High school exam

The exam scandal, which covered Hoa Binh, Ha Giang and Son La, saw over 200 students in the three provinces had their results altered. In Vietnam, the exam is one of the most important events in a student’s academic career, setting the stage for higher education and careers. … [Read more...] about Nine jailed in northern Vietnam over high school exam fraud

Tran Xuan Yen, former deputy director of the Son La Department of Education and Training, is present at a court for test-score manipulation in the 2018 National High School Exam in Son La Province, Vietnam, May 29, 2020. Photo: Danh Trong / Tuoi Tre In 2018, nearly one million candidates took part in the three-day exam, where they sat for tests in math, literature, foreign languages, physics, chemistry, biology, history, geography, and civics. … [Read more...] about 12 people handed sentences in Vietnam’s Son La Province for roles in national exam cheating scandal

Hoang Thi Thanh (former Chairwoman of the Farmers’ Union in Son La province’s Quynh Nhai district) and Lo Thi Truong (a resident of Son La city) were given suspended sentences of three years and 30 months. Both were freed at the first-instance trial, which began on May 21. … [Read more...] about Son La court sentences defendants in exam scandal

Under questioning, Huynh changed his testimony, saying he had not received money from Khoa and the VNĐ1 billion was from his savings and money he had earned from selling land. Khoa said he had only given Huynh a list of candidates and had not taken bribes to make amendments. … [Read more...] about Sơn La court sentences 12 in exam fraud case

The People’s Court of Son La Province on May 29 announced the sentences of between two and 21 years to the 12 defendants of whom Lo Van Huynh, former head of the division for examination and educational quality management at the provincial Department of Education and Training getting the highest punishment. … [Read more...] about Education officials jailed in exam cheating scandal in Son La