40-year-old candidate taking high school graduation exam: 'I want my children to look at me and try their best'

Early this morning (June 26), Mr. Tran Tien Phuoc drove his wife and children to Ta Quang Buu High School, District 8, Ho Chi Minh City with a different feeling than usual. Today, the 40-year-old man was a candidate for the high school graduation exam.

Waving goodbye to his wife and children, Mr. Tran Tien Phuoc resolutely entered the school gate. Before that, his wife and children (who are in 6th grade this year) wished him to stay calm and confident to do well in the 2025 high school graduation exam.

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Sharing with Thanh Nien reporter, Mr. Tran Tien Phuoc said that he is working in the drainage industry in Ho Chi Minh City. During the day he goes to work, in the evening he is a student at the Vocational - Continuing Education Center of District 8, Ho Chi Minh City. This is the first time a candidate born in 1985 has taken the high school graduation exam and will take the exam with the 2018 General Education Program.

Mr. Tran Tien Phuoc (second from right), a 40-year-old candidate taking the high school graduation exam, next to his teacher and this year's candidates

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In addition to the two compulsory exams in literature and math, Tran Tien Phuoc will take two elective exams in history, economic education and law.

"I'm quite worried and nervous. I've been studying quite hard lately to prepare for the exam. I went to bed earlier last night so that my mind would be relaxed this morning to do better on the literature exam," said the 40-year-old candidate.

Candidates for high school graduation exam are the same age as teachers

Mr. Tran Tien Phuoc added that he himself had not had the opportunity to finish high school and take the graduation exam. "Now that I have the opportunity, I have to go to school and do what I have not been able to do. First, I am determined to pass high school graduation, then maybe I will study more, in the field I am working in, which is environment and drainage," the male candidate added.

Notably, Mr. Phuoc said that what motivated him to study and pass the high school graduation exam at the age of 40 was "that he wanted his children to look at him to study hard, study hard, and not miss many opportunities in life."

Teacher Luu Van Hoa encouraged his students to be confident before taking the literature exam.

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Outside the school gate, Mr. Luu Van Hoa, homeroom teacher of Mr. Tran Tien Phuoc at the District 8 Vocational - Continuing Education Center, was present early to encourage and advise the candidates before the high school graduation exam.

Teacher Hoa said that his student Tran Tien Phuoc is the same age as him - 40 years old - and this is a hard-working student, determined to study. The history teacher believes that learning is a lifelong journey. With will, diligence, and clear goals, everyone will pass exams and achieve success in life.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/thi-sinh-40-tuoi-thi-tot-nghiep-thpt-toi-muon-con-nhin-vao-de-co-gang-185250626073412165.htm