Hanoi Department of Education and Training: Safe and innovative 10th grade exam, expected to announce exam scores and benchmark scores from July 4 to 7

lớp 10 - Ảnh 1. — Candidates after the math exam for the 10th grade entrance exam in Hanoi for the 2025-2026 school year, on the morning of June 8 - Photo: NGUYEN BAO

Immediately after the math exam of the 10th grade entrance exam in Hanoi for the 2025-2026 school year, the Hanoi Departmentof Education and Training held a press conference about the exam.

At the press conference, Mr. Tran The Cuong, Director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training, said: This year, Hanoi has over 102,000 candidates taking the exam, the largest number in the country. This year is also the first year that candidates studying the 2018 general education program take the 10th grade entrance exam, so the pressure is very high.

The city's exam steering committee identifies and anticipates arising issues to ensure a safe and serious exam, especially regarding exam questions and creating favorable conditions for candidates.

From the fact that many schools have similar names that can easily confuse candidates, Mr. Cuong said that in the recent 10th grade entrance exam, Hanoi introduced a digital map model to create favorable conditions for candidates.

This digital map marks the exam locations and shows directions to the exam locations. When clicking on the exam locations, you can find information related to the exam locations, including the exam location address, exam location phone number, head and deputy head of the exam location, number of exam rooms, etc. The digital map is not only applied to this exam but also to the upcoming high school graduation exam to help parents and candidates easily find the exam locations, avoiding confusion.

Discussing the organization of the exam in the past two days, Mr. Nguyen Quang Tuan - Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training - said that in the two days of the exam, only 1 candidate violated the exam regulations (in the foreign language subject). The exam was safe, with no errors or problems with the exam.

Discussing further about the preparation and orientation of the exam questions, Mr. Pham Quoc Toan, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training, informed: Preparations for the 10th grade entrance exam were implemented very early, from directing schools to organize review and assessment of students according to the new orientation, in line with the current program, to early announcement of sample exam questions.

Mr. Toan assessed that the exam questions adhered to the prescribed exam format and had good classification. The exam questions all had practical content, encouraging students' creative thinking. The multiple-choice exams applied new multiple-choice forms.

Sở GD-ĐT Hà Nội: Đề thi lớp 10 an toàn, đổi mới, dự kiến từ 4 đến 7-7 công bố điểm thi, điểm chuẩn - Ảnh 2. — Candidates taking the 10th grade entrance exam in Hanoi in 2025 - Photo: NGUYEN BAO

Invited to comment on the literature exam at the press conference, teacher Lam Kieu Ninh - a teacher at Dong Da Secondary School - said: Literature is the subject that students and teachers are most nervous about because this year's exam does not use materials from textbooks. However, after the exam, many teachers felt relieved because the exam was not too difficult for students, but also met the requirements for classifying students.

"We are teachers, so we have participated in many training sessions of the department and have been closely instructed to have an early review plan for 9th grade students. With the newly released exam, most students were able to do it," Ms. Ninh added.

Ms. Nguyen Viet Nga - teacher at Viet Duc High School - also assessed that the test was appropriate and ensured differentiation.

Regarding math, teacher Trinh Hoai Duong, a teacher at Giang Vo 2 Secondary School - Ba Dinh, said that among the changes in the math questions, attention has been paid to encouraging students to be creative. For example, instead of requiring students to solve a problem according to a solution, this year's questions have questions that allow candidates to solve it in different ways.

Touching stories of exam season

Speaking more about the efforts of the Hanoi Examination Steering Committee, Mr. Tran The Cuong, Director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training, emotionally said that during the process of the Hanoi 10th grade entrance exam committee having to be quarantined, a member of the committee received news of his father's death but could not return home for the funeral.

At one exam site, a supervisor also had a relative pass away but could only return after completing his exam duties.

Regarding the candidates, the director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training said that the city has 12 candidates who need support for health reasons. Among them, there are candidates who broke their legs and arms before the exam. Some candidates are undergoing treatment. The exam sites have received permission from doctors and families and arranged support for the candidates.

One of the candidates suffered from appendicitis after the second exam. The candidate was taken to the emergency room and had surgery, but during the math exam, he still wanted to take the exam. The exam site coordinated with the candidate's family to create conditions for the candidate to take the exam, with the condition that there was a team of doctors on duty to ensure the candidate's safety.

More than 2,000 teachers grade 10 exams

The 10th grade entrance exam in Hanoi for the 2025-2026 school year will take place at 201 testing locations (over 4,400 testing rooms). Approximately 15,000 officials, teachers, and staff will participate in invigilation and exam service.

The leaders of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training said they will mobilize over 2,000 officials and teachers to participate in marking the exams. It is expected that from July 4 to 7, the 10th grade exam scores will be announced on the Hanoi Department of Education and Training's information portal and the admission scores for public high schools will be announced.

Schools will receive the exam result reports to issue to students by July 8 at the latest. From July 10 to 12, admitted students must confirm their enrollment (online or in person).

On July 17, schools that do not meet their enrollment quota will recruit additional students, and from July 19 to 22, additional admitted students will confirm their enrollment.