Revealed plan for high school graduation exam 2025, no mandatory foreign language exam

Specifically, according to the document that is circulating on social networks, from 2025, candidates will take the high school graduation exam with 2 compulsory subjects including math and literature and choose 2 subjects from the remaining subjects in grade 12 including: foreign languages, history, physics, chemistry, biology, geography, economic and legal education, information technology, technology.

Thus, from 2025, candidates are not required to take the high school graduation exam in a foreign language.

In the 2025-2030 period, the paper-based exam method will be maintained. After 2023, computer-based exams will be gradually piloted for multiple-choice subjects in some localities with sufficient conditions.

The Ministry of Education and Training provides general direction on the exam and promotes the application of IT in organizing the exam.

Confirming with Dan Tri reporter, an official of the Ministry of Education and Training said that this is the high school graduation exam plan expected to be announced by the Ministry of Education and Training at the press conference at 4:30 p.m. today.

Lộ phương án thi tốt nghiệp THPT 2025, không bắt buộc thi ngoại ngữ - 1 — Candidates taking the 2023 high school graduation exam (Photo: Nam Anh).

Previously, on November 14, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) presented the Government with three options for the 2025 high school graduation exam. Among them, the option of compulsory exams in two subjects, math and literature, combined with two elective subjects, was chosen by many experts.

According to Dan Tri reporter's source, among the 3 options that the Ministry of Education and Training presented to the Government, the option of compulsory high school graduation exam in 2 subjects of math and literature combined with 2 elective subjects (2+2) among the subjects was chosen by the majority of experts attending the meeting.

In particular, the Ministry of Education and Training sought opinions from 10 experts at a meeting jointly held by the Office of the National Council for Education and Human Resources Development and the Department of Quality Management on October 5.

As a result, six experts chose the option of two compulsory subjects, three opinions chose the option of three compulsory subjects and one other opinion.

Based on these results and comments and on the core principles in the process of developing the exam plan, the Ministry of Education and Training recommends that the high school graduation exam from 2025 will include two compulsory subjects and two optional subjects.

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, the 2+2 exam plan has the advantage of reducing exam pressure for students and actually reducing costs for students' families and society (candidates only take 4 subjects, currently 6 subjects). The number of exam sessions is 3, reducing the number of exam sessions compared to the present.

This option also does not cause an imbalance between the admission combinations, in accordance with the career orientation of the students. Creating conditions for students to spend time studying the subjects of their choice that are suitable for their career orientation.

However, this option has the disadvantage of affecting the teaching and learning of History and foreign languages, two subjects that are currently compulsory.

In addition to the 2+2 option, there are two other options presented by the Ministry of Education and Training to the Government at the meeting on the morning of November 15.

Specifically, the exam plan includes 3 compulsory subjects (literature, math, foreign language) and two elective subjects (option 3+2).

Exam plan includes four compulsory subjects (literature, math, foreign language, history) and two elective subjects.

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