Son La candidate's national high school exam score increased by 26.55 points
44 candidates with 95 multiple choice tests, two Literature tests had their scores reduced after grading. The test with the biggest drop was Math with 9 points.
On the evening of March 23, the Ministry of Education and Training announced that the Investigation Security Agency (Son La Provincial Police) had informed about the unusual results of the 2018 National High School Exam in the province. The police determined that the multiple-choice answer sheets were altered, but not by the candidates.
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At the request of the Son La Security Investigation Agency and according to regulations, the Ministry of Education has established an Evaluation Council to re-evaluate the candidates' exams, as a basis for concluding the investigation of the case, and at the same time handling violations.
The investigation conclusion of the security agency and the results of the assessment showed that 44 candidates with 95 multiple choice tests and two Literature tests had their assessment scores lower than the announced scores. Among them, the candidate with the highest decrease in post-assessment scores was 26.55 for three subjects. The test with the highest decrease was Math with 9 points.
This assessment score is the official score of the 2018 National High School Exam; it is used to replace previously announced results for consideration of high school graduation recognition and university and college admission.
The Ministry of Education has issued an official dispatch directing the Son La Department of Education to update exam results; consider recognizing high school graduation and notify the results to relevant candidates; at the same time provide information on exam scores to the Department of Schools (Ministry of National Defense), the Department of Training (Ministry of Public Security), universities, colleges, and intermediate schools to update and review admission results for relevant candidates.
The Ministry of Education also requires universities, colleges and intermediate schools to closely contact the Son La Department of Education to be provided with information; based on the information provided, review the admission results of their schools.
"The violations at the 2018 National High School Examination Council of Son La and Hoa Binh provinces continue to be verified by authorities, and the records are being completed for strict handling according to the law," a representative of the Ministry of Education informed.
Son La has more than 10,300 candidates taking the 2018 national high school exam, with an average score of 4.21 for all subjects, the lowest in the country. However, the percentage of candidates scoring 9 or higher in Math and Physics in the province far exceeds some localities with a tradition of good academic performance.
After the Ministry of Education's Working Group discovered signs of violations that distorted the exam results of some candidates, the Investigation Security Agency (Son La Provincial Police) stepped in and discovered that many multiple-choice test papers had signs of being erased before sending the original test data files to the Ministry of Education.
On July 26, 2018, the Security Investigation Agency initiated a criminal case on the crime ofAbuse of position and power while performing official duties, according to Article 356 of the 2015 Penal Code, to investigate violations at the 2018 National High School Examination Council of Son La province.
The 5 people involved in the violations are: Mr./Ms. Tran Xuan Yen (Deputy Director of the Department of Education, Member of the Steering Committee for the Examination, Vice Chairman of the Examination Council, Permanent Deputy Head of the Examination Board, Head of the Multiple-choice Examination Board); Nguyen Thi Hong Nga (specialist in the Examination and Quality Management Department, Son La Department of Education, Secretary of the Steering Committee, member of the Multiple-choice Examination Board); Cam Thi Bun Son (Deputy Head of the Political and Ideological Department, member of the Multiple-choice Examination Board); Dang Huu Thuy (Vice Principal of To Hieu High School, member of the Multiple-choice Examination Board); Lo Van Huynh (Deputy Head of the Examination Department, member of the Steering Committee, member of the Examination Council, Head of the Secretariat).