More experience for the next exam

Nearly 105,000 candidates have completed the entrance exam to non-specialized public grade 10 schools in Hanoi .

Ensuring fairness and substance

According to the assessment of the Hanoi City Examination and Admissions Steering Committee, the examination supervision was carried out seriously and in accordance with regulations. This result is the joint responsibility of the entire political system, from the city to the grassroots level, and the consensus of parents with the motto: Careful preparation, serious examination supervision to ensure fairness and substance in grade 10 admission, contributing to improving the quality of education at the high school level.

With 105,000 candidates, Hanoi is the locality with the largest number of candidates applying for grade 10 in the country. The percentage of candidates admitted to public grade 10 only accounts for about 60% of the total number of junior high school graduates.

Hanoi has arranged 201 examination sites with nearly 5,000 examination rooms. The examination room and exam papers are monitored by cameras 24 hours a day. The Departmentof Education and Training has mobilized about 20,000 officers and teachers to perform duties. In addition, at the examination sites, there are also about 1,200 police officers and soldiers; 3,000 students and hundreds of high school students volunteering to support candidates...

Before and during the exam, inspection teams from the Hanoi City Examination and Admissions Steering Committee continuously inspected the preparation and organization of the exam. In addition, there were inspection teams from the examination and admissions steering committees of districts, towns and the Department of Education and Training Inspectorate.

Ms. Trinh Dan Ly, Head of the Department of Education and Training of Dong Da District, said: With the spirit of creating the most favorable conditions for candidates, 9 examination sites in the area are maintained with stable power sources and the best facilities. Each examination site is arranged with the nearest school as a waiting area with fans, drinking water, parking area... to reduce the hardship for parents.

Having 2 children taking the 10th grade exam in the last 2 consecutive years, Mr. Tran Tuan Anh, whose child took the exam at Tan Hoi Secondary School (Dan Phuong District) said: Information about the exam is announced regularly and promptly by the school and homeroom teachers. Thereby, the family clearly understands the regulations, registers their admission wishes according to their children's academic ability and does not cause pressure. Taking and picking up children to the exam is also convenient, traffic is clear...

Youth volunteers support and encourage candidates.

Khuong Thien Ngan, a student from Vietnam - Algeria Secondary School (Thanh Xuan District), taking the exam at Kim Lien High School (Dong Da District) said: “The school’s facilities are very good. The teachers, invigilators and volunteer students are attentive and caring. That is the motivation that helps me feel more confident and determined to do well on the test.”

Rehearsal for high school graduation

The initial results in the preparation and organization of the 10th grade entrance exam are considered a meaningful rehearsal for Hanoi to gain more experience in organizing the 2023 high school graduation exam, taking place on June 28 and 29.

Taking on the role of head of the Thang Long High School (Hai Ba Trung District) exam site, Mr. Le Viet Duong, Principal of Truong Dinh High School (Hoang Mai District) said: Preparation is an important factor for the exam to take place safely and seriously. In particular, it is indispensable to develop a response plan for all situations. This requires the head of the exam site to closely coordinate with the local school - the place used as the exam site - to review and grasp the actual situation in the area and anticipate potential risks.

Candidates take the exam at the exam site of Thang Long High School (Hai Ba Trung district).

In general, all 201 examination sites in the city have proactively prepared plans to deal with any situations that may arise. Although the examinations were held in a context where the epidemic had been controlled, each examination site had at least two backup examination rooms.

In hot weather conditions, all testing sites have backup generators. In addition to medical staff on duty at the testing sites, localities arrange medical staff on duty, ready in case of incidents... Testing sites also arrange people in case candidates need to take them home to get their documents in case they forget them.

Selecting personnel, organizing professional training and exam regulations for members are also tasks that cannot be taken lightly in order for the exam to take place safely. Ms. Nguyen Thi Kieu Hanh, Deputy Head of the Quang Trung - Dong Da High School Examination Site (Dong Da District) affirmed that 100% of staff, teachers, employees and candidates have been taught the exam regulations, which clearly state what is allowed and what is not allowed. This contributes to raising the sense of responsibility of each member.

In this exam, 6 candidates violated the regulations and were suspended from the exam. Of these, 5 candidates were guilty of bringing cell phones and 1 candidate brought documents into the exam room. This means that they lost the opportunity to apply to public schools. Teacher Dam Thi Phuong Thu, Cau Giay High School, who was in charge of the exam at Nguyen Trai High School - Ba Dinh, shared that this was very unfortunate.

“Candidates are informed of the exam regulations multiple times. This is a lesson for candidates taking the upcoming high school graduation exam as well as the exams next year. Because if they are suspended from the exam, it means they will get a score of 0, will not be able to graduate, and will also lose the opportunity to apply for university,” Ms. Phuong Thu advised.

Traffic is smooth during the 2 exam days.

On the afternoon of June 11, the Traffic Police Department - Hanoi City Police informed: During the 2 days of the 10th grade entrance exam, there were no serious traffic accidents in the city, and traffic was smooth.

Many forces coordinate to ensure security, order and traffic safety in the exam areas.

To serve the exam, Hanoi City Police have deployed many plans to ensure security and order at exam locations; at the same time, diverted traffic on key routes during rush hours; focused on handling violations causing congestion, ensuring smooth traffic. The Traffic Police Department has proactively deployed 100% of its personnel with response plans ready.

Colonel Tran Dinh Nghia, Head of the Traffic Police Department, said that during the course of their duties, the Traffic Police teams in charge of the area proactively took initiatives and timely measures to maintain and stabilize the traffic situation, creating all conditions for candidates and their families to reach the exam locations in the most convenient way. In particular, the two units in charge of the river routes coordinated with the police of the districts, towns and cities where the rivers pass through to ensure traffic safety for candidates who had to cross by ferry, etc.

Chu Dung

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