Vietnam's 2026 High School Graduation Exams Draw Commentary

Teachers expect the 2026 Vietnamese high‑school graduation English exam to maintain the same difficulty as 2025, with a slightly higher average score due to students' familiarity with the new format. The paper retains academic reading passages, advanced vocabulary and inference questions, while increasing the proportion of higher‑order thinking items.

Beauty queen and scholar Bảo Ngọc praised the 2026 literature exam for combining knowledge assessment with questions that urge students to think about contemporary issues. She highlighted an open‑ended prompt inviting ideas on how Vietnam can nurture innovators like "Steve Jobs," noting the test’s blend of literature, technology and societal reflection. Ngọc, a former Miss Continental 2022 and holder of multiple academic scholarships, emphasized lifelong learning as the key to personal freedom and societal contribution.