This morning, July 18, more than 35,000 Nghe An candidates officially entered the 10th grade entrance exam.

According to the Department of Education and Training, this year the whole province has 35,789 students taking the exam at 65 exam councils with 66 exam sites and 1,517 exam rooms. Of which, Huynh Thuc Khang High School Exam Council has 2 exam sites.

It is expected that the rate of students admitted to public high schools is 78%. In particular, some schools such as Huynh Thuc Khang High School, Le Viet Thuat High School, Dien Chau 2 High School, Nguyen Duc Mau High School, Pham Hong Thai High School, Thai Lao High School have a rather low admission rate of 45 - 70%.

Candidates check personal information at the exam site of Nam Dan 2 High School. Photo: My Ha

The results of the 10th grade entrance exam will also be the basis for getting scores for the entrance exam to Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted.

To prepare for this year's exam, the education sector has mobilized 5,122 people to work on the exam. Of these, 329 people are leaders of the exam council, 3,566 people are exam invigilators and 774 police officers are mobilized to provide security at the exam sites and escort the process of delivering exam questions and papers.

Local authorities have also mobilized additional communal police, militia and youth volunteers to protect the perimeter and support candidates during the exam. In order for the exam to take place seriously, safely and in accordance with regulations, the Department of Education and Training will establish four mobile inspection teams to supervise the organization of the exam at the exam councils.

Previously, due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, this year's exam was held 1 month later than previous school years. To reduce pressure on candidates, the Provincial People's Committee also decided to reduce the number of subjects in the 10th grade entrance exam from 4 subjects to 3 subjects: Math - Literature and Foreign Language.

Candidates check personal information at the exam site of Nam Dan 2 High School. Photo: My Ha

The Department of Education and Training also adjusted the teaching program and announced the structure of the entrance exam for grade 10 in the spirit of reducing the workload of the Ministry of Education and Training. The content of the grade 10 exam is within the scope of the Junior High School Program, mainly the grade 9 program. At the same time, it ensures accuracy, clarity, differentiation of student levels, and is suitable for the prescribed time for each exam subject.

According to the plan, this morning (July 18), candidates will enter the first day of the exam. In the morning, candidates will take the Literature exam in the form of a written test (120 minutes) and in the afternoon, candidates will take the Foreign Language exam in the form of an objective test (60 minutes).

Exam schedule for the 10th grade entrance exam for the 2020-2021 school year. Photo: My Ha