Actively support students in disadvantaged areas to participate in the National High School Exam

On the afternoon of May 24, comrade Le Minh Thong - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired a working session with members of the Steering Committee for recognition of junior high school graduation, enrollment for the 2019-2020 school year and the Steering Committee for the 2019 National High School Exam to agree on the implementation of tasks serving the exam.Photo: Duc Anh

At this meeting, the province approved the list of members of the National High School Exam Steering Committee and the Steering Committee for considering recognition of junior high school graduation and enrollment for the 2019-2020 school year. Comrade Le Minh Thong is concurrently the head of the two Steering Committees.

At this time, the preparation and implementation for the 2019 National High School Exam is also being urgently carried out. In this year's exam, the whole province has 32,405 candidates registered to take the exam. The number of candidates for graduation is 13,413, accounting for 41.4%.

Director of the Department of Education and Training speaks at the meeting. Photo: Duc Anh

Exam cluster No. 28 will be chaired by the Department of Education and Training, arranging 61 exam sites, with 1,360 exam rooms and 60 waiting rooms. This exam cluster will also coordinate with 6 universities: Vinh University, Vinh University of Technical Education, Vinh University of Industry, Hanoi Law University, Thanh Hoa University of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Fire Prevention and Fighting University. According to the plan, there will be 3,333 officers and teachers working as exam invigilators.

Concluding the meeting, comrade Le Minh Thong affirmed: Nghe An has done very well in the National High School Exams in recent years and this is a very good premise for this year's Exam. However, he also requested that units not be subjective and strictly implement the regulations set out by the Exam.

The Vice Principal of the Fire Prevention University discussed the methods of coordination between the school and the province. Photo: Duc Anh

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also requested that localities should arrange support plans for students, especially those in remote, isolated and disadvantaged areas. In special cases, districts should proactively arrange support to help students feel secure when taking the exam. In addition, it is necessary to arrange forces at exam sites, ensure food safety and hygiene for exam invigilators and security and order at the invigilators' accommodation.

Instructions for candidates to correct mistakes in the 2018 National High School Exam. Photo courtesy of My Ha