The academic year ended a month ago, but nearly 200 senior students at Tran Cao Van high school in Tan Phu District come to class every day from morning to late night to prepare for the exams, whose scores will be used for university admission. They work in three sessions from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Teachers help the students go over lessons again, do exercises and take mock tests, Tran Van Binh, a physics teacher at the school, said. "Minor subjects have all been omitted so that students can focus on natural sciences and social sciences." Tran Cam Tran is doing math exercises one afternoon. Tran said: "We have been studying at night so I am accustomed to it. But these days I am a little tired due to the pressure. Everyone is under pressure since it is the important examination after 12 years of studying." The school does not allow students to bring in cell phones so that they can focus on studying without any distraction. Piles of books, materials and notes are stuck in … [Read more...] about Saigon high school students put in slog as graduation exams loom
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HCMC public senior high schools reduce admission quota for vocational training
The Department of Education and Training yesterday announced that 112 public senior high schools will reduce admission quota to 67,299 students. Hence, of 99,997 ninth graders who will sit the entrance examination into senior high schools, more than 32,00 of them will have to study in private senior high schools or enroll into a vocational school. Amongst senior high schools reducing admission quotas, Hiep Binh School in Thu Duc District planned to decrease 270 followed by Tran Khai Nguyen School in District 5 and Pham Van Sang in Hoc Mon District each by 225. Regarding more than 32 candidates who fail to make the cut, Deputy Head of the Department of Education and Training Nguyen Van Hieu said in previous academic year, more than 70 percent of junior high schoolers pursue their studying in public facilities. However, this year, according to a guideline of the municipal People’s Committee, the education sector should classify students so that 30 percent of junior high or senior … [Read more...] about HCMC public senior high schools reduce admission quota for vocational training
German language added in entrance exam into senior high schools in HCMC
Students will take tests of three subjects comprising of Math, Literature and one of the three foreign languages, said Nguyen Minh Hoang from the Department. When it comes to the direct admission regulation, HCMC continues considering direct admission for those who win the national science and sport competitions and students with disabilities.By THU TAM - Translated by UYEN PHUONG Tags: German language entrance exam senior high schools HCMC … [Read more...] about German language added in entrance exam into senior high schools in HCMC
Over 78,000 students begin national high school exam in HCMC
In Hong Bang school in district 5, a delegation led by Deputy Education Minister Nguyen Van Phuc checked the security before the test. He asked the municipal Department of Education and Training to tighten control over exam and make report after each session. Candidates sat the national exam in 3,294 rooms in 124 locations; therefore, it should be good preparation and good cooperation between units. Additionally, traffic jam is usually seen in crowded city like HCMC; relevant agencies must work hard to ensure test questions and support candidates to be in location in time, said Deputy Minister Phuc. Over 50 students of Senior High School in district 12 were accompanied by seven teachers who wished them to do test well. Most students came early in Vo Truong Toan School in district 12 – one of locations of the year exam. Ms. Le Thi Xuan Dung, who is responsible for the exam in Vo Truong Toan School, said that 736 students registered to participate in the exam. One of them was … [Read more...] about Over 78,000 students begin national high school exam in HCMC
Students battle for high school spots
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The national high school entrance exam is still two months away, but Vũ Minh Hiển, a senior secondary school student in Hà Nội, has started feeling the pressure. A 9th grader at the Vân Hồ secondary school, Hiển has classes every morning and four extra classes on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and Friday and Sunday evenings. Each class lasts from two to 2.5 hours, and the evening classes often finish at 8.30 pm. “I already feel pressured as my school has started organised lots of mock tests,” Hiển told Việt Nam News. “At the moment I have no time for extra-curricular activities.” Thousands of students and parents in Hà Nội are worried about the high school entrance exam as there is a surge in the number of exam sitters this year. The pressure is immense as 100,000 students are expected to sit the exam – up 24,000 from last year – while the … [Read more...] about Students battle for high school spots