Nghe An will complete grade 6 enrollment before June 20

In previous school years, apart from some special schools considered as key schools of the city, town, and district, admission to grade 6 was carried out according to the universalization area, students in which ward or commune would study in the secondary school in the ward or commune where they reside. Admission to grade 6 was usually carried out in mid-August.

This year, according to the latest instructions of the Department of Education and Training at No. 916 /SGD&DT-GDTrH Regarding instructions for enrollment in the first grades of junior high school and high school for the 2025 - 2026 school year, the enrollment period for grade 6 will be carried out 2 months in advance and completed before June 20, 2025.

The admission subjects are students who have completed the primary education program, students who have completed the illiteracy eradication program phase 2, and are of the age to enter grade 6 according to the regulations of the Charter of junior high schools, high schools and multi-level general schools.

Also according to the instructions of the Department of Education and Training, theAdmissionAdmission to grade 6 this year is carried out in 2 ways. In which, for secondary schools with the number of students applying does not exceed the enrollment quota, the admission method is implemented, accepting students who have completed the primary school program, students who have completed the illiteracy eradication program phase 2 to study in grade 6 of secondary school.

For secondary schools with the number of students registering to study exceeding the school's assigned quota, the admission criteria and student capacity assessment will be implemented.

Specifically, the admission criteria include: Annual education classification results at primary level; results of the handover test "Student education results" in grade 5; Competency assessment results; results of national awards organized or jointly organized by the Ministry of Education and Training on a national scale; results of provincial awards organized or jointly organized by the Department of Education and Training on a provincial scale; results of district, city, and town awards organized or jointly organized by the Department of Education and Training on a district, city, and town scale for cultural, artistic, and sports competitions; Results of international certificates of IT and foreign language proficiency.

In addition, the selection process is also based on competency assessment in forms such as: Q&A, writing, presentation, practice, experiment, etc.

Regarding the enrollment in grade 6, Mr. Nguyen Tien Dung - Head of Secondary Education Department - Department of Education and Training said: Because this year, localities are merging communes and wards, early implementation of enrollment in grade 6 will be convenient for schools in the implementation process. During the implementation process, the Department requires localities to ensure the implementation of the task of universalizing education in the area, ensuring the scale of schools, classes, and students according to the education development plan in the area and ensuring the rights of some special subjects such as students with disabilities, students from ethnic minorities, etc.