HSA Proficiency Test: Nearly half of candidates choose English

Analysis of test data from the first two rounds of the 2025 HAS assessment exam of Hanoi National University shows that nearly half of the candidates chose English among 11 combinations to choose from.

Ensuring fairness for candidates in STEM recruitment

According to data analysis information recently announced by the Institute of Digital Training and Testing ( Hanoi National University), nearly half of the candidates who took the two HSA competency assessment exams organized by this unit chose English as the optional subject.

Specifically, last March, Hanoi National University organized 2 rounds of HSA 2025 capacity assessment exams, round 1 (round 501) on March 15-16, round 2 (502) on March 29-30. The total number of candidates taking the 2 rounds was 30,793.

Nearly half of 2025 HSA candidates chose English

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Statistics from the data of candidates who took the above 2 exams show that, for the optional part, nearly half of the candidates chose English (47.1%). The percentage of candidates choosing the remaining combinations is as follows: physics - chemistry - history 16.6%; physics - chemistry - biology 11.3%; history - geography - geography 7.4%; history - geography - biology 5.7%; the remaining 6 combinations had less than 5% taking the exam.

According to Professor Nguyen Tien Thao, Chairman of the HSA 2025 Examination Council, this year, the Ministry of Education and Training requires the institutions that organize their own exams to convert to a 30-point scale to serve the admission work of universities. To ensure fairness for candidates, the HSA 2025 Examination Council will convert independently according to the compulsory exam and the optional exam. Universities will base on the score distribution and components of the exam in accordance with the input quality requirements of the training majors to enroll students.

This independent conversion aims to ensure the rights of groups of candidates using combinations of many natural science subjects (physics, chemistry, biology) to help training institutions recruit candidates with suitable abilities to study STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).

HSA test scores tend to increase slightly

Also according to Professor Nguyen Tien Thao, the results of data analysis of the 501st and 502nd HSA 2025 exam sessions showed that the HSA exam score distribution of 30,793 candidates had a normal distribution with a median of 80/150; the average score was 80.2/150; and the standard deviation was 14.6.

The highest score in the past exams was 130/150 (the candidate who achieved this score was a candidate who chose the science section from the combination of physics, chemistry, and biology). The candidate with the lowest score only got 18/150 points.

HSA 2025 Aptitude Test Score Distribution for Exams 501 and 502

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According to the distribution statistics of the exam, the percentage of candidates who scored 110/150 points or more accounted for 2.1%; those who scored 105/150 points or more accounted for 2.1%; those who scored 100/150 points or more accounted for 10.1%; those who scored 90/150 points or more accounted for 27%; those who scored 80/150 points or more accounted for 51.1%; those who scored 75/150 points or more accounted for 63.4%.

Compared to the previous March exams, the 2025 exam scores tend to increase slightly. The reason for this increase is that candidates can choose to take the science or English exam according to their abilities and strengths.

Therefore, it is likely that the admission score based on the HSA 2025 exam results will tend to be higher than in previous years.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/thi-danh-gia-nang-luc-hsa-gan-nua-thi-sinh-chon-tieng-anh-185250402135849497.htm