Today, more than 4,000 students are taking the Hanoi City-level excellent student competition.

(Dan Tri Newspaper) - This morning (January 8th), 4,434 students participated in the high school student excellence competition for 12th graders in Hanoi .

At around 7 AM, hundreds of students gathered at Chu Van An High School. This was one of the examination centers with the largest number of candidates, with 567 students in 26 examination rooms. Security and civil defense forces were mobilized to manage traffic flow and prevent congestion.

Many high schools, especially in suburban areas, hire large buses to transport students to exam locations to ensure their safety.

This year, a total of 4,434 students are taking the exam, with 204 rooms located at 7 examination sites in high schools across the area.

The Board of Directors of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training, the head of the Chu Van An High School examination center, and students confirm that the box of exam papers is sealed (Photo: My Ha).

Students from 17 schools in Hanoi participated in the competition, which included 14 subjects: mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, literature, history, geography, English, French, Russian, Chinese, German, Japanese, and computer science. The exam duration was 180 minutes.

Of these, the subject with the highest number of students taking the Literature exam was Vietnamese Language and Literature (527 students), followed by English, History, Geography, etc.

The three subjects with the fewest candidates were German, Russian, and Chinese (34-62 candidates per subject).

The exam content covers the entire curriculum of grades 10 and 11, and a portion of the grade 12 curriculum up to the exam date, according to the 2018 General Education Program.

Students look at the exam room layout (Photo: My Ha).

Students participating in the city-level excellent student selection exam are high school students in Hanoi who have achieved a "good" or higher academic and behavioral performance rating for the 2023-2024 school year, and have been selected for the team representing their registered school; each student may only participate in one subject.

The city-level selection exam for outstanding 12th-grade high school students in cultural subjects consists of one exam session. Specifically, the computer science exam is in the form of programming on a computer; foreign language exams include a listening comprehension test; and other subjects are in written form on paper.

The number of students taking the exam from each school is approximately 1-3 students per subject, depending on the number of 12th-grade classes and the school's performance in the exams over the two consecutive years prior.

Specialized high schools and those with specialized classes (Hanoi - Amsterdam Specialized High School, Nguyen Hue Specialized High School, Chu Van An High School, Son Tay High School) are allowed to send a maximum of 25 students per subject.

Students at Nguyen Trai High School, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, review their lessons before the exam (Photo: My Ha).

High schools with German and Japanese language programs are allowed to send a maximum of 10 students to participate in the German and Japanese language competitions.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. Tran The Cuong, Director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training, said that the exam aims to select outstanding students and create a competitive atmosphere in the learning environment throughout the city.

"The city of Hanoi, along with various departments, is creating all the necessary conditions to best care for students. In particular, we are strengthening efforts to cultivate and discover talents to contribute to the fields of science, economics , and society, because more than anyone else, these students are the future owners of the country," the Director of the Department said.

Answering a question from a reporter from Dan Tri newspaper , the head of Hanoi's education sector said that not only students from specialized schools and selective classes participated, but this year's Hanoi high school-level cultural subject competition also included many schools from suburban areas, including many schools in disadvantaged areas such as Ba Vi, and schools with many ethnic minority students.

Many students eat breakfast quickly or review their lessons before entering the exam room (Photo: My Ha).

This shows that the gap between schools in urban and suburban areas, and between schools in disadvantaged areas and those in the inner city, is gradually narrowing. This is also the goal that the Hanoi education sector is striving to achieve.

"Last year, the quality of mass education improved by 17 ranks, from 27th nationwide to 11th. Advanced education also progressed. In particular, the Hanoi education sector reported to the city government to establish a mechanism to encourage students who win medals at international Olympiads, with the highest prize money for each student reaching 300 million VND, and increasing the rewards for teachers who lead teams with students winning awards."

"We hope this will be a breakthrough, a driving force for teachers and students, creating competition between students in the inner city and the suburbs, so that the quality can be improved," the Director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training affirmed.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/hom-nay-hon-4000-em-thi-hoc-sinh-gioi-thanh-pho-ha-noi-20250107221422975.htm