The fact that only 4 subjects of the high school leaving examination makes many applicants fear that the possi...
The fact that only 4 subjects of the high school leaving examination makes many applicants fear that the possibility of being admitted to university by the results of the final examination decreases when the number of admission combinations decreases by up to 1/3
Instead of taking 6 subjects as before, from 2025, the secondary school leaving exam will now have only 2 compulsory subjects: mathematics, language arts and 2 subjects that candidates will be able to choose from 9 other subjects, including: foreign languages, history, geography, physics, chemistry, biology, economic education and law, Computer science, technology.
2/3 reduction in the number of combinations
According to admissions experts, with this option, the high school leaving exam will literally be the graduation exam. The exam is organized compactly, candidates if they only need to get their high school diploma, they will reduce the pressure of the exam.
However, for universities, especially the "hottest" ones, it won't be easy to change the enrollment plan. Calculations show that with the new high school leaving exam option, the university admissions complex will be reduced by more than half.
Regarding the new exam option, candidates are limited to the number of admission combinations, can only choose the highest number of admissions with 2 combinations. Admissions based on the natural sciences or social sciences complex will go bankrupt. A school that wants to enroll students in a combination of math + natural sciences (physics, chemistry, biology) or literature + social sciences (history - geography - civics)
Candidates for the 2023 High School Leaving ExamPhoto: HUU HUNG
Recalculate the enrollment method
This is expected to affect the rate of admission quotas to schools to a greater or lesser extent depending on high school leaving test results. Department of Education and Training statistics from previous enrolment seasons show that, on average, universities spend about 50% to 60% of the enrollment target based on high school leaving examination results.
"If graduation test results are used for university admission, the number of admission combinations will decrease dramatically. Students need to be given proper career guidance to be able to be properly admitted as each student has only 1-2 combinations of admissions," the director predicted.
Regarding the new high school leaving exam syllabus from 2025, many universities have taken the initiative of admission options, not just taking high school leaving exam results.
Need for predictive data on candidate selection
According to many experts, One of the challenges of current higher education institutions is that they do not have access to the number of students enrolled in optional high school complexes under the new general education program in each province and city. If the Ministry of Education and Training publishes these data annually, universities will be better able to analyze, evaluate and make decisions.
In fact, schools need more time for in-depth evaluation, thus making comprehensive decisions on registration methods, especially admission combinations for 2025, in order to ensure the most scientific participation, practical and favourable for applicants for admission.
Professor Nguyen Thanh Chuong, vice-rector of Hanoi Transport University, said the most difficult thing today is to predict the direction chosen by the candidates. “The Ministry of Education and Training needs to allow students to enrol early in elective subjects so that schools can plan exams and admissions,” Chuong suggested.
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