Quang Ninh ready for high-school entrance exam

More than 16,000 students in ninth grade is going to attend the entrance exam to high school on June 1.

Students in Quang Ninh will have to take only three tests in mathematics, literature and foreign language in their high-school entrance examinations.

The test questions will mainly cover material studied in the ninth grade, the highest grade of upper secondary level education in Vietnam.

Maths and literature tests will be taken in written form over a duration of 120 minutes while the foreign language test will 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.

According to the Department of Education and Training, Quang Ninh has 16,059 candidates attending the exam at 34 high schools. The province has mobilized thousands of officials, teachers, staff and security forces to ensure that this important examination will be successfully held.