Nearly 16,000 Quang Ninh students begin high school entrance exam
On the morning of June 1, nearly 16,000 students across Quang Ninh province officially began the entrance exam for Grade 10 of the 2025-2026 academic year. The first subject, Literature, was allotted 120 minutes.
By 6.30 a.m., most candidates had arrived at their designated exam sites. Security forces and police were deployed around the exam centers to ensure absolute safety for both examination boards and students. Inside the exam rooms, proctors carried out their duties responsibly, clearly reviewing exam rules and regulations before the test began.
According to the Quang Ninh Department of Education and Training, this is the first entrance exam at this level to be organized under the 2018 General Education Curriculum.
More than 15,700 students registered for the exam across the province. Among them, 1,010 candidates applied to Ha Long High School for the Gifted, competing for places in 11 specialized classes.
A total of 32 examination councils were set up at local educational institutions. More than 2,000 personnel, including teachers, staff, and support forces, were mobilized to ensure smooth exam organization, student convenience, and strict safety protocols.
The Grade 10 entrance exam runs from June 1 to 3, 2025. Students do three tests including mathematics, literature, and a foreign language (English, Chinese, or French), along with 11 specialized subjects: mathematics, informatics, physics, chemistry, biology, literature, history, geography, English, Chinese, and French.
