Overview
The grade 10 entrance exam gets students into public upper secondary schools (THPT) in Vietnam. This page describes the Hanoi exam only, using notices from the Hanoi Department of Education for the 2026-2027 school year. Other provinces and cities should be checked with their own education departments.
Exam pattern
Hanoi's non-specialised public school exam covers three papers: mathematics, literature (Ngữ văn) and a foreign language. The foreign language paper was published in English, French, German, Japanese and Chinese versions. Specialised schools hold additional papers, not covered here.
Important dates
For 2026-2027, the Hanoi exam for non-specialised public schools was held on 30 and 31 May 2026. Nearly 125,000 candidates registered, with 224 exam points across 126 communes and wards. The Department planned to open score look-up from 20:00 on 19 June 2026. It published supplementary cut-off scores for public schools on 1 July 2026.
After the exam
After the main results, the Department published supplementary cut-off scores for public schools (1 July 2026) and later supplementary admission lists for individual schools.
Is the grade 10 exam the same across Vietnam?
This page covers Hanoi 2026-2027 only. Check your own province or city's education department for its exam.