The entrance examination for public high schools has concluded in the province, with the majority of candidates observing that the exam papers closely followed the secondary school curriculum but varied in difficulty level.
Candidates joyful upon completing their exams at Hoang Van Thu
high school for gifted students in Hoa Binh City.
Lasting from June 6 to 8, the high school entrance exam for
the 2024 - 2025 academic year in Hoa Binh has seen over 11,410 registered candidates
participating, with 38 examination sites accommodating a total of 502 exam
rooms. The overall enrollment quota for local public high schools is set at
9,895, or approximately 70% of the total number of students. There are 199
students directly admitted without having to participate in the exam.
The preparation and organisation of the examination were
done under the supervision of relevant authorities and evaluated to ensure
confidentiality and strict adherence to procedures and regulations.
However, there were a number of absentees, with 42
candidates missing the Vietnamese literature exam and 45 missing the English
exam on the first day.
Bui Thi Thang, a parent, said while the two above-said exams
boosted confidence among candidates, the mathematics one left many disappointed
due to its difficulty. Many parents predict that this year's admission scores
may be lower than last year's, especially for top-rank schools in the province.
No abnormal or complex incidents occurred within and around
exam sites, and invigilators strictly adhered to examination regulations and
protocols, said Dinh Thi Huong, Vice Director of the Hoa Binh Department of
Education and Training.
The department is expected to announce the exam scores on
June 13 and 14. It said the grading process is closely monitored to ensure
fairness, objectivity, and accuracy.
Senior women in rural and ethnic minority areas are considered an abundant labour workforce, as people in the working age have often worked far away from home in recent years. Therefore, many units, departments, sectors and cooperatives in Hoa Binh have worked with enterprises inside and outside the province to generate jobs for the local women.
The northern province of Hoa Binh has over 74% of its population belonging to ethnic minority groups, who mainly reside in remote, far-flung, and disadvantaged areas. Therefore, the implementation of Project 2 on planning, arranging, and settling residential areas under the National Target Programme for Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas is important in building a better living environment for locals.
The World Environment Day (June 5), launched by the UN Environment Programme, has been celebrated in Vietnam since 1982 and become a nationwide movement, helping raise public awareness of environmental protection, biodiversity conservation, sustainable development, and climate change response. This year, the day is themed "Land restoration, desertification and drought resilience”. All-level Party Committees and administrations in Hoa Binh province continue to view improving awareness, restoring land, and fighting drought and desertification as an indispensable part of the socio-economic development plan and an important task during the sustainable development process.
A working delegation from the Ministry of Health led by Deputy Minister Do Xuan Tuyen inspected the provision of vitamin A for children in Cao Phong district on June 1.
Right on the occasion of the 134th anniversary of Uncle Ho's birthday (May 19th, 1890 - May 19th, 2024), the Public Security of Lac Son District organized a donation of breeding cows to the two families in extremely difficult circumstances: Mr. Bui Van Quyet's household from Trang Doi hamlet, Yen Phu commune; Mrs. Bui Thi Dien's household from Com street, Vu Ban town.
In the morning of May 29th, at the Cultural House of Lac Son district, the Provincial Youth Communist Union - Vietnam Youth Union of the province held the launching ceremony of the Volunteering Youth Campaign in the summer of 2024, responding to the peak day of the new rural construction. There was the attendance of Mr. Bui Van Luyen, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front.
