More than 15,000 students attend the entrance exam to high school

Students in ninth grade in Quang Ninh started to take the first test in their high-school entrance examinations this morning, June 1. 

According to the Department of Education and Training, Quang Ninh has 15,015 candidates attending the exam at 30 high schools. There are 653 exam rooms across the province.

The province has mobilized more than 2,100 officials, teachers, staff and security forces to ensure that this important examination will be successfully held.

Students take three tests in mathematics, literature and foreign language in their high-school entrance examinations. The test questions mainly cover material studied in the ninth grade, the highest grade of upper secondary level education in Vietnam.

Maths and literature tests are taken in written form over a duration of 120 minutes while the foreign language test combine both multiple choice and writing across 60 minutes.

The examination is scheduled to take place between June 1 and 3.

Students applying for Ha Long High School for gifted students will have to take another test in a subject of their choice.