An examinee walks out of an exam site in Hanoi, Vietnam, June 28, 2023. More than one million students across Vietnam sit for their high school graduation exams on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Education and Training. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua)
HANOI, June 28 (Xinhua) -- More than one million students across Vietnam sit for their high school graduation exams on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.
This year, students are expected to take three compulsory independent tests in mathematics, literature and foreign languages, and one of two optional combined tests in natural sciences (physics, chemistry biology) and social sciences (history, geography and civic education) in two days, Vietnam News Agency reported.
The number of examination sites this year reaches 2,273, with the number of examination rooms for test takers being 44,661. A total of 250,000 staff have been mobilized to organize and invigilate the exams.
The high school graduation exam is considered to be the most important event in a student's life time after they complete 12 years in school, Vietnam News reported.
Its results will be used to determine graduation and university admissions, with the latter being viewed by many as the only way to find professional careers. ■
A woman comes to pick up an examinee who has finished the first day of the exam at an exam site in Hanoi, Vietnam, June 28, 2023. More than one million students across Vietnam sit for their high school graduation exams on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Education and Training. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua)
Examinees participate in the exam at an exam site in Tuyen Quang province, Vietnam, June 28, 2023. More than one million students across Vietnam sit for their high school graduation exams on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Education and Training. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua)
Examinees walk out of an exam site in Kon Tum province, Vietnam, June 28, 2023. More than one million students across Vietnam sit for their high school graduation exams on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Education and Training. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua)
Examinees walk out of an exam site in Hanoi, Vietnam, June 28, 2023. More than one million students across Vietnam sit for their high school graduation exams on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Education and Training. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua)
Examinees participate in the exam at an exam site in Hanoi, Vietnam, June 28, 2023. More than one million students across Vietnam sit for their high school graduation exams on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Education and Training. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua)
Parents and examinees are seen at an exam site in Hanoi, Vietnam, June 28, 2023. More than one million students across Vietnam sit for their high school graduation exams on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Education and Training. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua)
A traffic policeman directs traffic at an exam site in Hanoi, Vietnam, June 28, 2023. More than one million students across Vietnam sit for their high school graduation exams on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Education and Training. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua)
Examinees chat with each other after walking out of an exam site in Dien Bien province, Vietnam, June 28, 2023. More than one million students across Vietnam sit for their high school graduation exams on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Education and Training. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua)
