Latest information on the 2026 high school graduation exam

The information was just announced by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) at the conference to summarize the organization of the 2025 high school graduation exam and the preparation for the 2026 high school graduation exam on the afternoon of September 26.

Speaking at the conference, Prof. Dr. Huynh Van Chuong, Director of the Department of Quality Management, Ministry of Education and Training, said that the 2026 high school graduation exam will basically remain stable as in 2025.

However, the upcoming exam will have some adjustments to suit the two-level local government management model, the rearrangement of provincial administrative units, the improvement of the inspection apparatus, and the continued promotion of the application of information technology in the exam organization stages.

Prof. Dr. Huynh Van Chuong, Director of the Department of Quality Management, Ministry of Education and Training, spoke at the conference. Photo: AN

Accordingly, regulations related to inspection and examination work during the exam will be amended to match the transfer of the education inspection department to the Government Inspectorate and the Provincial Inspectorate. This is an adjustment step to ensure consistency, transparency and efficiency in the exam supervision stage.

Regarding procedures, candidates' documents have also changed in a more streamlined and convenient direction. Exam registration files will only be kept at the high school, instead of having to be transferred to many levels as before. Exam notices and exam cards are combined into a single type, which is the Exam Notice issued by the high school. Similarly, the Temporary Graduation Certificate and the Exam Results Certificate are also integrated into the Exam Results Certificate, issued by the school where the candidate registered to take the exam.

In the review stage, the Ministry of Education and Training will shorten the time for receiving applications and returning results, helping candidates get information early, while supporting the enrollment progress of universities and vocational training institutions. The review process will also be adjusted more strictly. Any exam with a change in score after the review must be discussed to ensure objectivity and accuracy.

Students in the 2025 high school graduation exam.

In particular, information technology continues to be increasingly applied in exam organization. Data transmission between exam councils and the Ministry of Education and Training will be carried out directly through the exam management system, instead of sending CDs by post as before. The new method is expected to shorten time, reduce manual steps and increase data processing efficiency.

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.