Many adjustments in the 2026 high school graduation exam

On the afternoon of September 26, in Ho Chi Minh City, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) held a conference to summarize the organization of the 2025 high school graduation exam and preparations for the 2026 high school graduation exam.

At the conference, the Ministry of Education and Training said that the 2026 high school graduation exam will basically remain stable as in 2025. However, there will be some adjustments to ensure compliance with the 2-level local government management model and the arrangement of provincial-level administrative units, the rearrangement of the inspection apparatus, and the continued application of information technology in the exam organization stages.

Accordingly, there will be 5 adjustments: First, amend regulations related to inspection and examination during exams to ensure compliance with the transfer of education inspection departments at all levels to the Government Inspectorate and Provincial Inspectorate.

Second, adjust a number of regulations and exam organization procedures to ensure more suitability and convenience for units in the context of restructuring provincial-level administrative units, such as:

Exam registration files are only kept at the high school; Exam registration notice and exam card are combined into a single type called "Exam registration notice" and issued by the high school where the candidate submits the exam registration file; Temporary graduation certificate and exam result certificate are combined into "Exam result certificate" and issued by the high school where the candidate submits the exam registration file.

Third, reduce the time for receiving appeal applications to announce appeal results sooner, while facilitating the admission work of universities and vocational training institutions.

Fourth, adjust the review scoring process to increase efficiency and quality. Accordingly, it is stipulated that all papers with changed scores during the review process must be discussed.

Fifth, continue to strengthen the application of information technology in the organization of exams, including optimizing data transmission between the Examination Councils and the Ministry of Education and Training through the exam management system to reduce manual work (sending CDs by post) and contributing to increasing processing speed.

In addition, the Ministry of Education and Training said it is preparing a roadmap to organize high school graduation exams on computers.

From April to May 2026, the Ministry will test computer-based exams with about 100,000 candidates and at the same time build a question bank.

By July 2026, the Computer-Based Exam Project will be submitted to the Government for consideration.

October-December 2026: Issue procedures and regulations for computer-based testing. Localities will arrange a number of locations to pilot computer-based testing in 2027 and prepare to invest in facilities for these testing locations.

April-May 2027: Organize testing of exam questions at locations planned to hold computer-based exams; Organize testing of exam questions on a large scale according to the process of building an exam question bank.

June 2027: Organize high school graduation exams on computers at qualified locations and organize high school graduation exams on paper at other locations.

According to Tien Phong Newspaper

Source: https://baotuyenquang.com.vn/xa-hoi/202509/nhieu-dieu-chinh-trong-ky-thi-tot-nghiep-thpt-nam-2026-06101fe/