Official announcement of 2015 national high school graduation exam schedule

On March 26, the Ministry of Education and Training officially issued guidelines for the national high school graduation exam. Accordingly, there will be 8 subjects including Math, Literature, History , Geography , Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Foreign Languages .

Regarding the registration for the exam, the Ministry of Education and Training reminds high schools to guide candidates to fill in the Exam Registration Form completely and correctly, especially information on preferential treatment in admission . Review the application for graduation recognition to ensure the accuracy of the information candidates fill in the Graduation Recognition Application Form, especially preferential treatment to receive bonus points and priority points; take active measures to help candidates have enough certificates to receive bonus points and priority points (if any); review the conditions for taking the exam, absolutely do not accept invalid applications and applications that do not meet the conditions for taking the exam.

For Foreign Language, candidates can choose to register for one of the following languages: English, Russian, French, Chinese, German or Japanese. Candidates can register for a Foreign Language other than the Foreign Language they are studying in high school.

According to the new regulations, the determination of reserved scores for candidates registering for the exam is as follows: For candidates registering for the exam at the high school where they took the 2014 high school graduation exam: the high school will base on the results of the subjects taken in 2014 (if any) to determine the reserved scores for the candidates. For independent candidates from other provinces and centrally-run cities (collectively referred to as provinces): The reserved scores will be confirmed by the governing body of the high school where the candidate took the 2014 high school graduation exam.

Independent candidates taking the exam to be considered for recognition of high school graduation can choose the location to submit their application for registration at one of the registration units prescribed by the Department of Education and Training, but must take the exam at the examination cluster according to regulations, just like candidates studying at high schools. Independent candidates taking the exam only to get the results for admission to universities and colleges can register for the exam at the examination cluster that suits the candidate's conditions.

Independent candidates who have lost their original high school transcripts but wish to take the 2015 exam must have their transcripts re-certified, based on comparison with the records of the high school where they studied grade 12 or based on the exam records of previous exams.

The registration period for the exam lasts from April 1 to April 30. After April 30, 2015, candidates are not allowed to change the subjects they registered for and the subjects they registered for high school graduation recognition.