According to regulations of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, starting from today, June 21-24, it will accept applications for review of 10th grade exam results.

Before 4:00 p.m. on June 24 , the Department will announce the benchmark scores for specialized and integrated 10th grade.

June 25-29, candidates admitted to specialized, integrated, and direct programs will confirm their enrollment.

June 30 (expected), announcement of review results.

July 10, announcement of admission scores for regular public grade 10.

July 11 - August 1, admitted candidates confirm enrollment.

The method for calculating admission scores to schools is usually as follows: Admission score = Literature exam score + Foreign language exam score + Math exam score + Priority points (if any).

The test score is the sum of the component scores of each question in the test. The test score is calculated on a scale from 0 to 10, with a fractional score of 0.25. The maximum bonus points for priority beneficiaries is 3 points. Successful candidates must take all 3 tests and not have a score of 0 in any test.

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Candidates for 10th grade exam in Ho Chi Minh City 2024

Based on the enrollment quota of each school, the number of registrations for each wish and the admission scores, the Department of Education and Training will review and announce the admission scores of each school according to the principle that the admission score for wish 2 is higher than the admission score for wish 1 and the admission score for wish 3 is higher than the admission score for wish 2.

Students' admission will be based on the 3 wishes that students have registered in order of priority from wish 1 to wish 2 and finally wish 3. Schools are only allowed to accept students admitted to grade 10 according to the list approved by the Department of Education and Training.

How to calculate admission scores to specialized schools and specialized classes as follows: Admission score = Literature exam score + Foreign language exam score + Math exam score + Specialized subject exam score x 2 + Priority points (if any).

The method for calculating admission scores for integrated programs is as follows:

- For students participating in the Integrated English Program at secondary school level in Ho Chi Minh City:

Admission score = Literature exam score + Foreign language exam score + Math exam score + Average score of integrated English program + Priority points (if any).

- For students who do not participate in the Integrated English Program at secondary school level in Ho Chi Minh City:

Admission score = Literature exam score + Foreign language exam score + Math exam score + Integrated English exam score + Priority points (if any).

Only candidates who are eligible to take the entrance exam, have taken all required exams, have not violated the regulations in the entrance exam and have not scored 0 on any exam will be considered for admission.

Previously, the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City announced the 10th grade exam scores for more than 98,000 candidates, and also announced this year's score distribution. According to VietNamNet's analysis, for the Math subject, the results accurately reflected the previously published exam questions, which made candidates "cry" because of the difficulty. Only 49 candidates scored 10 points, 31 candidates scored 9.75 points, 132 candidates scored 9.5 points; 123 candidates scored 9.25 points; 276 candidates scored 9 points.

The highest score a candidate achieved was 5 and 7,150 candidates achieved this score. In addition, the Math subject also recorded 123 candidates receiving 0.25 points; 142 candidates receiving 0.5 points; 188 candidates receiving 0.75 points; 256 candidates receiving 1 point... In particular, up to 55,263 candidates, accounting for about 55% of the candidates taking the exam, had below average Math scores. Compared to last year, this year's Math scores were much lower, and the number of below average scores was also higher (last year, less than 50% of candidates received below average scores).

There was no phenomenon of 10s in the Foreign Language subject (mainly English), but 1,707 candidates scored 10; 3,158 candidates scored 9.75; 3,836 candidates scored 9.5. There were 3,943 candidates scored 9 and this was also the exam point with the most candidates.

In English, 2 candidates scored 0.25. 4 candidates scored 0.5. 13 candidates scored 0.75. Out of nearly 100,000 candidates, more than 29,000 candidates scored below 5.

Meanwhile, the highest score in Literature was 9.5 and only 1 candidate achieved this score. However, this was the subject with the highest score. 20 candidates achieved 9.25 points; 197 candidates achieved 9 points. The highest score achieved by a candidate was 7 with 9,182 students.

There were 6,952 students with a score of 7.25; 7,509 students with a score of 7.5. Only 11,396 students scored below 5 in Literature. In addition, there were 3 students with 0.25 points in Literature. 13 students scored 0.5 points. 21 students scored 0.75 points, and 36 students scored 1 point.

Which schools do the candidates with high scores in the 10th grade exam in 2024 in Ho Chi Minh City come from?

Which schools do the candidates with high scores in the 10th grade exam in 2024 in Ho Chi Minh City come from?

Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted and Saigon Practical High School have the advantage in the number of students achieving high scores in the 2024 Ho Chi Minh City 10th grade exam, according to statistics from VietNamNet.
Ho Chi Minh City's 10th grade benchmark scores have dropped sharply, possibly by up to 3 points.

Ho Chi Minh City's 10th grade benchmark scores have dropped sharply, possibly by up to 3 points.

Based on the exam scores, many teachers predict that the 10th grade benchmark score in Ho Chi Minh City this year will decrease, and could decrease by up to 3 points.
Top 200 candidates with the highest 10th grade entrance exam scores in Ho Chi Minh City

Top 200 candidates with the highest 10th grade entrance exam scores in Ho Chi Minh City

The candidate with the highest admission score to grade 10 is usually 28.75 points. There are 3 candidates with the second highest admission score, each with 28.5 points.