Many options for students who fail the public 10th grade exam

Teachers come to recruiters

Immediately after completing the Entrance Examgrade 10and not having enough points to enter public schools, student Phung Ngoc P. (Cua Lo ward) decided to apply for admission to the Continuing Education Center No. 2. Before that, the center's teachers also came to the family to advise and answer some questions about the continuing education program. Although the curriculum has changed, the parents of this student can rest assured that their child will still be able to study culture like public schools and take the graduation exam like high school students. If they wish, their children can study vocational training for free in many different fields.

Since mid-June, immediately after public high schools announced their admission results, staff and teachers of the Continuing Education Center No. 2 have proactively reviewed the list of students who failed to pass the 10th grade entrance exam and connected with parents to provide timely advice and support. In many cases, teachers have directly visited each family, listened to the thoughts and wishes of parents and students, and from there, together found the most suitable direction for each child.

Sharing about this process, Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Thuy - Head of Training Department of the center said: "I have visited many families in Cua Lo ward, Vinh Loc ward and neighboring areas to directly consult. In fact, at first, many parents were hesitant when mentioning their children studying at the Continuing Education Center and wanted to find other options. However, we frankly shared and helped them understand the advantages of this learning model."

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When studying in the Continuing Education system, students enjoy all the same benefits as public school students. More importantly, after graduation, they will receive a dual diploma, including a High School Diploma and a Vocational Secondary Diploma. Importantly, they can still take the university entrance exam equally with all other students. In recent years, many students after completing the Continuing Education Program at the center still passed the graduation exam with high scores and were admitted to universities.

Mr. Nguyen Thuong Hai - Director of Continuing Education Center No. 2

This school year, Mai Hac De High School (formerly Nam Dan district) was assigned to enroll 5 classes, with a total of 225 students. Up to now, the school has enrolled nearly 200 students, equivalent to more than 4 classes. Of which, 159 students registered according to their first choice and did not have to take the 10th grade entrance exam.

The rest are students who took the exam but failed to get into public schools. Although the number of applications is not large, according to school statistics, the quality of students registering for NV2 initially shows positive signs, with many students achieving nearly 14 points.

Student Tra Giang - a student who registered for admission to the Continuing Education Center shared: I got 13.25 points, a score that could help me apply to some public schools if they called for additional scores. However, due to the long distance of travel and realizing my limited academic ability, I decided to choose to study at a non-public school.

Sharing about this year's enrollment work, Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc - Vice Principal of the school said: The school's enrollment area is quite large, including Van An, Dai Hue, Nam Dan and Kim Lien communes. To attract students, the school has increased propaganda through the electronic information portal, organized direct counseling at secondary schools in the area. In addition, the school focuses on investing in facilities and teaching equipment, while constantly improving the quality of comprehensive education.

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We apply many practical support policies such as: Exempting tuition fees and awarding scholarships to students with high scores but still choose to study at the school; Exempting or reducing tuition fees for students who are children of poor households, policy families, students with excellent academic achievements...

Teacher Nguyen Thi Ngoc - Vice Principal of Mai Hac De High School

Choose a career that suits your level

Implementing the policy of streaming, each year Nghe An has about 20-25% of 9th grade students not going to public schools. However, for many different reasons, the number of students choosing vocational training and continuing education centers is not much.

Report on 3 years of implementation of Project No. 14/DA-TU dated January 25, 2022 of the Provincial Party Standing Committee on training and developing skilled human resources in Nghe An province for the period 2021-2025, with a vision to 2030, both data on streaming for junior high school and high school students have not met the set targets. In particular, the rate of junior high school graduates entering vocational training in 2024 reached 37% (reaching 97% of the Project's target) and the rate of high school graduates entering vocational training reached 37.5% (reaching 89.29% of the Project's target).

A reality in this school year also shows that although many students have low scores, they still choose to study culture instead of vocational training. Recently, a student who only scored 2.5 points in the 10th grade entrance exam was admitted or many schools admit students with below average scores, causing many people to worry about the quality of education.

Regarding this content, at the Nghe An Provincial People's Council meeting last July, Mr. Thai Van Thanh - Director of the Department of Education and Training also frankly expressed his opinion: The fact that a student only scored 2.5 points but was still admitted to Nam Dan 2 High School is "unreasonable". Between reason and emotion, reason must be put first. Before enrolling students, schools should consider and have clear orientation for students with too low scores to switch to vocational training, more suitable to their abilities.

To find a way for students to be divided, the director of the Department of Education and Training said that according to current regulations, students who study at vocational schools will still be awarded a high school diploma. In addition, when the Law on Vocational Education is amended, vocational secondary schools will be converted into vocational high schools, where students will be taught high school cultural programs, which will create favorable conditions for vocational schools in enrollment./.