Focus on reviewing for high school graduation exam in the "sprint" stage

Teachers and students of Nguyen Hue High School ( Nam Dinh city) are working hard to review and prepare for the exam with the highest determination.

Ms. Bui Thi Nu, Vice Principal of Nguyen Hue High School (Nam Dinh City) shared: In the 2024-2025 school year, the school has 369 12th graders. The target set for this year's high school graduation exam is that the school's average score is in the top 10 public high schools in the province; 3 subjects are in the top 10; many students have scored 9, 10; many students have achieved high scores in university entrance exams. Therefore, very early on, the school has made a plan and agreed with the Parents' Representative Board on the review time and review implementation time. The school organizes mock exams of the Department of Education and Training, cluster exams and draws experience after each exam; analyzes and evaluates the results of each class and each teacher to clearly identify limitations in order to have effective solutions. The school has a plan to train weak students; regularly listens to students' feedback on graduation exam preparation, thereby making appropriate adjustments. Subject teachers innovate and diversify review and assessment methods to create interest for students; classify students' abilities to assign appropriate exercises for each group of students; guide students on how to systematize knowledge and appropriate review methods. Recently, the homeroom teacher organized a meeting with parents, asking parents to cooperate to share responsibility in managing their children's discipline during the exam review period, listening to any changes in their psychology and physiology, promptly encouraging and motivating them, and finding appropriate measures to promptly overcome any difficulties for students.

At Nam Truc High School (Nam Truc), Ms. Nguyen Thi Nhan, Vice Principal, said: This year, the school has 500 grade 12 students divided into 11 classes. This is the first batch of students taking the high school graduation exam according to the new program, so the Board of Directors and subject teachers pay special attention and support with many solutions. The school thoroughly instructs teachers to help students grasp the requirements to achieve in the high schooleducation program issued with the Circulars of the Ministry of Education and Training (Circular No. 32/2018/TT-BGDDT, Circular No. 13/2022/TT-BGDDT), focusing mainly on the grade 12 program. Professional groups and teams compile and exploit sources of documents to support review; update reference questions for the 2025 high school graduation exam, analyze to guide review; proactively exchange expertise and experience in organizing graduation exam review with high schools in the province; Share resources and review questions trained by the Department of Education and Training. For subject teachers, the school requires them to closely follow the structure, format and sample exam questions for the 2025 high school graduation exam announced by the Ministry of Education and Training to organize review.

Compared to the previous exam, the 2025 high school graduation exam has the following new points: The exam time is shortened from 4 sessions to 3 sessions; candidates will take the exam in 4 subjects, including 2 compulsory subjects (Literature, Mathematics) and 2 elective subjects from the remaining subjects studied in grade 12 including: Foreign languages, History, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Economic and Legal Education, Information Technology, Technology. Literature is tested in essay form, the remaining subjects are multiple choice. The exam has been supplemented with a number of new question formats for multiple choice subjects (previously there was only 1 multiple choice question format); the differentiation of the exam in all subjects is increased to achieve the exam objectives as announced in the exam plan. In particular, the new point in the recognition of high school graduation in 2025 is to increase the rate of using learning assessment results in grades 10, 11 and 12 to 50% (previously 30% and only using grade 12 results) with the aim of comprehensively assessing the abilities of students studying according to the 2018 General Education Program and increasing the effectiveness of achieving many goals of the exam as announced; Candidates with a Foreign Language certificate that meets the regulations are exempted from the Foreign Language exam but not converted into 10 points in the recognition of graduation as previously regulated...

With the above new points, from the beginning, the Department of Education and Training has directed high schools to develop the school year education plan, arrange and organize teaching to ensure progress and quality of all subjects, and then at the end of the school year, organize review sessions for students. The Department also organized many seminars and workshops on innovative teaching methods, shifting from assessing knowledge and skills to assessing students' abilities, helping teachers and students approach and become familiar with the content and methods of making exam questions according to the new program. At the same time, training was organized for teachers of grade 12 on methods and content of reviewing high school graduation exams according to the 2018 General Education Program.

The Department of Education and Training is interested in guiding units to strictly implement Circular 29, while flexibly ensuring that students are fully equipped with knowledge based on developing a scientific, detailed and differentiated review plan; promoting students' initiative and self-study, enhancing the effectiveness of regular teaching hours; making the most of 2 review periods as prescribed in Circular 29 to review and supplement missing and weak knowledge. Schools have proactively developed graduation exam review plans suitable to actual conditions; classified students according to their learning ability to organize effective teaching and review. Organized surveys and mock tests at each stage so that students can get acquainted with the structure of the exam, practice test-taking skills and adjust the review plan in a timely manner. Homeroom teachers and subject teachers closely coordinate with families to manage study time, encourage and avoid putting pressure on students, and prepare the best for them to enter the exam.

The 2025 high school graduation exam will take place on June 25, 26 and 27; June 28 is the backup exam date. According to the exam schedule of the Ministry of Education and Training, on the afternoon of June 25, candidates will complete exam registration procedures; on the morning of June 26, they will take the Literature exam; on the afternoon of June 26, they will take the Math exam; on the morning of June 27, they will take an optional test of 2 subjects. The exam will be held simultaneously for two groups of students: the group taking the exam according to the 2006 General Education Program (for candidates who have not graduated or are taking the exam for university admission) and the group taking the exam according to the 2018 General Education Program. The exam results will be announced at 8:00 a.m. on July 16, 2025.

According to the Department of Education and Training, the province has 23,672 candidates taking the 2025 high school graduation exam, of which 23,338 candidates will take the 2018 general education program; 334 candidates will take the 2006 general education program; 23,152 candidates are in grade 12; 520 independent candidates. It is expected that the province will have 39 exam sites. The whole industry is making efforts to prepare for the exam to ensure safety, seriousness, and high results.

Article and photos: Minh Thuan

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