(Baonghean.vn) - In the 2015-2016 school year, the Ministry of Education and Training continues to organize the "2 in 1" exam, both for high school graduation and for university and college admission. Accordingly, candidates will have to take 4 subjects based on 3 compulsory subjects and 1 elective subject. The percentage of students in Hoang Mai town choosing History as an elective subject can be counted on the fingers.

Hoang Mai town has 683 candidates who will take the general exam but only 7 students choose History and these are the candidates who will choose to apply for university block C.

Candidates at the 2015 National High School Exam.

Most students do not choose History because of the pressure from the high school graduation exam. Candidates have to take 4 subjects, so they often choose natural sciences, which are not heavy on theory and easier to score points, or students who are weak in natural sciences will choose Geography.

Hoang Mai High School alone has 528 12th grade students. Except for the three compulsory subjects of Math, Literature, and Foreign Language, the majority of students choose Physics, Chemistry, and Geography as their fourth subjects. The school has great difficulty in arranging a review schedule for students choosing History because the number is too small.

Nguyen Thanh Thuy