Speaking with a VietNamNet reporter, Mr. Thang said that in 2025, the school's combined admissions plan will include several criteria. Among them, the academic criterion comprises three components: academic scores in high school (including 6 semesters corresponding to the registered subject combination); high school graduation exam scores (including subjects in the chosen subject combination); and aptitude test scores. The candidate's academic performance is calculated based on their academic scores over the three years of high school, high school graduation exam scores, and aptitude test scores.

Besides, Individual achievement criteria include students winning awards in national-level student competitions, science and technology competitions, foreign language proficiency, international admission certificates, membership in national or provincial/city-level student teams, and other academic awards. In addition, there are criteria related to social activities, arts, and sports .

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Students in Ho Chi Minh City take the high school graduation exam. Photo: Nguyen Hue

The school has not yet established specific regulations regarding the weighting of the criteria, but according to Mr. Thang, the general principle is that it will not change frequently.

For 12th-grade students who wish to apply to the university next year, Mr. Thang advises them to focus on studying to achieve the best possible academic results and high school graduation exam performance. Students can participate in the 2025 aptitude test organized by the Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City. Additionally, if their foreign language skills are already solid, they should consider taking an international English language certificate exam.

Mr. Thang also stated that the school will base its admissions process on the new admissions regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training, selecting data that best reflects the candidates' academic abilities at the university level to consider improving (if necessary) the combined admissions method. Therefore, candidates should proactively research the major/school they wish to attend to make the right and most appropriate choices in arranging their preferences. Other admissions methods will be announced specifically when the admissions regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training are released.

Comprehensive admissions is the main admissions method of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology in recent years. Under this method, candidates are evaluated based on a combination of three factors with corresponding weights. Academic performance accounts for 90%, personal achievements account for 5%, and social, cultural, and artistic activities account for 5%.

In 2025, high school students will take the high school graduation exam under the new curriculum with 4 subjects. These include 2 compulsory subjects: Literature and Mathematics, and 2 elective subjects from the remaining subjects studied in grade 12 (Foreign Language, History, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Economics and Law Education, Informatics, Technology).

The Literature exam will be in essay format, while the remaining subjects will be in multiple-choice format.

Many universities in the South have announced their 2025 admissions plans.

Many universities in the South have announced their 2025 admissions plans.

In 2025, the first cohort of students will take the high school graduation exam under the new curriculum. Many universities have already announced their 2025 admissions plans.
Ho Chi Minh City University of Education announces sample aptitude test questions starting in 2025.

Ho Chi Minh City University of Education announces sample aptitude test questions starting in 2025.

Ho Chi Minh City University of Education has just announced sample competency assessment questions starting in 2025. In these questions, 70-80% of the content is from the 12th grade curriculum, with the remainder from the 10th and 11th grade curricula.
Expected schedule for the 2025 high school graduation exam.

Expected schedule for the 2025 high school graduation exam.

The Ministry of Education and Training has just issued the framework plan for the 2024-2025 school year. Accordingly, the 2025 high school graduation exam is expected to take place on June 26-27, similar to previous years.