Timelines to note after knowing the 2024 high school graduation exam scores. (Source: Ministry of Education and Training)

Notes when knowing graduation exam scores

From July 18 to 5:00 p.m. on July 30, candidates can register, adjust, and add admission wishes an unlimited number of times.

From July 22 to 5:00 p.m. on July 31, candidates for direct admission must confirm their admission on the system (if applicable).

From July 31 to 5:00 p.m. on August 6, candidates pay the admission fee according to the number of admission wishes online, following the instructions of the Ministry of Education and Training.

Before 5:00 p.m. on August 19, training institutions will notify candidates who have passed the first round of admission and before 5:00 p.m. on August 27, candidates will confirm their admission online for the first round on the system.

The 2024 high school graduation exam will be organized basically stable as in the 2020-2023 period. The Ministry of Education and Training will provide general instructions, and the provinces/cities directly under the Central Government will preside over all exam organization work in the locality.

Accordingly, the examination councils will organize the examinations on June 26, 27, 28 and 29. The marking will take place from June 29, and the results will be announced at 8:00 a.m. on July 17. After the exam scores are announced, localities will consider graduation for students taking the exam and use the graduation exam results to consider university and college admissions according to the enrollment plan.

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, the total number of candidates registered for the high school graduation exam this year is more than 1,071,000, an increase of more than 45,000 candidates compared to last year. Of these, the number of independent candidates is 46,978, accounting for 4.38%.

The total number of candidates registered for exemption from the Foreign Language exam is 66,927, accounting for 6.25%; the most are candidates from Hanoi with 21,554 candidates; Ho Chi Minh City has 13,076 candidates.

This year, only 37% of candidates chose the Natural Science exam, while the remaining 63% chose the Social Science exam. Compared to last year, the number of candidates choosing the Social Science exam increased and was the highest since 2017.