Ho Chi Minh City Opens Registration for 6th Grade Admissions to Tran Dai Nghia and Four Other Schools

Ho Chi Minh City is opening registration for 6th-grade admissions to the prestigious Tran Dai Nghia Secondary School and four other secondary schools that will conduct competency assessments. The registration period runs from June 9 to June 14, with the entrance exam scheduled for July 1, 2026.

Parents are required to first fill out an online application via the city's education portal, tuyensinhdaucap.hcm.edu.vn. Following the online registration, they must submit supporting documents to the chosen schools. These documents include a notarized copy of the 5th-grade report card or final score sheet, and the registration form printed from the online system. After submission, the schools will schedule a date for issuing exam cards to the candidates.

The competency assessment for Tran Dai Nghia School will last 90 minutes, divided into two parts. The first part, a 30-minute multiple-choice section with 20 questions, will be followed by a 60-minute essay section comprising three parts. The English component will assess listening comprehension, reading comprehension, and writing skills. The Vietnamese portion will cover mathematics, logical thinking, reading comprehension, and essay writing.

A significant change this year is that students can only apply to one of the five schools. Previously, students could take the assessment for local schools and then for Tran Dai Nghia School. However, since all five schools are holding their assessments on the same day, July 1, applicants must make a single choice. To be eligible, students must have completed their primary education in Ho Chi Minh City and achieved a minimum score of 9 in both Vietnamese and Math during their 5th-grade final assessments.