The Ministry of Education and Training has decided to combine the high school graduation exam and the university entrance exam into a single national high school exam from 2015 on. A rollout of the exam took place over from July 1 to 4, 2015, coinciding with the peak of the hot spell that the provinces and cities in the North and the Central region, especially the capital of Hanoi, were suffering.

Exam sites in Hanoi were crowded with relatives of examinees and representatives from social and charity organisations who came to support the exam-takers despite the extreme hot weather with temperatures up to 40 degrees Celsius.  Volunteers had swung into action to help students find affordable rooms  and find the exam locations, ensuring traffic safety or providing cheap prepackaged lunches.

The “Give Strength during Exam Season” programme with about 12,000 volunteers have supported about 200,000 examinees and their families coming to Hanoi from five neighbouring provinces. The work of volunteers helps exam-takers deal with their needs and be more confident to take the exam.

By VNP’s Golden Moment Photography Club