The first 133 candidates are exempted from the 2025 high school graduation exam

The Ministry of Education and Training announced the list of candidates exempted from the high school graduation exam and given priority for direct admission to universities and colleges in 2025.

According to the official dispatch of the Ministry of Education and Training , the exam to select high school students for national teams to compete in international and regional Olympic competitions in 2025 has 133 students in grade 12 of the 2024-2025 school year participating. The Ministry requested the Departments of Education and Training to exempt these candidates from the high school graduation exam according to the regulations of the high school graduation exam.

Of these, Math is the most popular subject with 35 students, followed by Physics with 31 students, Chemistry with 25 students, Biology and Informatics with 21 students. According to regulations, the above students also need to achieve good training results for the entire 12th grade year and study with a good grade or higher to be exempted from the exam and go straight to university.

133 candidates are exempted from the high school graduation exam and directly admitted to university in 2025. (Illustration photo)

This year, the high school graduation exam will take place on June 26-27. According to statistics from the Ministry of Education and Training, the total number of candidates registered for the high school graduation exam is 1,165,289; an increase of 93,894 registrations compared to last year (in 2024, the total number of candidates registered for the high school graduation exam is 1,071,395).

Of which, 1,122,507 grade 12 candidates took the exam according to the 2018 generaleducation program (accounting for 96.33%), 42,782 independent candidates (accounting for 3.67%).

Candidates taking the graduation exam for the first time under the new general education program must take four exams, including Math and Literature. In addition, candidates must choose two subjects they have studied at school (Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Geography, History, Economics and Law, Information Technology, Technology and Foreign Language).

Candidates taking the old program (2006 program) will take the Literature, Math, Foreign Language exams, and one of two exams: Natural Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) and Social Sciences (History, Geography, Civic Education).

High school graduation exam scores for 2025 were announced on July 16.

Kim Nhung

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