Hanoi begins 10th grade entrance exam: Parents nervously accompany their children to the exam site

This morning, June 10, 2023, nearly 105,000 students in the capital officially began taking the Literature exam in the 10th grade entrance exam for public high schools in the 2023-2024 school year. According to regulations, the exam starts at 8:00 a.m. If candidates arrive more than 15 minutes late after the exam start time signal, they will not be allowed to take the exam.

This year's 10th grade entrance exam is very stressful as the enrollment quota for public high schools only meets about 60% of the needs of students and parents.

Candidates excitedly predict the Literature exam questions on the work Kitchen Fire by poet Bang Viet.

According to Lao Dong, from 6am this morning, students began to appear at the exam sites, check their registration numbers, exam rooms and check their belongings. The general mood of many parents and candidates was that they felt anxious during the first exam.

Candidates were present at the Xuan Dinh High School exam site from 6am to take the Literature exam. Photo: Thieu Trang

At the Xuan Dinh High School (Bac Tu Liem) exam site, there were 24 exam rooms with 576 candidates. Many candidates arrived early, feeling nervous and excited about the first exam subject - Literature.

Candidate Tran Ha Chi - student of M.V. Lomonosov Secondary and High School confidently achieved over 8 points in Literature. — Candidate Tran Ha Chi - student of Lomonosov Secondary and High School confidently achieved over 8 points in Literature.

Candidate Nguyen Hoang Tien Dat arrived at the exam site at 6:15 am. Although nervous about the first test, Dat was still confident because he had prepared well for the exam. "I hope I will be calm and confident. I hope you will win this difficult exam" - Dat said.

Candidates arrived at the exam site early and took the opportunity to review their lessons. Photo: Hoai Luan

This year, the prolonged heat has made many parents worried about the health of candidates as well as the risk of rotating power outages.

Many candidates entered the exam, which was considered more stressful than the university entrance exam, with a relaxed mindset.

Regarding this issue, Mr. Tran The Cuong, Director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training (DET), requested that the examination sites must conduct a final check of the electrical system and cooling fans to ensure that no electrical problems arise at the examination sites. During the examination period (from June 9 to June 12), Hanoi Electricity has committed to having a plan to ensure uninterrupted power supply.

At the gate of Yen Hoa Secondary School (Cau Giay) exam site, the school has arranged chairs for parents to sit and wait for their children to enter the exam room.

According to Lao Dong reporters, at the exam sites, student volunteers actively supported candidates and their parents, such as giving out free drinking water and paper fans to candidates.

The testing sites also prepare medicine and medical supplies, ready to support candidates with health problems.

Hanoi Department of Education and Training said that yesterday morning (June 9), 114,962/115,651 candidates were present to study the regulations and complete the procedures for the 10th grade entrance exam for the 2023-2024 school year, reaching a rate of 99.4%. However, 689 candidates were absent because they may have passed the entrance exam to specialized universities or vocational schools...

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