High school graduation exam must follow the motto '4 correct', '3 no'

On the morning of June 20, the Ministry of Education and Training held an online conference on the organization of the 2024 High School Graduation Exam.

The conference at the Hanoi bridge point was chaired by Deputy Minister of Education and Training - Head of the National Steering Committee Pham Ngoc Thuong and related ministries, departments and branches.

On the Nghe An side, the conference was chaired by comrades Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Dao Cong Loi - Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training, comrades in the Provincial Steering Committee for the exam and leaders of 21 districts, cities and towns in the whole province.

The 2024 high school graduation exam is scheduled to be held from June 26 to 29, 2024. This year, 1,071,393 candidates nationwide registered for the exam (an increase of more than 47,000 candidates compared to 2023). Of these, more than 46,978 are independent candidates, accounting for 4.38%. The country has 2,323 exam sites with 45,149 exam rooms.

Before the high school graduation exam, nationwide there were 66,927 candidates exempted from the foreign language exam, accounting for 6.25% of the total number of candidates, an increase of nearly 20,000 students compared to previous years.

Regarding this year's exam, at the conference, delegates listened to representatives of the Ministry of Education and Training, the Inspectorate, the Ministry of Public Security and representatives of localities report on the implementation of the exam. Currently, the preparation work has been basically completed, localities have established provincial steering committees with full members according to regulations, mobilizing the entire political system, departments and branches of the province to participate.

In addition, communication work is promoted, proactively preparing facilities, equipment, venues for organizing, invigilating, and grading exams according to regulations, ensuring the organization of safe, serious, and regulated exams.

The team of exam staff is mobilized and fully trained, and has a firm grasp of exam regulations before being assigned to participate in the implementation of exam stages.

Concluding the conference, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Pham Ngoc Thuong affirmed that the High School Graduation Exam is a particularly important exam with a large scale, taking place quickly and on a large scale. This is also an exam that is of interest to society, evaluating 12 years of study and training of students to serve as a basis for university admission, and as a basis for evaluating the quality of teaching and learning of schools.

Through reports from ministries, branches and localities, the Deputy Minister of Education and Training acknowledged the efforts of local authorities. However, with an exam with a lot of pressure, Deputy Minister Pham Ngoc Thuong requested to strengthen communication work, ensure correct, sufficient and timely information to reflect the true nature and scale of the exam and have warning and deterrent information about the use of high-tech equipment, to dispel public opinion with false news.

During the implementation process, we must not be subjective; pay attention to each stage of the exam. For officials, when performing public duties, we must be self-respecting and self-disciplined. For students, we must take real exams and produce real results.

The Deputy Minister of Education and Training also reiterated 4 phrases and requested localities to strictly implement them, which are absolute safety and honesty (safety in preserving printing and transporting exam papers and test papers, safety in fire prevention, traffic, security and order), timely handling of arising situations (monitoring weather developments, having backup plans), enhancing responsibility, qualifications and finally creating the most favorable conditions for candidates to take the exam, especially in difficult and remote areas, not allowing any candidate to be unable to reach the exam location due to difficulties.

In addition, the implementation process must follow the "4 rights" and "3 no's", which are correct regulations, correct procedures, correct positions and responsibilities, correct timing and correct procedures for handling abnormalities. In addition, do not be negligent or subjective, do not arbitrarily handle unusual situations and do not be overly stressed or pressured, be thoughtful and friendly.