“Examining too much is too costly and tiring, reduce the number of exams.”

(Dan Tri) - Delegate Quan Minh Cuong said that in some countries in the world, after finishing junior high school and high school, there is no exam but only a transcript, but the quality of education is still high. According to him, Vietnam also needs to reduce exams.

The draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Education and two laws related to education were discussed by National Assembly deputies in groups during the working session on the afternoon of October 22.

One of the new points of the draft law is to remove the regulation on granting junior high school graduation certificates, replacing it with the principal confirming the completion of the study program.

Delegate Dang Thi Bao Trinh ( Da Nang ) said that regulations on diplomas of the education system are the key point of this draft law, having a direct impact on learners' rights and the effectiveness of State management.

National Assembly Delegate Dang Thi Bao Trinh (Photo: Pham Thang).

The draft law stipulates that diplomas of the national education system include: high school diploma, vocational secondary school diploma, intermediate diploma, college diploma, bachelor's degree, master's degree, doctorate degree and equivalent qualifications.

These diplomas are presented in paper, electronic or digital form, and are awarded to learners after graduating from a school level or completing an educational program and meeting output standards.

Supporting the policy of issuing electronic diplomas, Ms. Trinh is concerned that managing electronic diplomas still has many potential risks regarding security, data sharing and authentication.

The female delegate proposed adding security principles from management to authentication and sharing for digital diploma data, and clearly defining the responsibilities of parties in exploiting, sharing and using electronic diploma data.

"In cases of disclosing, modifying, or trading data, there should be strict sanctions," delegate Trinh suggested.

Supporting the removal of the regulation on granting junior high school diplomas, the Da Nang delegation pointed out the contradiction when the draft law still stipulates the requirement of graduating from junior high school as a condition for further study.

In addition to reviewing to unify the provisions in the draft law, Ms. Trinh proposed to clearly stipulate the form of program completion confirmation in paper or electronic form.

Citing evidence from some advanced countries in the world, students who finish middle school and high school do not have to take exams, only have a transcript, but the quality of their education is still high, National Assembly delegate Quan Minh Cuong (Secretary of Cao Bang Provincial Party Committee) said that in our country "too many exams are too costly and too difficult".

National Assembly Delegate Quan Minh Cuong, Secretary of Cao Bang Provincial Party Committee (Photo: Minh Chau).

“My personal opinion as a National Assembly delegate is to reduce exams and improve quality,” Mr. Cuong emphasized. The Provincial Party Secretary even pointed out the reality in Cao Bang where “even though exams yielded very high scores, the province is always at the bottom of the education rankings.”

From there, Mr. Cuong emphasized that "there is no need to skim the cream", but improving the quality of education is important, from which there will be human resources and teams to complete the tasks.

National Assembly delegate Ma Thi Thuy (Tuyen Quang) also highly appreciated the regulations that both expand lifelong learning opportunities, encourage diversification of educational pathways, reduce exam pressure and reduce unnecessary administrative costs.

However, according to the female delegate, this can easily create a mentality of taking the graduation exam lightly, affecting students' motivation to study. According to Ms. Thuy, the legal basis for the "certificate of completion of general education program" is not clear.

“Can this certificate be used to register for vocational training or to recruit workers? If it is not clearly regulated, it will cause difficulties when applied locally,” the female delegate stated.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/thoi-su/thi-nhieu-qua-ton-kem-va-vat-va-giam-bot-thi-cu-di-20251022175231267.htm