From early morning, at the exam site of the National University of Education High School for the Gifted ( Hanoi ), many parents, regardless of the long distance, woke up early to take their children to take the 10th grade entrance exam. Among them was Mr. Nguyen Tuan Tu (Son Tay town), who traveled nearly 50 km by motorbike with his daughter to be on time for the exam.
"The house is quite far from the exam location, so my son and I had to wake up at 5am to go. Luckily, the traffic was smooth and there was no traffic jam, so we arrived on time. My son was mentally stable and ready to take the exam," said Mr. Tu.
More than 5,700 candidates compete for a place in grade 10 at the 2025 Pedagogical High School.
According to the male parent, his daughter has good academic performance, has been an excellent student for many years, and aims to enter the English major class. "When I learned that the English major class had the highest competition rate this year, up to 1/23, my whole family couldn't help but worry. But seeing my daughter love the subject, study early on, make a clear plan, and always maintain a progressive spirit, I have more confidence and am ready to accompany my daughter in this exam," said Mr. Tu.
Although he had high hopes for his son's wish to study at the Pedagogical High School, the male parent still tried to help him stay relaxed. He encouraged his son not to be too stressed, because if today's results were not as expected, there was still a chance at Son Tay Specialized High School.
Students are taken to school by their parents to take the exam.
Arriving at the exam site early, Le Van Phong - a student at Tran Dang Ninh Secondary School (Ha Dong, Hanoi) could not hide his excitement. This year, the male student registered to take the entrance exam for 4 specialized high schools: Natural Science High School, Pedagogy High School, Nguyen Hue High School and Son Tay High School.
Sharing before the exam, Phong said that applying to many specialized schools at the same time made him feel pressured, but he also saw this as an opportunity to gain experience.
"The two specialized high schools for Natural Sciences and Pedagogy have many excellent students, everyone studies seriously and tries hard every day. I'm not sure if I will have a chance, but I still want to try my best so I won't have any regrets," Phong added.
Before the exam day, the male student was taken by his father to the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam to pray for luck, hoping for a smooth exam and the expected results.
Le Van Phong (far left) with friends.
In the 2025-2026 school year, Hanoi National University of Education High School for the Gifted will enroll 420 students in grade 10, including 8 specialized subjects: Math, Informatics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Literature, English, and Geography.
The total number of candidates taking the entrance exam to the school is 5,721. Of which, English continues to be the specialized block with the largest number of applications with 1,604 applications, while the quota is 70. The "competition" ratio of the English specialized block is up to 1/22.9; that is, on average, only one student is admitted for every 23 students.
Candidates focus on completing procedures and listening to the announcement of exam regulations.
The IT specialized class ranked second in terms of entrance competition with a "competition" ratio of 1/19.1. The three specialized classes of Literature, Physics and Biology had a "competition" ratio of over 1/12. This ratio in the specialized classes of Math and Chemistry was approximately 1/10, and the specialized class of Geography was the lowest with 1/6.8.
To take the 10th grade entrance exam at Hanoi National University of Education High School, candidates must take 4 exams: Math (round 1), Literature (round 1), English (round 1) and specialized subject.
To be eligible for admission, candidates must take all four exams, with no subject scoring less than 3.5/10 points. Candidates will not receive bonus points, but will be considered for each specialized class, from highest to lowest. For the Geography specialized class, the school reserves 50% of the quota for students who register for this specialized class, and the rest for the group who register for other specialized classes but fail.
The benchmark scores for grade 10 of Hanoi National University of Education High School for the Gifted are expected to be announced before June 30.
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