Certificates and competitions are added points to grade 6 of key schools.

(Dan Tri) - Some high-quality public and private schools in Hanoi apply a policy of adding extra points to grade 6 for candidates with foreign language certificates and achievements in prestigious online competitions.

In previous years, the TOEFL primary English certificate was used as a priority admission condition by Nguyen Tat Thanh Secondary and High School (Cau Giay District, Hanoi), Nam Tu Liem Secondary School (Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi), and Thanh Xuan Secondary School (Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi) in the 6th grade admission period.

Specifically, Nguyen Tat Thanh School adds 1-2 points to the total admission score for candidates who score 228-230/230 on the TOEFL primary.

Meanwhile, Nam Tu Liem and Thanh Xuan schools will consider this certificate for candidates with equal admission scores at the bottom of the list.

Similar is the Cambridge Flyers certificate. With 15/15 shields, candidates can be admitted directly to Doan Thi Diem, Le Quy Don,FPT Cau Giay, MV Lomonosov schools.

Candidates taking the 6th grade exam at Foreign Language Secondary School (Photo: My Ha).

Two high-quality public schools Thanh Xuan and Nam Tu Liem also consider Cambridge certificates for candidates with the same admission scores.

In addition to these two English certificates, online competitions such as Violympic, Trang Nguyen, Internet English Olympiad (IOE), American Mathematics (AMC), Asian Mathematics (AIMO), Math, Science and English Olympiad (ASMO)... are on the list of priority admissions and scholarships for Doan Thi Diem and Le Quy Don schools.

Competitions organized or jointly organized by the education sector that are included in the list of competitions that are awarded points by Nguyen Tat Thanh School include: Hanoi City-level Youth Informatics, Hanoi City Youth and Children's Creativity, World Team Math Championship (WMTC). The bonus points are 1-2 points.

Meanwhile, Nam Tu Liem School considers secondary criteria such as achievements in Young Informatics competitions, Phu Dong Sports Festival and other cultural and artistic competitions organized by the education sector.

Chu Van An Secondary School (Long Bien District, Hanoi) adds 0.5-2 points to candidates who win prizes in official competitions on culture, arts, and sports organized by the Department of Education and Training or the Ministry of Education and Training; cultural, arts, and sports playgrounds at international, national, and city levels; Hanoi City Youth Informatics Competition and the English Olympic competition on the internet.

The only secondary school that does not add points for any certificates or awards, but only uses the results of the competency assessment test for admission is Ngoai Ngu Secondary School.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/cac-chung-chi-cuoc-thi-duoc-cong-diem-vao-lop-6-truong-diem-20250113135536644.htm