Nghe An: Announcement of detailed instructions for enrollment in first grade classes

The Department of Education and Training has just issued a document guiding the enrollment of first-level classes for grades 6 and 10.

Accordingly,with 6th graders,Heads of the Department of Education and Training of districts, cities and towns shall, based on the Admission Regulations and the actual situation of the locality, develop an Admission Plan and submit it to the Chairman of the People's Committee of the district, city or town for approval. The admission process must ensure the implementation of the task of universalizing education in the area; ensure the scale of schools, classes and students according to the development plan approved by the Department and ensure the recruitment of disabled students who need to study at secondary schools in the area.

According to the admission guidelines, some secondary schools in the province will recruit students through an aptitude test. In the photo: Class time of students at Ton Quang Phiet Secondary School (Thanh Chuong) - one of the schools being selected to build a high-quality key school in the province. Photo: My Ha

About admission method:For secondary schools with the number of students applying for admission not exceeding the enrollment quota, the admission method will be implemented, accepting students who have completed the primary school program to study in grade 6 of secondary school.

For secondary schools with a larger number of students applying than the enrollment quota, the enrollment plan will be implemented by the selection method or a combination of selection and testing and assessment of student capacity. The assessment of capacity must not exceed the Ministry's prescribed program, not put pressure on students, and ensure the assessment of students' ability to apply knowledge acquired during the learning process to solve specific problems. Time to complete enrollment for grade 6 of secondary school: before August 22, 2020.

For 10th graders, this year will also be conducted simultaneously with the form of admission and entrance exam. In which, the entrance exam will be held with schools with the number of registered candidates more than the enrollment quota and admission with the remaining schools. The exam will be held on 2 days 18, 19/7/2020 with 3 subjects: Math, Literature and Foreign Language.

The admission score is the total score of the 3 exams calculated according to the coefficient and bonus points for the subjects enjoying preferential policies (if any). The admission council of high schools will base on the admission score from high to low until the assigned quota is filled.

Orientation on choosing school and career for 9th grade students at Nguyen Van Troi Secondary School (Do Luong). Photo: Duc Anh

In case of reaching the last quota, if there are many candidates with the same admission score, the school's Admissions Council will make a list and submit it to the Department for approval.

In the admission process, for schools that register for admission for the second and third wishes, 10 to 15% of the quota will be reserved for admission and implemented according to the following principles:

For wish 2:Only consider candidates who have not passed their first choice. The second choice admission score must be at least 2.0 points higher than the first choice admission score.

For wish 3:Only consider candidates who have not passed their second choice. The third choice admission score must be at least 2.0 points higher than the second choice admission score.

The Department has also issued regulations on direct admission, priority points, and incentives for grade 10 admission.

Specifically, according toThe admission regulations have 4 groups of students admitted directly to grade 10 of high school, including:Boarding school students for ethnic minorities who have graduated from junior high school; Students from very small ethnic groups including: Cong, Mang, Pu Peo, Si La, Co Lao, Bo Y, La Ha, Ngai, Chut, O Du, Brau, Ro Mam, Lo Lo, Lu, Pa Then, La Hu; Integrated students with disabilities who have completed junior high school;

Finally, students who have won national and international awards in culture; arts; sports; National science and technology competitions for middle and high school students. Qualified students will be admitted directly to high schools in the district, city, or town where they attended middle school.

Regulations on bonus points in the 10th grade entrance exam:

+Add 3.0 points for one of the following subjects:Children of martyrs; children of war invalids and sick soldiers with a working capacity loss of 81% or more; children of people granted a "Certificate of beneficiaries of policies like war invalids" with a working capacity loss of 81% or more.

+Add 2.5 points for one of the following subjects:Children of Armed Forces Heroes, Labor Heroes, Heroic Vietnamese Mothers; children of war invalids and sick soldiers with less than 81% working capacity loss; children of people granted "Certificate of beneficiaries of policies like war invalids" with less than 81% working capacity loss.

+Add 2.0 points for one of the following subjects:People whose parents are ethnic minorities; ethnic minorities; students living and studying in extremely disadvantaged communes according to Decision No. 131/QD-TTg dated January 25, 2017 of the Prime Minister on approving the List of extremely disadvantaged communes in coastal and island areas for the period 2016 - 2020; students living and studying in extremely disadvantaged villages according to Decision No. 582/QD-TTg dated April 28, 2017 of the Prime Minister on approving the list of extremely disadvantaged villages, communes in region III, region II, region I in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2016 - 2020; Decision No. 103/QD-TTg dated January 22, 2019 of the Prime Minister approving the addition, adjustment and renaming of the list of extremely disadvantaged villages, communes in region II, region II, region I in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2016 - 2020.