More than 150 Nghe An students participate in the 2024 national excellent student exam
(Baonghean.vn) - This year's exam has many new features and will increase the chances of passing for candidates.
The 2024 National Excellent Student Exam will be held on January 5 and 6. On January 5, candidates will take written exams in Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Literature, History, Geography, English, Russian, French, Chinese and a computer programming exam in Information Technology.
On January 6, candidates took written exams in Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology; spoken exams in English, Russian, French, Chinese; and computer programming exams in Information Technology.
The written test for each subject is 180 minutes; the speaking test is 10 minutes, including 5 minutes for preparation and the next 5 minutes for answering and recording.
Participating in this year's competition, the Nghe An province's gifted student team consists of 102 candidates from Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted. Each team has 10 candidates in the subjects of Mathematics, Informatics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Literature, History, Geography and English. The Russian and French teams each have 6 candidates.
At this exam, the Examination Council atPhan Boi Chau High School for the Giftedwith the participation of nearly 60 officers, teachers working as supervisors, technical officers, committee members, police, security, medical staff, service staff...
In 2023, the delegation of students from Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted had 87/102 contestants winning prizes. Of which, there were 7 first prizes, 32 second prizes, 30 third prizes and 18 consolation prizes.
After this exam, 11 students were able to take part in the second round and 4 students passed the exam with excellent results, becoming members of the Vietnamese team to compete in the International and Regional Olympics.
Previously, the Ministry of Education and Training issued a document guiding the organization of the national high school excellent student selection exam for the 2023-2024 school year.
This is the first year that the national excellent student exam is conducted according to the new regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training. In which, each unit will be allowed to have a maximum of 10 candidates per exam subject. Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi are allowed to have a maximum of 20 candidates per exam subject (previous years only had 10 candidates).
The Ministry of Education and Training also decided to replace the practical exam in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology with content requiring candidates to solve problems using knowledge related to experimental and practical skills.
In addition, the Ministry also increased the prize ratio of the national excellent student selection exam to ensure compliance with the regulations of regional and international Olympic exams. Accordingly, 60% of the prizes are from the Encouragement Prize and above (previous years were 50%); the total number of First, Second, and Third prizes does not exceed 60% of the total prizes, the number of First prizes does not exceed 5% of the total prizes.
The Ministry also added certificates to the exam. Specifically, certificates of students participating in the national high school excellent student exam are issued to candidates who take the exam but do not win a prize. According to the Ministry, this helps students have long-term personal information about participating in the exam.
In addition to Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, Vinh University High School for the Gifted also has 53 candidates taking part in this year's exam.
