The average high school transcript grade is 0.12-2.26 points higher than the 2025 high school graduation exam score, with the largest discrepancies in math and English.
The ministry of education and training is expected to announce percentile ranks for five traditional subject combinations on July 21 or 22, allowing students to understand the score differences.
Nguyen Hoang Lan, the top scorer in the math-chemistry-English combination (D07), achieved a SAT score in the top 1% globally, an IELTS score of 8.0, a near-perfect GPA, and won a national debate championship.
Many southern Vietnam universities have lowered their minimum admission scores by 0.5 to 6 points compared to last year, fearing a shortage of applicants if requirements remain high.
Ten out of 14 southern Vietnam universities announced a minimum admission score of 15 for most programs, the lowest in three years for many institutions.
Admitting he wasn't a top student initially, with practice exam scores around 24-25 in the A00 block, making admission to Hanoi University of Science and Technology unlikely, Quang Minh dedicated himself to studying from the beginning of this year and became the top scorer with a perfect score.
Nghe An students achieved the highest average literature score in the national high school graduation exam, exceeding 8, followed by Ha Tinh and Hanoi, while Da Nang had the lowest average score of 6.26.
Hoa Sen University (HSU)'s admission floor scores are between 15 and 17, a decrease of 1 to 3 points compared to last year, based on the high school graduation exam results.
Driven by her dream of becoming a skilled pharmacist, Nguyen Thai An focused on chemistry from 11th grade, doubling the time spent on math and physics, and achieving perfect scores in all three subjects.
The top 200 highest-scoring students on the 4-subject high school graduation exam include two with perfect scores of 39/40, while the lowest score is 37.25.
The B00 score distribution (math, chemistry, biology) is based on 2025 high school graduation exam data released by the Ministry of Education and Training on the morning of 16/7.
The Ministry of Education and Training released the distribution of D01 combination scores (math, literature, and English) for the 2025 high school graduation exam on the morning of 16/7.
The Ministry of Education and Training released the score distributions for the 2025 university entrance exam combinations on the morning of 16/7, providing a basis for candidates to make their university choices.
