sentence for the first half of a text, and rearranging the latter half, making it challenging for candidates to score 8 or higher.
The 10th grade exam questions on contentment versus venturing out, or young people losing connection with life, were praised by many teachers as relatable, profound, and well-differentiated.
The Ministry of Public Security announced four sample papers for its assessment exam for admission to eight police academies, with a structure and format similar to last year.
A total of 615 candidates were absent from the 10th-grade entrance exam's procedural session in Hanoi, marking an increase of 120 students compared to last year.
Most international schools in Ho Chi Minh City have increased tuition fees by 3-6%, with the British International School recording the highest at nearly 1 billion VND for grade 12, excluding lunch and transportation.
Witnessing students struggling with middle school math, over 800 professors within the University of California (UC) system propose reinstating SAT and ACT score submissions for STEM fields.
The 10th grade specialized math exam for students applying to Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted consisted of 6 questions, covering various topics such as algebra, combinatorics, and plane geometry.
The specialized math entrance exam for 10th grade at Quoc Hoc Hue High School for the Gifted comprised 6 problems, with the geometry problem carrying the most weight at 3 points.
