Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training proposed to choose Foreign Language as the third subject for 10th grade entrance exam.

According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training, Foreign Languages ​​as the third subject in the 10th grade entrance exam helps students determine their career goals.

The above information was stated by the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City in a document sent to the Department of Secondary Education, Ministry of Education and Training for comments on some contents of the proposed amendments and supplements to the regulations on secondary school and high school admissions of the Ministry of Education and Training for the second time.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training believes that the decision to include a third subject in the 10th grade exam must ensure that it does not affect psychological issues, the review process, and the choice of subjects at the high school level of students.

Based on the 2018 General Education Program, high school has 6 compulsory subjects including: Literature, Math, Foreign Language, Physical Education , National Defense - Security Education, History. In which, Foreign Language is compulsory for students to study throughout from grade 3 to grade 12.

The remaining subjects include Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Geography, Technology and Information Technology. When entering high school, students may not choose to study them during the 3 years of study (due to their career orientation). Therefore, randomly choosing subjects other than Math and Literature leads to students having to take exams in subjects that are not in their orientation, thereby causing psychological "shock" and stress before the exam for them.

Ho Chi Minh City proposes to choose Foreign Language as the third subject for the 10th grade entrance exam. (Illustration: Thy Hue)

"On that basis, choosing Foreign Language as the third subject ensures psychological stability, consistent with the career orientation goals of all students due to the consistent characteristics of the 2018 General Education Program.

At the same time, the choice of Foreign Language subject meets the goal set by the Politburo , gradually making English the second language in schools and aiming for learners to become global citizens in the future," the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City emphasized.

According to the draft Circular of the Ministry of Education and Training, the 10th grade entrance exam from the 2025-2026 school year will have 3 subjects, including Math, Literature and a third subject or a combined exam selected by the Department of Education and Training and the university with the high school, announced before March 31 every year.

In addition to the above comments, the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City recommends allowing each locality to decide when to announce the benchmark scores based on the local admission characteristics, ensuring the rights of candidates and in accordance with the Ministry's opening schedule.

This is aimed at helping localities proactively adjust their enrollment plans to suit the conditions and actual needs of the region. Avoid the situation where a candidate is admitted to many schools and many types at the same time, causing an imbalance in the enrollment quotas of the schools.

This creates conditions for high schools to proactively prepare facilities and personnel appropriate to the actual number of students, ensuring fairness in enrollment and optimizing student allocation according to wishes and abilities.

In addition, the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City proposed to issue a unified national regulation on junior high school and high school admissions.

This regulation will be the basis for the Departments of Education and Training to develop admission regulations suitable for their localities; helping the admission work of junior high schools and high schools to become increasingly public, transparent and meet the requirements of society.

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