Ministry of Education and Training guides the organization of high school graduation exam review in 2025

The 2024-2025 school year is the first year that 12th graders complete the 2018 General Education Program with fundamental changes from a content-oriented program to a program oriented towards developing students' qualities and abilities.

In order to promptly organize teaching and training for 12th grade students participating in the 2025 High School Graduation Exam, the Ministry of Education and Training requests the Departments of Education and Training to advise the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to establish a Provincial Steering Committee for the exam to prepare well for the exam organization; printing and copying of exam questions; invigilation; grading; review and appraisal; consideration of recognition of high school graduation and issuance of Certificates of completion of the general education program according to regulations.

Departments of Education and Training direct high schools and continuing education institutions in the area to proactively review, supplement, and adjust the educational plans of schools and centers (if necessary) according to the guidance of the Ministry of Education and Training to ensure the completion of the program progress according to the school year schedule. Students are able to study the correct and sufficient subjects and educational activities and meet the requirements of the program; promptly detect and strictly handle the cutting of the program of subjects.

Continue to effectively assign teachers to ensure the prescribed teaching hours. Prioritize appropriate assignments for final grade teachers to have maximum time to support students in reviewing for entrance exams and graduation exams according to the school's educational plan.

Encourage teachers to exploit and use software and review websites to provide review materials, online testing and assessment, and manage students' review.

Cooperate with local television stations to conduct special topics on review for final year students and support students in self-study via television. Increase personalization in teaching and review activities for students, guide students in learning methods, self-study, and knowledge search. Increase application of information technology in management and organization of testing, and evaluation of students' review results.

Review and classify students' levels (achievement levels) to have a plan to arrange classes and teachers in charge according to the subject to organize review and training. Organize for students who need to review for entrance exams, graduation exams, do not organize review indiscriminately, not for the right subjects, ineffectively, causing waste. Organize for students to study on their own in the second session to enhance their self-study capacity based on the teacher's guidance. Arrange a reasonable schedule for students who are workers, those studying 2 programs to enhance review for the 2025 High School Graduation Exam.

Deploy for grade 12 students to familiarize themselves with the exam format announced by the Ministry of Education and Training and the way the exam is organized. Organize for managers, teachers and grade 12 students to study and learn the High School Graduation Exam Regulations to ensure quality and effectiveness to help managers, teachers and students participate in the exam seriously and safely.

The organization of mock exams for high school graduation exams at school and provincial levels (if any) must be suitable to the actual conditions of the school and locality, based on the spirit of voluntary registration of students, ensuring savings, efficiency, and compliance with regulations.

Strengthen inspection and examination of implementation to promptly detect, rectify and provide appropriate support solutions for educational institutions facing difficulties in the implementation process. Timely detect, commend, reward and promote examples of collectives and individuals who are dedicated, enthusiastic and wholeheartedly devoted to students.

The Ministry of Education and Training requests that the Departments of Education and Training strengthen the direction of high school and continuing education institutions in the area to implement the above contents, identifying this as the responsibility of schools to help students meet the requirements for each subject of each grade according to the regulations of the 2018 General Education Program, promptly reporting to the Ministry of Education and Training any problems and difficulties in the implementation process./.