More than 1 million candidates complete procedures for the 2024 high school graduation exam. (Source: VNE)

This year's exam will still be held nationwide, remaining stable as in the 2020-2023 period with a scale of more than 1 million candidates taking the exam.

Deputy Minister of Education and Training Pham Ngoc Thuong, Head of the National Steering Committee for the 2024 High School Graduation Exam, noted: With a large-scale exam, which is complex and sensitive like the high school graduation exam, localities must not be negligent or subjective in order to better perform their tasks.

“Relying solely on experience can easily lead to subjectivity and mistakes. Therefore, localities need to carefully review conditions, content, tasks and especially have a backup scenario, so that in any situation they will not be passive,” Deputy Minister Pham Ngoc Thuong emphasized.

Below are the details of the 2024 high school graduation exam schedule:

The 2024 high school graduation exam will take place on June 27-28. Candidates will take the Literature, Math, combined test (Natural Science: Chemistry, Physics, Biology or Social Science: History, Geography, Civic Education) and Foreign Language exams. For the morning exams, the exam papers will be distributed at 7:30 a.m. and will be counted 5 minutes later. In the afternoon, the exam papers will be distributed at 2:20 p.m. and will be counted at 2:30 p.m.

Deputy Minister of Education and Training Pham Ngoc Thuong said that all localities have made early preparations. Contingency scenarios for natural disasters, floods, epidemics, traffic, electricity supply, etc. have been prepared. The provinces also have many support activities to ensure that no candidate misses the exam due to economic or travel difficulties.

This is the last year that candidates will take the exam according to the old general education program (2006 program). From next year, the number of subjects will be reduced to 4, including two compulsory subjects and two optional subjects. The structure and content of the exam will also be changed to match the new program (2018).

This year, Hanoi has more than 108,500 candidates registered to take the exam at nearly 200 locations. To ensure the exam is safe and serious, the city has mobilized about 15,000 officials, teachers and employees to participate in exam supervision. The Hanoi City Examination Steering Committee is determined to not let any mistakes happen. 100% of high school graduation exam scores are carefully checked, without missing any step.

Meanwhile, Ho Chi Minh City has more than 90,000 candidates taking the exam at 162 locations with a total of 3,800 rooms. The city mobilized 15,900 officials, teachers and employees to participate in serving the exam. One week before the exam, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training organized inspection teams to inspect facilities and preparations at all stages, ensuring safe and smooth coordination. The Department also developed plans and situations that could occur during the exam to be proactive from the beginning.