According to Mr. Thanh, 2024 is the last year that students studying the 2006 General Education Program will take the graduation exam and the exam will remain stable as in 2023. Accordingly, the exam content will closely follow the high school program, mainly grade 12. Students will review based on the core knowledge of the grade 12 program and knowledge of lower grades that are related and continuous with the knowledge content of grade 12.

With the guidance of teachers, students can use many different ways to systematize knowledge. For example, creating tables, drawing diagrams, mind maps or summarizing important, core knowledge content in a way that students find easiest to remember and understand.

"Teachers should not ask students to do too many exercises and tests of the same type, but can only do a sufficient number that covers all types of exercises corresponding to the requirements of the core content. How can students grasp the knowledge, be able to apply it, be able to compare, and clearly see the relationship between knowledge units? Doing exercises and practicing is a way to review previously systematized knowledge," Mr. Thanh noted.

Regarding the policy that the exam will reasonably increase some content related to practical application in some subjects, Mr. Thanh also noted: "You need to pay attention to open questions related to real life, requiring the application of knowledge to solve a certain problem in life. The life situations in the exam questions may not be in the book or in the lecture content, but when you have mastered the basic knowledge, you can meet the requirements."

During the review process for students at schools, Mr. Thanh said that the Ministry of Education and Training has also advised schools to classify students' levels to have review plans that are close to the target groups. Depending on the target groups of students, teachers can provide students with additional reference materials for further practice, but not too much, causing unnecessary overload. "There is another basis for students to refer to when reviewing, which is the reference test of the subjects announced by the Ministry of Education and Training. Students can look at it to know the structure and how to ask questions in the test. Looking at the reference test, students can distinguish questions at different levels. From there, they can have a review orientation and not be surprised when entering the official exam," Mr. Thanh said.

Regarding whether students should participate in mock exams, Department Head Nguyen Xuan Thanh said: "Students can participate in mock exams organized by schools, but not too many. Students also need to note that not all mock exams are guaranteed to be close to the requirements of the program. Therefore, the mock exam results may not accurately reflect their own abilities. If this is not clearly determined, students may be confused and worried when they get low scores or subjective when they get high scores. Both of these psychological states are not good for students when entering the official exam.

Because many high school students taking the high school graduation exam also take exams to assess their abilities and thinking for university admission, Associate Professor Nguyen Xuan Thanh noted: "Thinking, ability or high school graduation exams all closely follow the general education program that students have learned. Therefore, to do well in the exams, students must have a firm grasp of the basic knowledge of high school subjects and ensure that they do not study lopsidedly but spend equal time studying and reviewing all subjects. To avoid overload, students should have a firm grasp of basic knowledge during the learning process."