IELTS certificate increases the chance of admission for students during the admission season

This school year, Ms. Hien Thu's daughter will take the 9th grade entrance exam at a public school in Vinh city. To prepare for this exam, Ms. Thu said that she invested in teaching her child English from a very early age with the hope that if she had the chance, she would be able to pass the exam.IELTS certificateI will soon be admitted to a public school and spend the rest of my time focusing on the specialized exams.

Teachers and students of Dien Chau 3 High School discuss final year admissions. Photo: My Ha

At this time, when the certification exam is more than a month away, she has hired two other teachers to tutor her child at home, including one to practice essays and one to practice grammar. Although the cost of investing in an IELTS certificate is not small, for her family this is the shortest way to be able to smoothly pass the 10th grade exam. If the result is better, the child can also be admitted directly to a specialized school in the province.

Nghe An is one of the pioneering provinces in using IELTS certificates as a method of admission for grades 6 and 10.

At Huynh Thuc Khang High School, for the past two years, the school has been assigned an additional quota for a 10th grade IELTS class with 42 students each year (in addition to the traditional class quota based on the 10th grade entrance exam scores organized by the province). In the first year, the admission score for the class was only IELTS 4.5, but the 2022 entrance exam increased to 5.5 points. In addition to the IELTS score or other international language certificates with equivalent conversion rates, candidates must achieve a score of 22.6 points or higher on the 10th grade entrance exam.

Foreign language class of students at Ha Huy Tap High School. Photo: My Ha

Mr. Phan Xuan Phan - Principal of Huynh Thuc Khang High School said that after 2 years of implementation, the initial assessment of the IELTS class achieved good learning and training results. Students were active and participated very actively in many school activities. Although the number of classes was not large, this was one of the core factors promoting educational innovation of the school. Previously, according to the school's statistics, after two years of enrolling students for the IELTS class, the quality of these pilot classes was highly appreciated. For example, in the first IELTS class, by grade 11, the whole class had 18 students with IELTS certificates from 6.0 or higher. Of which, there were 13 students from 6.0 to 6.5, 3 students from 7 - 7.5 and 2 students with results of 8.0 or higher.

In the 2022-2023 school year, Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted was assigned an additional quota for two English 2 and English 3 classes with IELTS scores (except for traditional specialized classes). As a result, there were nearly 190 applications with IELTS certificates of 6.0 or higher. Based on the IELTS certificate results and the 10th grade admission results, 70 candidates were admitted with IELTS scores of 6.5 or higher.

English class of students at Ly Nhat Quang Secondary School - Do Luong. Photo: My Ha

Currently, Nghe An has not issued a plan for 10th grade high school enrollment in 2023, however, the use of international foreign language certificates in admission is expected to be maintained with the aim of creating motivation to promote the English teaching movement in schools, teachers and students.

This year, the IELTS class admission to grade 10 in public schools will have some adjustments. The admission method will be based on IELTS scores and other international language proficiency certificates with equivalent conversion rates. The IELTS class admission will be conducted before the grade 10 high school entrance exam takes place. If admitted, candidates only need to be recognized as graduating from junior high school without having to take the exam and pass any public high school as in previous years.

Mr. Thai Van Thanh - Director of Department of Education and Training

Along with the schools in the province, the use of IELTS certificates by universities for admission has made learning IELTS among students and schools increasingly popular. That has promoted the teaching and learning of English and has changed the traditional way of learning English today.

The good news is that after a period of interruption, the IELTS certification exam in Nghe An has restarted, helping candidates to get their certificates more easily and relieving their anxiety and insecurity, especially when the admission season has begun again./.