2025 High School Graduation Exam: Nearly 1,000 candidates will fail, with Mathematics having the highest failure rate.
According to statistics from the 2025 high school graduation exam, 936 candidates received failing grades (scores ≤1) and face the risk of not being recognized as having graduated. Notably, Mathematics accounted for an overwhelming proportion with 777 failing grades, a tenfold increase compared to the previous year.
Detailed statistics on failing grades for each subject.
Mathematics: 777 candidates (an overwhelming majority)
Literature: 87 candidates
English: 28 candidates
Geography: 19 candidates
History: 13 contestants
Chemistry: 8 contestants
Physics: 3 contestants
Biology: 1 candidate
Informatics, Industrial Technology, Agricultural Technology, Economics and Law: 0 candidates
According to Article 45 of the Regulations on High School Graduation Examinations issued with Circular 24/2024/TT-BGDĐT, candidates are recognized as having graduated from high school when they meet the following conditions: they are eligible to take the exam, have not been subject to disciplinary action resulting in the cancellation of their exam results, have achieved a score of over 1 point in all subjects on a 10-point scale, and have a graduation assessment score of 5 points or higher.
Therefore, the failing grade in the 2025 high school graduation exam will be 1 point or less.
Mathematics - a hot topic in the 2025 exam.
The data shows that Mathematics was a hot topic in this year's exam with 777 failing grades, a dramatic increase compared to 2024 when there were only 76 similar cases. This tenfold increase indicates either the difficulty level of the 2025 Mathematics exam or the inadequate preparation of candidates for this subject.
According to the 2025 High School Graduation Examination Regulations, the scores for high school graduation include:
1. The scores of the subjects that candidates take to be considered for high school graduation are converted to a 10-point scale to calculate the graduation score.
2. The average grade point average (GPA for all years of high school) is calculated using the following formula:
The average grade for grades 10, 11, and 12 is the average of all subjects assessed using the grades for each academic year. The average grade for each academic year and the average grade for all academic years are rounded to two decimal places.
3. Priority points and bonus points, if any.
The formula for recognizing high school graduation in 2025 is as follows:
Graduation scores are calculated to two decimal places, automatically performed by computer software. For students studying under the general education/continuing education program whose academic transcripts include average scores for each year, these scores can be used to replace the calculation of average scores for all subjects.
