More than 2,000 candidates from Nghe An officially 'compete' to enter specialized schools

On the morning of July 21, more than 2,000 candidates taking the 10th grade entrance exam for Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted and Vinh University High School for the Gifted came to the exam locations to see their registration numbers, exam locations, complete procedures, and listen to the announcement of admission regulations.

Candidates come to school to complete exam procedures. Photo: My Ha

At the Vinh University High School for the Gifted exam site, although candidates were not called into the exam room until 8:30 a.m., many parents and candidates had gathered at the exam site since early morning.

Many of these candidates come from Ha Tinh town and other districts of Nghe An province.

This year, Vinh University High School for the Gifted has more than 1,400 applications. Photo: My Ha

From Do Luong district, Ms. Nguyen Thi Long - parent of Duong Thuy Hien (9A grade student - Nguyen Van Troi High School) shared: My daughter took the exam to enter the specialized Chemistry class, the specialized class has a high competition rate, so both mother and daughter are quite nervous.

My child from grade 1 to grade 9 has been an excellent student of the district every year, but I feel a bit regretful because this year Nghe An did not organize a provincial excellent student competition so the children did not have much experience.

This morning, Vinh University High School for the Gifted gathered candidates. Photo: My Ha.

In recent years, Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted and Vinh University High School for the Gifted have both held exams on the same day and with the same questions, so candidates are no longer confused about submitting their applications. Instead, they have chosen the school that best suits their abilities.

Candidate Tran Duy Hung - class 9C, Ben Thuy Secondary School said: I took the exam for the Physics specialized class and only submitted one application to Vinh University's Specialized School, because I thought the best students could have taken the exam for Phan School. However, the current competition rate for Physics is 1/5, which is still quite high, so it is very difficult to get admitted.

Candidates prepare for the 10th grade entrance exam. Photo: My Ha.

This year, the Vinh University High School for the Gifted also has many candidates from Ha Tinh province. The advantage of these candidates is that they have participated in many exams to assess their abilities such as the Provincial Excellent Student Exam, the Town's Specialized School Entrance Exam (held 3 days before Nghe An), so they feel quite comfortable when entering the exam room.

Candidate Nguyen Hai Lam (Phan Huy Chu Secondary School - Thach Ha, Ha Tinh) said: The exam for the specialized Physics class in Ha Tinh was not too difficult, but it was strange so we could only do about 60%. Therefore, I hope we will do better in today's exam to have a chance to be admitted to a specialized school.

To facilitate the candidates, this morning Vinh University High School for the Gifted completed the procedures and disseminated the exam regulations to the candidates. At the exam rooms, as expected, the number of absent candidates was not much and this will limit the situation of "fake" candidates.

Teachers disseminate exam regulations to candidates. Photo: My Ha

Candidates with errors or mistakes in their names and majors have also had their names corrected in the exam room.

This year, according to statistics, Vinh University High School for the Gifted has 1,402 applications for the 10th grade entrance exam. Among them, the class with the largest number of applications is the English class with 474 applications. Previously, Vinh University High School for the Gifted also announced the list of 88 candidates admitted directly to the school, mainly excellent students from Ha Tinh town.

In addition, there are some candidates from Nghe An who were admitted through international English certificates with IELTS scores of 7.0 or higher. The candidate with the highest score was Nguyen Dinh Hoang Vu (Vinh Practical Pedagogical School) with an IELTS score of 8.5.

At Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, this year the school received 1,379 applications from candidates, more than 100 applications than last year. Of which, the English class has the largest number of registered candidates with 273 applications. After the English class is the Literature class with 202 applications.

This afternoon, candidates for Phan will arrive early to complete the procedures and will officially start taking the specialized subjects at 2:30 p.m. The time for each subject is 150 minutes.