16,000 students in Ho Chi Minh City will fail to get into public high schools.

On July 5th, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training reported on the 2020 enrollment process, stating that over 74,900 students registered for the regular 10th grade entrance exam, and over 7,000 students registered for specialized and integrated classes.

This year, Ho Chi Minh City has over 96,000 students graduating from junior high school. Those who fail the entrance exam for public high schools or do not register to take the exam will attend private high schools, continuing education centers, or vocational training schools.

The Department of Education and Training has arranged 135 examination centers with nearly 3,200 rooms. Candidates will take written exams in three subjects: Literature, Mathematics, and Foreign Language, with Mathematics and Literature weighted by a factor of 2, on July 16th and 17th.

Previously, the Department of Education and Training announced the recruitment of over 66,500 students into 10th grade at public high schools for the 2020-2021 school year. This year's enrollment quota for 10th grade in public schools is the same as last year.

Specifically, Marie Curie High School (District 3) has the highest enrollment quota of 1,265 students, followed by Hung Vuong High School (District 5) with 1,035 students, and Mac Dinh Chi High School (District 6) with 1,020 students. In addition, more than 120 private secondary and high schools are also recruiting 200-500 students each for grade 10.

For the high school graduation exam, Ho Chi Minh City has over 74,000 registered candidates, of which more than 66,100 are taking the exam for both high school graduation and university/college admission; the rest are taking the exam only for graduation or admission.

Source: VnExpress.

For the 2020-2021 academic year, Viet My College is allocating 380 places for the 9+ College program for students who have graduated from junior high school (grade 9) and have decided not to take the grade 10 entrance exam or who are not fortunate enough to continue their education at high schools.

Programme College 9+ This is a new path that creates more opportunities for stable careers alongside the pursuit of knowledge for students graduating from junior high school. Viet My College , programme College 9+ The program provides parallel training in both academics and professional skills, so that after 3.5 years, students will have two degrees.

– Regular college program

– Completion of the national high school program

This is a model that has been strongly implemented in many developed countries such as Germany, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, etc. Students are prioritized for training in fields belonging to the Management, Design, and Information Technology groups to create a valuable workforce for the country. This model is widely applied and very successful in making the most of their time.