Ho Chi Minh City: See how to register your wishes and instructions for the 10th grade specialized entrance exam

According to the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, the list of high schools recruiting specialized subjects in the city is as follows:

School Specialized subject	Specialized High School Le Hong Phong	Specialized High School Tran Dai Nghia
Literature	x	x
Maths	x	x
Physics	x	x
Chemistry	x	x
Biology	x	x
History	x	x
Geography	x	x
English	x	x
Chinese	x	-
Japanese	x	-
French	x	-
Information technology	x	x

Candidates register for admission to grade 10 specializing in English in one of two ways:

+ English major: Candidates take 1 English major exam.

+ English major (according to Project 5695): Candidates take 1 English major exam according to Project 5695, including English, math, and science in English. Candidates who have studied the English program according to Project 5695 at secondary school level are encouraged to register.

Candidates registering for the specialized IT exam: Are allowed to choose the specialized IT exam (students write in Pascal or C/C++) or choose the specialized math exam. In case the candidate does not choose the specialized exam, the Department of Education and Training of the City will consider it as registering for the specialized IT exam.

Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted recruits 805 students for grade 10, Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted recruits 455 students for grade 10.

Each candidate can register up to 2 wishes for specialized schools and 3 wishes for regular 10th grade at high schools.

Candidates: Students who have completed secondary school in Ho Chi Minh City or other provinces.

Admission requirements: Students graduating from secondary school in the 2024-2025 school year within the prescribed age. The results of the training assessment and learning assessment for the entire school year of grades 6, 7, and 8 must be good or better, and grade 9 must be good.

Application documents:

For high school graduates in Ho Chi Minh City: Candidates taking the 10th grade entrance exam must register completely online on the admissions page prescribed by the Department of Education and Training.

- Secondary schools are responsible for providing login accounts and training candidates on how to register according to the instructions of the Department of Education and Training.

- Each candidate can register up to 2 wishes for specialized schools, 3 wishes for regular 10th grade at high schools.

- The wishes are arranged in order of priority from top to bottom. Candidates who are admitted to a wish must study that wish and cannot change the order or content.

- Candidates registering for English and IT majors must choose the exam according to the instructions.

- Secondary schools are responsible for reminding and clearly explaining wishes, quantity, order of arrangement, exam conditions, paying special attention to the exam, scoring method, review content...

The City Department of Education and Training notes: Candidates who have registered for specialized programs will not be able to register for integrated English (according to Project 5695) at regular schools.

For students graduating from secondary school in the provinces: Candidates wishing to take the exam for 2 specialized schools in Ho Chi Minh City must submit an application to take the exam at Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted according to the announcement of the Department of Education and Training.

- Exam registration form.

- Temporary graduation certificate.

- Copy of secondary school transcript (notarized copy or copy signed and stamped by the school compared with the original, can be supplemented after being admitted).

- Certified copy of citizen identification card (personal identification code) (clearly take a photo of the QR code).

The exam schedule is as follows:

Exam date	Session	Exam	Time to do the test	Time to open the exam bag	Exam release time	Time to start doing the test
06/05/2025 (9:30)	Bright	Students are present at the examination site to attend the examination regulations and have their personal information checked.
06/06/2025	Bright	Literature	120 minutes	7:30	7:55	8:00
	Afternoon	Foreign Language	90 minutes	13:30	13:55	14:00
06/07/2025	Bright	Maths	120 minutes	7:30	7:55	8:00
	Afternoon	Specialized subject	150 minutes	13:30	13:55	14:00

The admission score for specialized classes is the total score of literature + foreign language + math + (specialized subject score x 2).

Admission principles: Only candidates who are eligible to take the entrance exam, have taken all required exams, have not violated the regulations of the entrance exam, and have a score greater than 2 on all exams will be considered for admission.

Admission method for specialized classes: Based on the regulations on admission scores for specialized classes, consider from high to low to recruit enough assigned quotas for each specialized subject.

- Wishes are considered in order from top to bottom, if admitted to a wish, the candidate must study in that wish. No cases of changing order, wishes, or specialized subjects will be resolved after the registration period has expired. If not admitted to a specialized school, junior high school graduates in Ho Chi Minh City can still participate in the entrance exam to grade 10 of regular high school according to the 3 registered wishes.

The HCM City Department of Education and Training would like to take special note : Candidates who confirm their application for specialized admission and submit their application to the school they are admitted to will not be allowed to apply for the 3 regular 10th grade options. Candidates are responsible for maintaining their accounts and personal registration information on the Department of Education and Training's admission system.

- Candidates who register for the English specialized exam (according to Project 5695) and do not study integrated subjects (according to Project 5695) at the secondary school level need to contact Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted and Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted to learn and receive full advice on the learning model, tuition fees and how to choose elective subjects according to the 2018 General Education Program if admitted.

For admission to the High School for the Gifted - VNU-HCM, candidates who wish to register for the exam must contact the school directly. To ensure the rights of all candidates, minimize the virtual rate in the admission results, candidates who are admitted and apply to the High School for the Gifted - VNU-HCM (based on the school's confirmation on the admission system of the Department of Education and Training) will not be on the admission list of high schools under the department.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/tp-hcm-xem-cach-thuc-dang-ky-nguyen-vong-va-huong-dan-thi-vao-lop-10-chuyen-196250424202748625.htm