TPO - It is expected that 6 secondary schools in Thu Duc City, District 7 and Hoc Mon District (HCMC) will organize a survey to enroll students in grade 6 in the 2024-2025 school year. The remaining schools will consider admission.
On the afternoon of March 27, at a working session with the Culture and Society Committee of Ho Chi Minh City People's Council, leaders of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City gave a report on entry-level enrollment for the 3-2024 school year.
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Mr. Le Hoai Nam - Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training provides information about the 6th grade entrance exam in Ho Chi Minh City |
Mr. Le Hoai Nam - Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training said that it is expected that six schools will conduct an entrance survey to enroll 6th grade students, which are Tran Quoc Toan 1 Secondary School, Hoa Lu Secondary School, Binh Tho Secondary School (Thu City). Duc), Nguyen Huu Tho Secondary School (District 7), Nguyen An Khuong Secondary School (Hoc Mon District) and Tran Dai Nghia Secondary-High School (District 1). In particular, Tran Dai Nghia Middle and High School is developing a project. These are some schools that are advanced, internationally integrated or have students registering to exceed their quota. The remaining schools will consider admission to grade 6.
Mr. Nam said that in the 2024-2025 school year, the number of 6th grade students in Ho Chi Minh City is about 128.000, down 24.000 compared to last year. Meanwhile, the number of first grade students increased by more than 1. Ho Chi Minh City continues to use GIS (geographic information system) as a support tool in distributing students to schools and expanding the scope throughout the city.
Last year, Ho Chi Minh City had two 2th grade entrance exam schools: Tran Quoc Toan 6 Secondary School (Thu Duc City) and Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted (currently there is a plan to split into 1 schools, including Tran Junior High School). Dai Nghia recruits secondary school students). In previous years, only Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted used this form of admission.
Talking to reporters of Tien Phong newspaper, Mr. Nguyen Thai Vinh Nguyen - Head of Education and Training Department of Thu Duc City said that if approved, from the next school year, Thu Duc City will have three secondary schools enrolling students in 6th grade by exam. survey.
Thu Duc City's education department will proactively compile the survey content with a question structure similar to the 6th grade entrance exam at Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted, but the level will be lighter. The survey will take place simultaneously at 3 schools including Tran Quoc Toan 1 Secondary School, Hoa Lu Secondary School, and Binh Tho Secondary School.
“The entrance exam will evaluate the learner's ability more fairly than the admission test. Students do not need to practice for exams. By studying knowledge well from grade 1 to grade 5, you can participate in the survey" - Mr. Nguyen advised.
