10th grade enrollment in Ho Chi Minh City in 2026 after merger: Both entrance exam and admission review

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In preparation for the development of admission plans for the 2026-2027 school year in Ho Chi Minh City (after the merger of Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong , and Ba Ria-Vung Tau), Mr. Nguyen Bao Quoc, Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, said that it is expected that the 10th grade admission for the 2026-2027 school year will combine both admission and entrance exams to suit the reality.

Specifically, the form of admission to grade 10 of public high schools will be implemented in some specific areas. Public high schools in the remaining areas will enroll grade 10 students by entrance exam with 3 subjects: literature, math, foreign language. This is to maintain stability, create convenience for parents, students and schools after the merger of 3 localities.

Specialized departments will calculate and develop specific plans for each region and each school to recruit and test appropriately to submit to the Director of the Department of Education and Training and carry out the steps according to regulations.

As Thanh Nien reported, right after the merger of the Department of Education and Training of 3 provinces, namely Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Ba Ria - Vung Tau , on July 10, Dr. Nguyen Van Hieu, Director of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, gave instructions on professional work. In which, he emphasized the development of a plan for the 2026-2027 primary school enrollment for the new Ho Chi Minh City.

Director of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Van Hieu assigned the deputy director in charge of region 2 (formerly Binh Duong) and region 3 (formerly Ba Ria - Vung Tau) to direct the Quality Management Department at the two facilities to send specialists to receive documents related to enrollment for the first grade classes, review parents' wishes and support students to transfer schools according to actual needs, ensuring that all students in Ho Chi Minh City have a place to study.

The Director of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City directed that in September, the Department's General Education Department is responsible for presiding over and coordinating with the Quality Management Department to advise on the 10th grade enrollment plan for the 2026-2027 school year as soon as possible so that students and teachers of educational institutions know and have direction in teaching and learning.

In addition, the Department of Education and Training is implementing a plan to synchronize student and teacher information on the industry database. The head of the Ho Chi Minh City education sector assigned the Department Office to preside over and coordinate with departments to review the database, ensuring that the database of educational institutions in 3 areas (student data, administrators, teachers, facilities, etc.) is fully updated on the industry database. Take the lead in developing a plan to determine the coordinates of all educational institutions to prepare for the enrollment work at the beginning of the 2026-2027 school year.