Director of Department of Education and Training: Students in F2 category will be arranged to take the exam in a separate room

Stop social distancing according to Directive 16, switch to applying Directive 15 in Vinh City from 0:00 on July 3

(Baonghean.vn) - Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung decided to stop applying social isolation according to Directive 16 and switch to a new state of social distancing according to Directive 15 of the Prime Minister in Vinh City, plus other measures.

Overview of the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control at noon on July 2. Photo: Pham Bang

Reporting at the meeting of the Provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control on the afternoon of July 2, Prof. Dr. Thai Van Thanh - Director of the Department of Education and Training said that the Department has regularly coordinated with the Provincial Police and the Department of Health to prepare a plan for the high school exam to ensure safety.

According to statistics from the Nghe An Health Department, the whole province currently has 62 12th grade students in the F1 category, 871 students in the F2 category, and 848 students in the F3 category. This number will fluctuate depending on the development of the Covid-19 epidemic.

Currently, in addition to 68 official exam sites in the province, the Department of Education and Training has prepared 50% more backup exam sites than the main exam sites, along with backup staff for unusual situations. For some exam sites in isolated areas with F0, including the exam site in Tay Hieu area, the Department has let official exam invigilators take leave and mobilized backup staff to replace them.

Prof. Dr. Thai Van Thanh - Director of the Department of Education and Training reports on preparations for the High School Graduation Exam. Photo: Pham Bang

Regarding the cases of F2 candidates, the Department of Education has consulted with the Department of Health and decided to allow them to take the exam in the first round. However, these cases will be arranged in separate exam rooms, with a maximum of 12 candidates/1 exam room (50% reduction in the number of candidates in a normal exam room) to ensure social distancing according to regulations.

In addition, teachers and students in areas subject to social distancing under Directive 15 will be tested for Covid-19 before July 5 to ensure exam safety.

For candidates in social isolation areas but studying at schools outside the isolation areas or vice versa, the Department of Education and Training has asked schools to compile statistics and deploy rapid Covid-19 tests so that they are eligible to pass through checkpoints to get to the exam site. The province and the Department of Education and Training will support the test costs for free for the students.

The Director of the Department of Education and Training also said that Nghe An has 245 inspectors authorized by the Ministry of Education and Training, taken from 3 schools: Vinh University, Vinh University of Industry, Van Xuan University of Technology. The Department of Education and Training has worked with the Department of Health and the schools, agreeing to deploy rapid testing of these cases on July 4.

Candidates taking the 2020 High School Graduation Exam. Photo: Duc Anh

The Director of the Department of Education and Training also proposed that the Provincial People's Committee accelerate the plan to deploy Covid-19 vaccination for officials and teachers, with priority given to those who work in exam marking (about 400 people). Because during the exam marking period, due to confidentiality requirements, these people will mark the exams centrally.

Regarding this content, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung requested all levels and sectors to create conditions for students to participate in the High School Graduation Exam, especially in areas outside Vinh city, including localities in Ha Tinh. The Education and Training sector is interested in organizing and directing the exam safely, effectively, and in accordance with regulations. The Health sector is interested in vaccinating about 400 people working in the exam marking work, Covid-19./.