Hundreds of candidates are present very early at Trung Vuong High School in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, to wait for their turn to conduct exam procedures. |
Students arrive at the test sites to check their registration information and listen to the exam rules. |
More than 12,300 teachers and 2,370 workers are mobilised to work at test sites |
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training, the city has nearly 114,000 9th-grade students graduating from junior secondary schools this year. Of the total, more than 96,300 students register for public schools. |
This year, a room is set aside at each test site for students to store their personal belongings, before entering the exam room. |
At 7:30 am, students take attendance before entering the exam room. They are required to take off their masks while showing their exam cards and citizenship identification. |
Each exam room has about 20 candidates and two proctors. The first test starts at 8 am and lasts 120 minutes. Candidates who arrive more than 15 minutes late will not be allowed to take the test. Students can only leave the exam room after two-thirds of the test time has passed. |
Most students feel relaxed after finishing the Literature exam, at the Colette Junior High School test site in Ward 6, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City. |