Competition rate for grade 10 admission to Vinh University High School for the Gifted

This is the third year of High School.Vinh UniversityThe exam is held on the same day and with the same exam questions as Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted. However, while Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted takes the results from the 10th grade entrance exam scores and the specialized exam scores, Vinh University High School for the Gifted uses the admission score as the specialized exam score multiplied by a factor of 3 (on a 10-point scale) plus the average score of the 3 subjects Math, Literature, and English of 4 years of junior high school multiplied by a factor of 1.

Candidates taking the specialized entrance exam for grade 10. Photo: Duc Anh

Through the synthesis of the records of Vinh University High School for the Gifted, this year the school has 1,435 applications to enroll in the school. Of which, the English specialized class has the largest number of applications with 429 candidates, the Math specialized class has 249 candidates, the IT specialized class has 121 candidates, the Physics specialized class has 129 candidates, the Chemistry specialized class has 162 candidates, the Literature specialized class has 258 candidates, the Biology specialized class has 87 candidates. It is expected that each specialized class will take from 35 to 42 students.

According to the plan this year, the school will take 1 class for each specialized subject. There are 2 classes for the English specialized class. The school will consider admission from high to low scores until the quota is met. If there are many candidates with the same score, the school will consider additional criteria in order of priority: Excellent students at the provincial level; Excellent students at the district and city levels; 9th grade final score. The school also plans to enroll a maximum of 15% of the total quota for each specialized subject for candidates who register for NV2 based on the results of the entrance exam to Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted.

Exam scores of Vinh University High School for the Gifted. Photo: My Ha

Before the entrance exam took place, Vinh University High School for the Gifted also announced the list of 187 candidates who were admitted directly. The number of candidates admitted directly accounted for about 20% of the school's target.

Candidates for direct admission are those who have won second prize or higher (in group A) and first prize (in group B) in the provincial exam for excellent 9th grade students, the subject won is the same as the registered specialized subject;

In addition, for English major, candidates must have an IELTS certificate of 7.0 or higher; for Information Technology major, candidates must have won third prize or higher in the provincial-level Math competition for excellent 9th grade students or won second prize or higher in the provincial-level Information Technology competition for young people.

For specialized subjects: Information Technology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, candidates who win Second Prize or higher in the Provincial Science and Technology Competition or Encouragement Prize or higher at the National level must win the prize in the same subject as the registered specialized subject.