Chairing a national conference on the organisation of the examination on June 18, the PM highlighted the historical significance of the examination, as the restructuring of provincial-level administrative units is underway and the two-tier local administration model is set to officially begin operations on July 1.

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Tran Sy Thanh has asked the local educational sector to comprehensively improve the scale as well as quality of education so as to gradually turn the capital city into a large and typical centre of high-quality education and training in Vietnam.

The 2022 national high school graduation examination started on July 7 morning with literature being the first subject to be sit for.

More than 11,000 students have registered for the second round of the national high school graduation examination, which is scheduled for August 6-7, said Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Huu Do.

The three-day high school graduation examination took place in a smooth and safe manner, according to the Ministry of Education and Training after receiving reports from 63 Steering Committees for the exam in localities across the country.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has instructed the Ministry of Education and Training to hold the high school graduation examination in all provinces and cities as previously scheduled, including in Da Nang where new COVID-19 cases have appeared.

The high school graduation examination, hosted by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), is scheduled to take place from August 9 to 10 after constant changes in dates and formats.

With the school year ravaged by COVID-19 induced school closures nationwide, the all-important high school examinations are set for a slight shake-up, but universities want to stand pat.

Provinces nationwide are offering assistance to students during the three-day national high school examination which kicked off on June 25.