Decision No. 254/QD Regarding the Issuance of the Examination Regulations for the Ten-Year General Education Graduation

Pursuant to …;

OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION DECREE NO. 254/QĐ
APRIL 23, 1975 ISSUING REGULATIONS
ON GRADUATION EXAMINATION FOR 10-YEAR GENERAL EDUCATION

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

Pursuant to Decree No. 19/CP dated January 29, 1966 of the Council of Ministers stipulating the tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Education;

At the proposal of the Director of the General Secondary Education Department of the Ministry of Education;

Pursuant to …;

Now adjusts the administrative boundaries to establish communes and wards under the city of Hoi An, district of Hien, and renames the district of Giang, province of Quang Nam as follows:hereby promulgates with this decision the Regulations on Graduation Examination for 10-Year General Education.

Article 2. The Chairmen of the Administrative Committees of provinces, municipalities directly under the Central Government, the Heads of the Office of the Ministry of Education, the Directors of the Organization and Cadres Department, the Directors of Departments of Education, and the Heads of Educational Offices shall be responsible for implementing this decision.

REGULATIONS

ON GRADUATION EXAMINATION FOR 10-YEAR GENERAL EDUCATION
(Issued together with Decision No. 254-QĐ dated April 23, 1975 of the Ministry of Education)

PART I
GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Article 1. The graduation examination for 10-year general education aims to assess and confirm the academic achievements and discipline that students have attained after completing their secondary education.

To evaluate the academic achievements and discipline that a student has attained, the examination board will base its assessment on:

a) The academic achievements and discipline that the student has obtained during the three years at the general secondary school;

b) The results of the examination papers of the student.

Article 2. The graduation examination for 10-year general education shall be organized for the following types of candidates:

a) Students currently enrolled in grade 10 of general secondary schools, except those who are disciplined not to participate in the examination of the year the examination is held;

b) Students who completed grade 10 of general secondary schools in previous years (old students);

c) Candidates who have registered for self-study according to the general secondary school curriculum.

PART II
EXAMINATION PRINCIPLES

Article 3. The graduation examination for 10-year general education will combine comprehensive evaluation of students through the school's assessment of moral character, academic performance, culture, labor, defense, and discipline with the examination of cultural subjects.

Article 4. The program for the examination of cultural subjects is the current program applied in general secondary schools.

Article 5. Students must take the subjects they have studied, and the Ministry of Education will provide guidance questions for each subject. The examination format includes written tests and oral examinations. Annually, based on the teaching and learning situation in general secondary schools, the Ministry of Education will specify the number of compulsory written subjects, mandatory oral subjects, and voluntary subjects eligible for bonus points, define the content of the examination programs, and announce them at least 60 days before the graduation examination date.

Article 6. Annually, the Ministry of Education will issue examination questions and provide uniform marking guidelines for the graduation examination boards. For mountainous provinces, separate examination questions or marking guidelines may be provided. For examination subjects, multiple questions will be issued, and students can choose to answer one of them. As for practical exercises, only one question will be issued.

PART III
CANDIDATE FILES

Article 7. General secondary schools are responsible for preparing examination files for students currently enrolled in grade 10. The file includes:

a) A record sheet showing the name, grades, and assessment results regarding the four aspects of the student;

b) The official school transcript;

c) A copy of the birth certificate, student card with attached photo issued by the school;

d) Certificate of admission to the final examination of the lower secondary level;

đ) Certificate of eligibility for special consideration admission (if applicable);

Article 8. Students who have studied in previous years and self-study candidates wishing to take the examination must submit the following application for examination one month before the examination date:

a) Application for examination;

b) Official school transcript (for old students); certification from the Department of Education regarding annual self-study registration process and confirmation of moral character and work attitude from local authorities or management bodies (for self-study candidates).

c) Copy of the birth certificate;

d) Certificate of admission to the final examination of the lower secondary level.

Article 9. When entering the examination, students need to bring the following documents to present to the examination board:

a) Student card with attached photo (for self-study candidates, this card will be issued by the Department of Education);

b) Examination attendance notice issued by the Department of Education (for self-study candidates).

CHAPTER IV
CONDITIONS FOR PASSING AND STANDARDS
CLASSIFICATION OF PASSING

Article 10. Students who have been classified as having at least average moral conduct throughout the year and have an average score of 5 or higher across all subjects tested (the average score of the subjects tested is the total number of points divided by the number of required subjects) will be recognized as directly admitted.

Article 11. The following students will be considered for additional passing:

1- Having an average score of 4.5 or higher across all subjects tested (no subject receiving a zero score) and meeting one of the following conditions:

a) Having four aspects of education (morality, study, culture, labor, protection and physical training) classified as at least average throughout the year;

b) Having two aspects of morality and labor classified as at least good throughout the year;

c) Being the child of a烈士子女，全年品行评定在中等及以上，并有一门教育方面（德育、学业、文化、劳动、保护和锻炼身体）被评为良好及以上；

d) Being a war invalid or having served in the military or youth volunteer forces for two years or more (with certification from the managing authority or unit), now returning to continue their studies at a high school.

2- Having an average score of 5 or higher across all subjects tested, with no subject receiving a zero score.

3- In addition to the above conditions, if there are special cases requiring further consideration for passing, the Department of Education must submit to the Ministry for decision.

Article 12. For students who retake the exam in the following year (for the year when the examination period is opened), the results of the evaluation and classification regarding the four aspects of education will be reviewed based on the academic record of the previous year. For independent candidates, the local government or managing authority's confirmation of moral character and work attitude will be reviewed.

Article 13. Students who pass the high school graduation examination will be classified into the following four standard categories and recorded in their academic records and graduation certificates:

1- Excellent: (commended by the examination committee before the entire committee and the Department of Education issues a certificate of merit) are those students who are directly admitted and:

a) Are classified as having at least good performance in all four aspects of education throughout the year, with an average score of 8 or higher across all subjects tested, and no subject below 5 points; or

b) Independence - freedom - happinessb) Are classified as having excellent performance in morality, labor, protection and physical training throughout the year, and at least good performance in academic and cultural aspects throughout the year, with an average score of 7 or higher across all subjects tested, and no subject below 5 points.

2- Good: are those students who are directly admitted and:

a) Are classified as having at least good performance in all four aspects of education throughout the year, with an average score of 6 or higher across all subjects tested, and only one subject with a score of 4; or

b) Are classified as having at least good performance in morality throughout the year, and at least average performance in academic, cultural, labor, protection and physical training aspects throughout the year, with an average score of 6.5 or higher across all subjects tested, and only one subject with a score of 4.

3- Average: are the remaining cases of direct admission.

4- Ordinary: are the cases considered for additional passing:

Article 14. Students meeting any of the following conditions will be considered for special admission:

a) Students who were sick before the exam and could not participate in the examination, with complete medical certification from health authorities, and are classified as having at least good performance in all four aspects of morality, study, labor, protection and physical training throughout the year.

b) Students who fell ill during the exam, if they have complete medical documentation, then:

- Subjects already taken must achieve 5 points or higher;

- The annual average score of the untested subjects must be 5 or higher;

- They must be classified as having at least average performance in all four aspects of morality, study, labor, protection and health maintenance throughout the year.

c) Students recruited into the military after completing the first semester of the school year, if all four aspects are rated as at least average by the school, or recruited after completing the second semester, then the results of the assessment of one of the two semesters must be rated as at least average by the school.

All students recognized for special admission will not be classified.

CHAPTER IV
ORGANIZATION AND LEADERSHIP OF THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXAMINATION

Article 15. Annually, the Ministry of Education is responsible for:

a) Issuing directives guiding the examination regulations;

b) Preparing examination questions and providing unified marking guidelines for localities;

c) Inspecting the work of examination committees, marking committees, and the overall organization and leadership of the examination period by provincial administrative committees and educational departments.

Article 16. To assist the Ministry in directing examination work, the Ministry will establish the following organizations:

a) Examination question-setting committee for high school graduation examinations;

b) Examination inspection committees for high school graduation examinations. These committees are responsible for inspecting the entire examination process of localities according to the Ministry's established high school graduation examination regulations. The examination regulations include decisions, directives, and guidelines issued by the Ministry. If any locality is found to be non-compliant with the Ministry's examination regulations, timely reports will be made, and the Ministry of Education may refuse to recognize the entire examination results of that locality.

Article 17. Provincial administrative committees and educational departments are responsible for organizing and leading the high school graduation examination in their respective areas (from preparation to supervision, marking, reviewing admission results, commendations, and disciplinary actions, etc.) according to the Ministry of Education's examination regulations, and must bear responsibility to the Ministry of Education for the entire examination leadership work in their area, and must report to the Ministry of Education in a timely manner through each stage of the examination leadership process.

Article 18. To assist the committees in directing examination work, each province and city will establish the following organizations:

a) Examination and result review committee for high school graduation examinations;

b) Examination inspection committees for high school graduation examinations.

Article 19. Provincial administrative committees issue decisions to establish examination committees consisting of the following members:

- Chairperson of the Committee,

- Deputy Chairpersons of the Committee,

- Secretaries of the Committee,

- Teachers supervising or marking the exams.

Article 20. The organization of examination supervision and marking must ensure that teachers do not supervise or mark the papers of their own school's students.

Article 21. All examination supervisors and markers are staff and teachers within the province or city, mobilized by the provincial administrative committee. Depending on specific conditions, one or two high schools may form one examination committee, and each marking committee shall not exceed 4,000 examinees.

Article 22. The examination and marking board has the duty to organize and conduct all activities of the board during the examination period according to the regulations set forth by the Ministry of Education.

Article 23. The examination and marking board has the authority to decide on all matters within its jurisdiction during the examination period in accordance with the graduation examination regulations established by the Ministry of Education. The marking board will temporarily announce the list of successful candidates before concluding its work and will hand over the students' examination scores to secondary schools for public announcement.

COMPENSATION PAYMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR MAKING COMPENSATION PAYMENTS
EXAMINATION FILES, REGISTERS AND MANAGEMENT OF EXAMINATION FILE STORAGE

Article 24. The Department of Secondary Education is responsible for establishing the models of examination files and registers required during the examination period (exam papers, name sheets, score recording and assessment sheets, minutes, reports, lists of successful candidates, etc.).

Article 25. Based on the graduation results from the marking board and the review of examination results by the Department of Education or the Educational Bureau, the Director of the Department of Education or the Head of the Educational Bureau shall issue the ten-year general education diplomas to successful candidates within thirty days following the announcement of the examination results.

Article 26. The Department of Education or the Educational Bureau is tasked with managing and storing all examination files in their respective regions and must establish the issuance procedures for ten-year general education diplomas as prescribed by the Ministry of Education.

CHAPTER VII
REWARD AND DISCIPLINE IN THE EXAMINATION PERIOD

Article 27. General Principles

a) Commendation and disciplinary actions against examination supervisors or candidates must be based on the specific achievements or violations committed by individuals during the performance of their duties as stipulated in the examination regulations of the Ministry.

b) Such commendations and disciplinary measures must be carried out strictly, democratically, promptly, and effectively serve to educate both supervisors and candidates.

Article 28. The levels of commendation for examination supervisors and markers include:

1- The Chairman of the Board publicly commends them before the entire examination or marking board;

2- The provincial or municipal administrative committee issues a certificate of commendation.

Article 29. The levels of disciplinary action against examination supervisors and markers include the following four types decided by the provincial or municipal administrative committee:

a) Public reprimand before all supervisors and teachers in the province or city;

b) Warning before all supervisors and teachers in the province or city;

c) Demotion and transfer to other duties;

d) Compulsory resignation and possible prosecution under the law.

Article 30. The levels of commendation for candidates include:

a) Examination supervisors publicly commend them in the examination room;

b) The Chairman of the examination board publicly commends them before all candidates;

c) The Chairman of the marking board publicly commends them before the entire marking board;

d) The Department of Education or the Educational Bureau issues a certificate of commendation.

Article 31. The levels of disciplinary action against candidates include:

a) Examination supervisors criticize them publicly in the examination room;

b) The Chairman of the examination board publicly warns them before all candidates;

c) The Chairman of the examination board decides to suspend their participation in subsequent subjects;

d) The Chairman of the examination board requests the marking board not to grade the entire exam or part of it, or to revoke the admission result, revoke additional admission, or request the Department of Education or the Educational Bureau to prohibit their participation in the graduation examination for one to two years, or request security agencies to prosecute them under the law;

e) If violations by candidates are discovered after the examination board has concluded its work, the Department of Education or the Educational Bureau may revoke the admission result, reclaim the diploma, and prohibit their participation in the graduation examination for one to two years.

CHAPTER VIII
IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS

Article 32. These regulations shall take effect from the date of issuance. All previous provisions that conflict with these regulations are hereby abolished.

Article 33. The Director of the General Department of Secondary Education shall be responsible for guiding the implementation of these regulations.