On the morning of February 6, the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City announced information about the 10th grade entrance exam in 2025. The exam will take place on June 6-7.

Candidates take the exam in three subjects including Math and Literature in 120 minutes each; Foreign Language in 90 minutes.

Candidates registering for the entrance exam to specialized high schools in the city must take the fourth subject (specialized subject) with a duration of 150 minutes/subject. Each specialized subject has its own exam according to the secondary school curriculum, the exam content ensures the selection of students with talent in that specialized subject.

Grade 10 exam
HCMC students take 10th grade exam. Photo: Nguyen Hue

Currently, Ho Chi Minh City has 88,535 ninth graders studying at public secondary schools. Of which, Thu Duc City has the highest number of ninth graders with 10,975 students. Binh Tan District is second with 6,580 students. Hoc Mon District is third with 6,396 students. Go Vap, Binh Chanh, and Cu Chi districts each have about 5,500 students.

Compared to the 2023-2024 school year, the number of ninth graders this year has decreased by about 28,000 students. In each district, the average decrease is 20-30% compared to last year.

According to the roadmap from the 2025-2026 school year, Ho Chi Minh City will stop organizing specialized classes in 4 high schools including: Gia Dinh, Mac Dinh Chi, Nguyen Thuong Hien, Nguyen Huu Huan.

Thus, from the 2025-2026 school year, Ho Chi Minh City will only have two specialized schools: Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted and Tran Dai Nghia High School.

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