Candidates from Nghe An traveled nearly 400 km to attend the second round of the High School Graduation Exam in Bac Giang.
(Baonghean.vn) - These are candidates who missed the first round of exams and were given the opportunity to take the second round of exams to be recognized as high school graduates and to have their results used for admission to universities and colleges.
According to information fromDepartment of Education and Training,Up to this point, the whole province has 3 candidates registered to take the second round of the High School Graduation Exam. These students are grade 12 students of Vinh City Continuing Education Center; Tan Ky District Continuing Education Center and Nghe An Sports Gifted High School.
At the 2021 High School Graduation Exam organized by Nghe An, these 3 students participated in the first round of the exam, but due to personal and health reasons, they were absent from the exam and did not meet the requirements for graduation recognition.
Previously, according to the plan of the Ministry of Education and Training, due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, this year the whole country will organize 2 rounds.high school graduation exam 2021. The second round of the 2021 High School Graduation Exam will take place on August 5, 6 and 7. Candidates will complete exam registration procedures on August 5.
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Due to the impact of the epidemic, this is the second year Vietnam has organized the High School Graduation Exam in two sessions. Photo: My Ha |
Due to the small number of candidates, Nghe An did not establish an examination council in the second round, so it was planned to send candidates to take the second round in Hanoi. However, the Covid-19 epidemic broke out, Hanoi city implemented Directive 16, so the above plan could not be implemented.
Discussing further on this issue, Mr. Dao Cong Loi - Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training said: "To ensure the rights of the candidates, the Department has sent a document requesting the above 3 candidates to take the exam at the Bac Giang Provincial Examination Council. Currently, the Department has also assigned centers and schools to encourage, review and support candidates to take the second exam in Bac Giang on August 6-7".
Of the 3 candidates taking the exam, 2 are in difficult circumstances. At the Vinh City Continuing Education Center, Ms. Dang Thi Tu Linh - Director of the Center said: the case of the candidate taking the second round of the center's exam was due to missing the Combined exam. This student's situation is very difficult, she is an orphan, but she always tries and makes an effort to study. She has reserved the results of the 2 subjects Literature and Math from the first round of the exam and only takes the Social Science Combined exam in this second round.
In order to facilitate the candidate, in recent days the center has also withdrawn funds, called for support from benefactors and supported the entire cost of going to Bac Giang to take the exam for this student. Today (August 3), the school's teachers took the student for a SARS-CoV-2 test to ensure he met the health requirements.
Meanwhile, at the High School for Gifted Sports, Mr. Hoang Minh Thanh - Principal said: the candidate taking the second round of the school's exam was an athlete. Previously, after completing 2 subjects of Math and Literature, this student was sick so he did not continue taking the remaining subjects: According to regulations, he can apply for special recognition of High School Graduation. However, he wants to take the second round of the exam to get the score for university admission.
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Procedures for candidates taking the 2021 high school graduation exam in Nghe An. Photo: My Ha |
The issue of student transportation is also of great concern. According to the original plan, due to the candidates' particularly difficult circumstances, the GDTX centers will support the candidates to take the exam. However, through the connection of the Department of Education and Training, all 3 candidates will go together to Bac Giang to take the second round of the High School Graduation Exam and the parents of the candidates in Vinh city will accompany and take the candidates to the exam.
After arriving in Bac Giang, candidates from other provinces and cities will be arranged to stay in the same hotel and have a shuttle bus to the exam location. Candidates from Nghe An will take the exam at Ngo Sy Lien High School - Ngo Quyen Ward - Bac Giang City.