VietNamNet Bridge - The changes in the high school finals were seen as a "revolution", but many educators see more harm than good. Associate Professor Van Nhu Cuong, a well-known educator, who is now headmaster of the Luong The Vinh High School. … [Read more...] about New high-school graduation exams ineffective
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The race for state-owned high schools kicks off
VietNamNet Bridge - The number of secondary school graduates has been increasing steadily year after year, while the number of state-owned high schools has failed to rise accordingly. That explains why the race to state-owned high schools is heating up. However, with the high number of secondary school graduates standing at 74,000, about 12,000 students, or 20 percent of the total, will not have the chance to go to state-owned schools. HCM City's students can foresee a tough exam awaiting them. All secondary school graduates in 24 districts will have to take the high school entrance exams to be able to enter state-owned high schools. By contrast, students in some suburban areas did not have to sit for exams last year. They only needed to show the high school their academic records for admission. Explaining the new decision, Chief Secretariat of the HCM City Education and Training Department, Do Minh Hoang, said this aims to improve the quality of the incoming students for … [Read more...] about The race for state-owned high schools kicks off
High school students not to opt for history for finals
VietNamNet Bridge - The high schools in Hanoi have reported the record low in the number of students registering to attend the history final exam. This has raised the worry that history would be disregarded at general schools. Luong The Vinh High School would attend the history final exam, while history is the optional exam subject for only 9-33 students of the Cau Giay, Tran Nhan Tong and Vietnam-Germany High Schools. Each of the Ho Tung Mau and Einstein High Schools has one student to attend the exam. The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has decided that from the 2014 academic year, high schools would have four exam subjects for the finals instead of six. Of the four, two - math and literature - are compulsory exam subjects, while the other optional subjects could be one of the six subjects - history, geography, physics, chemistry, biology and English. According to Nguyen Quoc Binh, Headmaster of the Vietnam-Germany High School, 62 percent of the 716 students of the … [Read more...] about High school students not to opt for history for finals
Gifted high schools to be built nationwide
Teachers and students discuss during an intermission betweeen classes at the Lam Son High School for Gifted Students in the central province of Thanh Hoa. By 2015, each province is expected to have at least one high school for gifted students. — VNA/VNS Photo Nhat Anh HA NOI — A new Government approved project on developing a network of high schools for gifted students nationwide aims at building at least one such high school in every province or city by 2015. Under the US$121-million project, the number of gifted students studying at these schools would account for at least two per cent of students of the province or city. The overall goal of the project is to build and develop a national network of high quality, modern and well-equipped high schools for gifted students. A larger part of the project's total cost, $84 million, will be spent on improving facilities and teaching equipment and building classrooms, libraries, and dormitories. The remaining money will be used … [Read more...] about Gifted high schools to be built nationwide
Foreign language not considered to included in high school entrance exam
The Hanoitimes - It is stated that as of the academic year 2018 – 2019, Hanoi will organize the high school entrance exam with 3 compulsory subjects of mathematics, literature and foreign language, instead of only mathematics and literature as before. As such, this information has caused concern among parents. Vice Director of Hanoi Training & Education Department Pham Van Dai said, implementing new plan for exam must be informed to the public from 1 – 2 years in advance. With this being said, any change during the exam must be carefully considered and ensure its feasibility. The process then must be consulted by the public and related administrative agencies. Only when the new plan has been discussed and approved, then an implementation phase is considered. An English class in Quang Trung Preliminary School in Hanoi. At present, Hanoi does not consider to include foreign language as a third compulsory subject in the national high school entrance … [Read more...] about Foreign language not considered to included in high school entrance exam