Before the merger, how was the 10th grade entrance exam conducted in Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, and Ba Ria - Vung Tau?

(NLDO)- Before the merger, the 10th grade entrance exam in all three localities was conducted by the entrance exam method.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training has just announced the structure and sample exam questions for the 10th grade entrance exam for the 2026-2027 school year in Ho Chi Minh City. Accordingly, Ho Chi Minh City continues to "finalize" 3 subjects for the 10th grade entrance exam in the next school year including: Literature, Math, and English.

According to Mr. Nguyen Bao Quoc, Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, to prepare for the construction of admission plans for the first level and grade 10 in the 2026-2027 school year after the merger of Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, and Ba Ria - Vung Tau , it is expected that the grade 10 admission will combine both admission and entrance exam methods to suit the reality.

Before the merger, in addition to Ho Chi Minh City (old) maintaining the 10th grade entrance exam using the long-standing entrance exam method, two localities, Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau, also conducted entrance exams with 3 subjects: Math, Literature and English.

Specifically, in the 2025-2026 school year, Binh Duong has 21,000 candidates taking the 10th grade exam, Ba Ria - Vung Tau has nearly 14,000 candidates taking the 10th grade exam. Meanwhile, Ho Chi Minh City has the largest number of candidates taking the 10th grade exam with more than 88,000 candidates registering for the 10th grade exam.

10th grade entrance exam in Ho Chi Minh City.

Although the exam is organized in the same way with 3 subjects, the time for each subject and the score for 10th grade admission are different.

According to Mr. Nguyen Bao Quoc, after the merger, in the 10th grade exam for the 2026-2027 school year, the entrance exam method at public high schools will continue to include three subjects: Literature, foreign language (mainly English) and math. The remaining public high schools in some special areas will conduct entrance exams.

Regarding the specific areas that are expected to conduct the 10th grade entrance exam, there will be more discussion based on many related factors. However, combining the admission methods is to maintain stability and create convenience for parents, students and schools after the merger of the 3 localities.

After the merger, Ho Chi Minh City will have the largest education and training sector in the country. In the 2025-2026 school year, Ho Chi Minh City will have nearly 2.6 million students, more than 3,500 schools and 110,000 teachers at all levels.

In the 2026-2027 school year, Ho Chi Minh City plans to mobilize at least 70% of junior high school graduates to enter grade 10 of public high schools in the city, equivalent to about 150,000 students graduating from grade 9 in the 2025-2026 school year.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/truoc-sap-nhap-ky-thi-tuyen-sinh-lop-10-o-tp-hcm-binh-duong-ba-ria-vung-tau-thuc-hien-ra-sao-196251023154347896.htm