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%.

The common math exam for 124,000 10th-grade candidates in Hanoi consisted of five questions, including practical problems.

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.

Hanoi's 10th-grade English exam features 40 multiple-choice questions, distributed across 24 unique test codes, with a 60-minute time limit.

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.

Approximately 17,800 of over 169,000 9th-grade students have voluntarily withdrawn from the race for public 10th-grade placements.

The Department of Education and Training announced the number of students registered for their first preference at 169 public high schools on 4/5.