High school graduation exam 2025 expected at the end of June

The information was mentioned by the Ministry of Education and Training in the framework plan for the 2024-2025 school year, announced on August 5. In previous years, the ministry hardly announced the expected high school graduation exam schedule at the beginning of the school year.

2025 is the first year of the high school graduation exam according to the new program (2018 program). Students must take four subjects. Of which, two are compulsory subjects: math and literature; two are optional subjects from the subjects that students study in high school, including chemistry, physics, biology, geography, history, economic and legal education, information technology, technology and foreign languages ​​(English, German, Russian, Japanese, French, Chinese, Korean).

Compared to present, the number of subjects will be reduced by two, the number of exam sessions will be reduced by one. The literature exam will still be in essay format. The remaining subjects will be in multiple choice format with questions of choosing the correct option, true/false answers and short answers.

In a document late last month, the ministry said that with the aim of assessing students' abilities, the agency will build an "open" library of exam questions, mobilizing contributions from all resources in the industry.

To arrange optimal exam rooms and limit the need for candidates to move around a lot, the ministry has set out the principle: "Candidates taking the same combination of two elective subjects will be placed in the same room." Therefore, localities have surveyed students' exam subject preferences since December this year to develop plans and test them.

Regarding the 2025 graduation plan, the ministry said it will combine exam scores and learning outcomes throughout the process at an appropriate ratio. Universities are encouraged to use these exam scores for admission.