Thousands of students compete for places in top specialized schools in Ho Chi Minh City

From early morning, candidates were present at the exam site of the Gifted High School (Ho Chi Minh City National University) to prepare for the Literature and English exams.

Tran Minh Hoang (a student at Nguyen Hue Secondary School in Da Nang ) flew to Ho Chi Minh City with his father yesterday to take the exam. “I also want to try my hand at a 10th grade entrance exam to a specialized school in Ho Chi Minh City. I have also researched this school and really like it. Since the beginning of 9th grade, I have planned to study to take the entrance exam to the school. If I pass the exam, I will stay at my uncle's house to continue my studies,” Hoang said.

From Binh Duong , a group of students from Binh Thang Secondary School (Di An City) returned to take the exam. Phan Thanh Vinh said he woke up early in the morning and traveled nearly 30km to get to the exam site. "I want to take the exam to get into the school because the facilities are good, the curriculum is of good quality, and there are many opportunities to study abroad. The 10th grade entrance exam in Binh Duong takes place next Wednesday, so I don't have a conflicting schedule," Vinh said.

Dr. Tran Nam Dung, Vice Principal of the High School for the Gifted (Ho Chi Minh City National University) said that this year's exam had more than 20% of candidates coming from provinces and cities outside Ho Chi Minh City, equivalent to 700 students. This year, the invigilators also came from member schools of Ho Chi Minh City National University, with about more than 500 invigilators at all 3 exam locations.

Although the number of candidates registering is much higher than the school's target, the Admissions Council noted that this does not accurately reflect the "competition rate" for the school's 17 specialized classes. Because the admission form is based on a combination of wishes and exam results, it is impossible to determine the specific competition rate of each specialized class. "The school hopes that candidates and parents will not speculate or create unnecessary pressure, but should focus on studying to achieve the best results," the Admissions Council informed.

The group of candidates smiled confidently before entering the exam room. This year's exam schedule takes place over two days, May 24 and 25. The first exam day includes three non-specialized subjects: Literature (100 minutes), English (60 minutes) and Math (120 minutes). The second exam day is for specialized subjects, in which English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Informatics are tested in the morning, and specialized Math and Literature are tested in the afternoon. Each specialized subject lasts 150 minutes.

Outside the exam room, many parents appeared worried.

Many people take the opportunity to encourage their children before entering the important transition exam.

A parent carefully checked his child's tools such as pens, rulers, compasses, and calculators and gave words of encouragement to the student.

Another parent gave his child a high five to boost his confidence.

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Source: https://tienphong.vn/hang-nghin-hoc-sinh-tranh-suat-vao-truong-chuyen-top-dau-tphcm-post1745034.tpo