Reviewing foreign language exemption certificates in the 2023 high school graduation exam in Ho Chi Minh City

This is the content of Official Dispatch 2994/SGDĐT-KTKĐ in 2023 reviewing the types of foreign language certificates exempted from the Foreign Language exam in the recognition of high school graduation in 2023.

1. Reviewing foreign language exemption certificates in the 2023 high school graduation exam in Ho Chi Minh City

Accordingly, the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City requests high schools, multi-level high schools, continuing education centers, vocational education - continuing education centers (referred to as registration units) to review the types of foreign language certificates of candidates exempted from the foreign language exam in the consideration of high school graduation recognition as follows:

- Verify candidates' foreign language certificates according to the instructions of the Department of Quality Management - Ministry of Education and Training in Official Dispatch 889/QLCL- QLVBCC dated June 9, 2023.

- Check the validity of the certificate until at least June 27, 2023.

- Check the minimum score achieved for the certificate and the certifying unit according to the table below:

TT	Foreign Language	Minimum required certification	Certification body
1	English	- TOEFL ITP 450 points - TOEFL iBT 45 points	Educational Testing Service (ETS)
		IELTS 4.0 points	- British Council (BC) - International Development Program (IDP)
2	Russian	TORFL level 1 (Первый сертификационный уровень - ТРКИ-1)	The Russian Center of Science and Culture in Hanoi
3	French	- TCF (300-400 points) - DELF B1	International Center for Pedagogical Studies (Centre International d'Etudes Pedagogiques - CIEP)
4	Chinese	- HSK level 3 - TOCFL level 3	- China Foreign Language Office (Han Ban); The National Committee for the Test of Proficiency in Chinese; Confucius Institute Headquarters (China); - Steering Committee for the Test of Proficiency (Huayu)
		- HSK level 3	Center for Language Education and Cooperation
5	German	- Goethe-Zertifikat B1 - Deutsches Sprachdiplom (DSD) B1 - Zertifikat B1	German Federal Agency for Schools Abroad (ZfA)
6	Japanese	JLPT level N3	Japan Foundation

2. Cases of candidates exempted from foreign language exams in the 2023 high school graduation exam

Candidates exempted from foreign language exam in the 2023 high school graduation exam include:

- Member of the national team participating in the International Olympic Competition in Foreign Languages ​​according to the Decision of the Minister of Education and Training.

- Candidates have one of the valid foreign language certificates (same or different from the Foreign Language subject being studied at high school), valid until at least June 27, 2023 and achieving the minimum score according to the table below:

TT	Foreign Language	Minimum required certification	Certification body
1	English	- TOEFL ITP 450 points - TOEFL iBT 45 points	Educational Testing Service (ETS)
		IELTS 4.0 points	- British Council (BC) - International Development Program (IDP)
2	Russian	TORFL level 1 (Первый сертификационный уровень - ТРКИ-1)	The Russian Center of Science and Culture in Hanoi
3	French	- TCF (300-400 points) - DELF B1	International Center for Pedagogical Studies (Centre International d'Etudes Pedagogiques - CIEP)
4	Chinese	- HSK level 3	- China Foreign Language Office (Han Ban); The National Committee for the Test of Proficiency in Chinese; Confucius Institute Headquarters (China);
		- TOCFL level 3	- Steering Committee for the Test of Proficiency (Huayu)
		- HSK level 3	Center for Language Education and Cooperation
5	German	- Goethe-Zertifikat B1 - Deutsches Sprachdiplom (DSD) B1 - Zertifikat B1	German Federal Agency for Schools Abroad (ZfA)
6	Japanese	JLPT level N3	Japan Foundation

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