What's new in the 2025 high school graduation exam plan?

Accordingly, from 2025 onwards, the content of the high school graduation exam will closely follow the content and objectives of the 2018 GeneralEducation Program.

The 2025 high school graduation exam plan has changed.

The Ministry of Education and Training announced the plan to organize exams and consider recognizing high school graduation from 2025. The chosen plan is option 2+2, which means 2 compulsory subjects (Literature, Math) and 2 optional subjects.

The chosen option is option 2+2. That is, 2 compulsory subjects (Literature, Mathematics) and 2 elective subjects (among the remaining subjects studied in grade 12 including: Foreign Language, History, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Economic and Legal Education, Information Technology, Technology). Thus, in this option, Foreign Language - the subject considered a tool for integration - is not a compulsory subject.

According to a survey by the Ministry of Education and Training, of the three options that were consulted, option 2+2 received 59.8% of votes in some localities. This is the option with the fewest subjects, so it is certainly the most cost-effective.

Regarding the exam format, Literature is an essay test; the remaining subjects are multiple choice. The question bank and exam papers for all subjects are built with an emphasis on competency assessment.

Regarding the graduation recognition method, according to the Ministry of Education and Training, it will combine the results of the process assessment and the graduation exam results in a ratio appropriate to the implementation roadmap of the 2018 General Education Program.

Regarding the implementation roadmap, the Ministry of Education and Training said that in the 2025 - 2030 period, the high school graduation exam will continue to maintain the paper-based exam method.

After 2030, computer-based exams will be gradually piloted for multiple-choice subjects in localities with sufficient conditions (it is possible to combine paper-based and computer-based exams. When all localities nationwide have sufficient conditions to organize computer-based exams, they will switch to organizing high school graduation exams on computers for multiple-choice subjects.

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