According to regulations from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training, from today, June 21st to 24th, applications for review of 10th grade exam results will be accepted.

Before 4 PM on June 24th , the Department will announce the cutoff scores for specialized and integrated 10th-grade classes.

From June 25-29, successful candidates admitted to specialized, integrated, or direct admission programs must confirm their enrollment.

The results of the review process are expected to be announced on June 30th.

On July 10th, the cut-off scores for admission to regular public high schools were announced.

From July 11th to August 1st, successful candidates confirm their enrollment.

The admission score for the school is usually calculated as follows: Admission score = Literature exam score + Foreign language exam score + Mathematics exam score + Priority points (if any).

The exam score is the sum of the component scores of each question in the exam. The exam score is calculated on a scale from 0 to 10, with increments of 0.25. Bonus points for eligible candidates are limited to a maximum of 3 points. Successful candidates must take all three exams and not receive a score of 0 on any exam.

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Candidates taking the 10th grade entrance exam in Ho Chi Minh City in 2024

Based on the enrollment quotas of each school, the number of registered preferences, and the admission scores, the Department of Education and Training will review and announce the cut-off scores for each school according to the principle that the cut-off score for the second preference will be higher than the cut-off score for the first preference, and the cut-off score for the third preference will be higher than the cut-off score for the second preference.

Students' admission will be based on the three preferences they registered, in order of priority from preference 1 to preference 2 and finally preference 3. Schools are only allowed to admit students who have been admitted to grade 10 according to the list approved by the Department of Education and Training.

The admission score for specialized schools and classes is calculated as follows: Admission score = Literature exam score + Foreign language exam score + Mathematics exam score + Specialized subject exam score x 2 + Priority points (if any).

The admission score for the integrated program is calculated as follows:

- For students participating in the Integrated English Program at the lower secondary level in Ho Chi Minh City:

Admission score = Literature exam score + Foreign language exam score + Mathematics exam score + Average score of the integrated English program + Priority points (if any).

- For students not participating in the Integrated English Program at the lower secondary level in Ho Chi Minh City:

Admission score = Literature exam score + Foreign language exam score + Mathematics exam score + Integrated English exam score + Priority points (if any).

Only candidates who participated in the entrance examination, completed all required tests, did not violate the regulations during the entrance examination, and did not receive a score of 0 on any test will be considered for admission.

Previously, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training announced the 10th grade entrance exam results for over 98,000 candidates, along with the score distribution for this year. According to VietNamNet's analysis, for the Mathematics subject, the results accurately reflect the previously given exam questions, which some candidates had "burst into tears" because of their difficulty. Only 49 candidates achieved a perfect score of 10, 31 candidates scored 9.75, 132 candidates scored 9.5, 123 candidates scored 9.25, and 276 candidates scored 9.

The most common score achieved by candidates was 5, with 7,150 candidates reaching this score. In addition, the Math subject recorded 123 candidates receiving 0.25 points; 142 candidates receiving 0.5 points; 188 candidates receiving 0.75 points; 256 candidates receiving 1 point... Notably, as many as 55,263 candidates, accounting for approximately 55% of the total number of candidates, scored below average in Math. Compared to last year, this year's Math scores are significantly lower, and the number of candidates scoring below average is also higher (last year, less than 50% of candidates scored below average).

In the Foreign Language subject (mainly English), there wasn't a phenomenon of a flood of perfect scores (10 points), but 1,707 candidates achieved a perfect score of 10; 3,158 candidates scored 9.75 points; and 3,836 candidates scored 9.5 points. There were 3,943 candidates who scored 9 points, which was also the score achieved by the most candidates.

In the English subject, 2 candidates scored 0.25, 4 candidates scored 0.5, and 13 candidates scored 0.75. Out of nearly 100,000 candidates, more than 29,000 scored below 5.

Meanwhile, the highest score in Literature was 9.5, achieved by only one candidate. However, this was the subject with the highest overall scores. Twenty candidates scored 9.25, and 197 candidates scored 9. The most common score was 7, achieved by 9,182 students.

There were 6,952 students who scored 7.25 points and 7,509 students who scored 7.5 points. In Literature, only 11,396 students scored below 5 points. Additionally, the subject recorded 3 students scoring 0.25 points, 13 students scoring 0.5 points, 21 students scoring 0.75 points, and 36 students scoring 1 point.

Which schools do the high-scoring students in the 2024 10th grade entrance exam in Ho Chi Minh City come from?

Which schools do the high-scoring students in the 2024 10th grade entrance exam in Ho Chi Minh City come from?

According to VietNamNet statistics, Tran Dai Nghia Specialized High School and Saigon Practice High School dominated in terms of the number of students achieving high scores in the 2024 Ho Chi Minh City 10th grade entrance exam.
Ho Chi Minh City's 10th grade entrance exam cut-off scores have dropped significantly, possibly by as much as 3 points.

Ho Chi Minh City's 10th grade entrance exam cut-off scores have dropped significantly, possibly by as much as 3 points.

Based on the exam scores, many teachers predict that the cut-off scores for 10th grade in Ho Chi Minh City this year will decrease, possibly by as much as 3 points.
Top 200 candidates with the highest entrance exam scores for 10th grade in Ho Chi Minh City.

Top 200 candidates with the highest entrance exam scores for 10th grade in Ho Chi Minh City.

The candidate with the highest entrance exam score for 10th grade usually achieved 28.75 points. There are 3 candidates with the second highest entrance exam score at 28.5 points.