More than 1.16 million candidates begin procedures for high school graduation exam in 2025

At 2:00 p.m. this afternoon, June 25, more than 1.16 million candidates completed procedures to take the 2025 high school graduation exam before entering the official exam sessions taking place tomorrow.

According to statistics from the Ministry of Education and Training, in 2025, there will be 1,165 million candidates registering for the high school graduation exam, an increase of nearly 94,000 compared to 2024. Of which, nearly 98% of candidates will take the exam under the 2018 General Education Program; the remaining 2% will take the exam under the 2006 General Education Program.

The 2025 high school graduation exam will be held on June 25, 26, 27, and 28, 2025. Of which, June 25 is for exam registration procedures; June 26 and 27 is for exam organization; June 28 is reserved.

Linh Chi (Trung Van High School) smiles and poses for a souvenir photo before completing the exam procedures at My Dinh 1 Secondary School, Hanoi . Her father encouraged her: "Keep trying, my dear daughter." Photo: Manh Hung.

At 1 p.m. at Yen Hoa High School exam site in Hanoi, a team of volunteers is ready to assist candidates with exam procedures. Photo: The Bang.

The exam site of Nhan Chinh High School, Hanoi has 17 exam rooms with 414 candidates taking the 2024-2025 high school graduation exam. Photo: Pham Hai.

Quang Trung High School Dong Da, Hanoi has 27 exam rooms with 650 candidates, including 70 independent candidates. Photo: Duc Anh.

Candidates look at the exam room diagram at Luong The Vinh High School exam site. Photo: Thach Thao.

The Tung (second from left) and his friends show their determination to conquer the exam. “Keep fighting, my top students,” Tung said with a smile. Photo: Thach Thao.

At 2 p.m., candidates settled down in the exam registration room. Photo: Pham Hai.

Ha Tieu Linh and her group of friends from Asia International High School were present at the Trung Vuong High School exam site in Ho Chi Minh City from 1 p.m. to wait to enter the exam room to complete the procedures. Photo: Nguyen Hue .

Quynh Anh, Khanh Ngoc and Viet Hoang (Luong The Vinh High School, Ho Chi Minh City) brought the letters of advice given to them at the graduation ceremony for good luck. All three young people said they did not feel pressured in this exam. Photo: Nguyen Hue.

After the candidates entered the room to complete the procedures, many parents lingered outside the school gate. The temperature outside was about 34 degrees Celsius. Image at the My Dinh 1 Secondary School exam site, Hanoi. Photo: Manh Hung.

From 2:00 p.m. today, June 25, candidates will complete exam registration procedures at the exam room, correct errors (if any) and listen to the announcement of exam regulations and schedule. Photo: Nguyen Hue.

Inside the Luong The Vinh High School exam site, invigilators check ID cards, ID photos and compare candidates' information. Photo: Thach Thao.

Candidate Le Minh said that to avoid confusion with personal information, he checked his exam card very carefully. Minh has studied a lot in the past few days and is confident for the first exam tomorrow morning. Photo: Thach Thao.

Even though it was only the day of the procedure, all of the candidates' belongings still had to be left outside the exam room. Photo: Pham Hai.

During the 2025 high school graduation exam registration process, candidates should note the following:

- Be present at the exam room on time to complete the procedures;

- Present your ID card/citizen ID card/passport and receive your exam card;

- If there is any error in personal information, it must be immediately reported to the supervisor or person on duty at the examination site for timely handling;

- In case of loss of ID card/citizen ID card/passport or other necessary documents, it must be immediately reported to the head of the examination site for consideration and handling.

On the official exam day, candidates should take special note that if they arrive more than 15 minutes late after the test start time signal, they will not be allowed to take that exam.

Nam Dinh:

Candidates are full of confidence going through exam procedures at Hoang Van Thu High School, Nam Dinh City. Photo: Trong Tung.

The exam site at Hoang Van Thu High School, Nam Dinh City has 33 exam rooms with 785 candidates. Photo: Trong Tung.

In Nam Dinh, the 2025 high school graduation exam, the whole province has 23,625 candidates registered to take the exam. The Nam Dinh Department of Education and Training Examination Council organized at 39 examination sites with 1,007 examination rooms (38 examination sites for candidates registering to take the exam according to the 2018 General Education Program, 1 examination site for candidates registering to take the exam according to the 2006 General Education Program).

Thanh Hoa:

Lam Son High School exam site (Thanh Hoa) on the afternoon of June 25. Photo: Quang Vinh.

Thanh Hoa province has nearly 42,000 candidates registered for the high school graduation exam, of which more than 40,000 candidates are taking the graduation exam and nearly 1,600 candidates are registering for the entrance exam. Photo: Quang Vinh.

Da Nang:

The exam site at Nguyen Trai High School, Hoa Hiep Nam Ward, Lien Chieu District, Da Nang City has 22 exam rooms. Photo: Ho Giap.

Minh Tam (middle) and two classmates said they have studied a lot in the past few days. All three candidates are confident that they will do well on the test tomorrow. Photo: Ho Giap.

Khanh Hoa:

Candidates arrive at the exam site at Ly Tu Trong High School, Nha Trang City (Khanh Hoa). According to the Khanh Hoa Department of Education and Training, the whole province has 14,780 candidates registered to take the exam, arranged at 35 exam sites with a total of 629 exam rooms. Photo: Xuan Ngoc.

The locality has mobilized about 2,150 officials, teachers, staff and security forces, including about 1,730 invigilators and supervisors. Photo: Xuan Ngoc.

From 2025, candidates studying the 2018 General Education Program will take the high school graduation exam with 4 subjects: 2 compulsory subjects (Literature, Mathematics) and 2 elective subjects from grade 12 subjects (Foreign Language, History, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Economic & Legal Education, Information Technology, Technology). Candidates will take the exam in 3 sessions: 1 Literature session, 1 Math session, 1 session for 2 elective subjects. Literature is an essay test of 120 minutes (Reading comprehension 4 points, Writing 6 points); Math is a multiple-choice test of 90 minutes; the remaining subjects are multiple-choice for 50 minutes.

The exam schedule for candidates taking the exam with the current General Education Program (General Education Program 2018) is as follows:

Candidates taking the 2006 General Education Program will participate in 4 exam sessions, including 1 Literature exam session, 1 Math exam session, 1 optional Natural Science or Social Science exam session, and 1 Foreign Language exam session.

The exam schedule for candidates taking the 2006 General Education Program exam is as follows:

In the 2025 high school graduation exam, the Literature subject will still be an essay test, lasting 120 minutes. However, the exam has changed in terms of score distribution, specifically including 2 parts: Reading Comprehension (4 points) and Writing (6 points).

In previous years, the high school graduation exam for Literature was designed to include 2 parts: Reading comprehension (3 points) and Writing (7 points).

The remaining subjects will be multiple choice, with Math taking 90 minutes and the remaining subjects taking 50 minutes.

Instead of 50 questions as before, the Math test has been reduced to 22 questions, divided into 3 parts: Part 1 (12 questions), Part 2 (4 questions), Part 3 (6 questions). The number of questions in the other subjects' exams has also changed.

As announced by the Ministry of Education and Training, from 2025, for subjects with multiple choice test format, questions will be divided into 3 parts.

Part 1: Multiple choice test with 4 options, choose 1 correct answer, each correct answer gets 0.25 points.

Part 2: True/False questions include 4 points, 1 correct answer gets 0.1 point, 2 correct answers gets 0.25 points, 3 correct answers gets 0.5 points, all 4 correct answers gets 1 point.

Part 3: Short answer, candidates fill in the answer box; Math for each correct answer is 0.5 points, other subjects for each correct answer is 0.25 points.

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