Average score decreased by 9 levels compared to 2023, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training spoke up

Ho Chi Minh City's average English score ranks first in the country.

In the 2024 High School Graduation Exam, Ho Chi Minh City has achieved many proud results. Notably, it has continued to maintain its form, with the average English score ranking first in the country for the 8th consecutive year. The city has the valedictorian of block A01, Nguyen Hao Thien, with a score of 29.6. The average Math score ranked 4th in the country.

In particular, the high school graduation rate is 99.68%. There are 162 schools in the city with a 100% graduation rate. For independent and GDTX students, the high school graduation rate is also up to 97.39%.

Notably, all subjects had a percentage of candidates achieving average scores or higher of 80%. Specifically, the percentage of candidates achieving average scores or higher in the following subjects: Literature 94.63%; Math 94.33%; English 81.56%; Physics 80.49%; Chemistry 83.75%; Biology 86.66%; History 90.38%; Geography 97.66%; Civic Education 99.76%.

Điểm trung bình giảm 9 bậc so với năm 2023, Sở GDĐT TP.HCM lên tiếng - Ảnh 1. — Mr. Nguyen Van Hieu - Director of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City said that the 2024 high school graduation exam in Ho Chi Minh City went well. Photo: Nguyet Minh

However, in terms of the total average score of all subjects in 2024, Ho Chi Minh City ranked 20th out of 63 provinces and cities. This is a far cry from 2023, which was 11th place, down 9 places.

Regarding this, Mr. Nguyen Van Hieu - Director of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City shared that there are many reasons for the decrease in average scores of all subjects. Among them, 60.85% of students chose the Natural Science exam combination, which is a combination that will be difficult to have a higher average score than the Social Science combination.

"In addition, most students choose to take the high school graduation exam scores for university admission, have a clear orientation in choosing the exam group and focus on studying those 3 subjects. Therefore, students will not invest much time in studying for subjects that are not included in the university admission score combination, and their scores will be lower. These are the 2 main factors leading to the average score of the subjects decreasing compared to last year," said Mr. Hieu.

Điểm trung bình giảm 9 bậc so với năm 2023, Sở GDĐT TP.HCM lên tiếng - Ảnh 2. — The meeting to announce the results of the high school graduation exam in Ho Chi Minh City was held with the participation of many press agencies. Photo: Nguyet Minh

According to Mr. Hieu, one of the objective factors that affected the results of the high school graduation exam of students was the time they had to study online at home due to the Covid-19 epidemic. Although the city has proactively responded and changed appropriate teaching methods, the sudden adaptation to new learning methods has had some impact on students.

Mr. Hieu affirmed that the decrease in average score does not reflect the decline in the quality of education in the city. On the contrary, the higher rate of students choosing the Natural Science group has proven the correctness of the city's educational orientation. This helps develop future labor resources in line with the country's increasingly modern development orientation, towards science and technology.

"We continue to maintain the current educational method. Our point of view is not only to teach students to solve a math problem, but also to teach them to be able to solve problems in life," Mr. Hieu added.

At the meeting, Mr. Hieu said that the Ho Chi Minh City High School Graduation Examination Council had fully implemented procedures and solutions to ensure the rights of all candidates, including candidates who encountered problems during the exam.