According to Prof. Dr. Huynh Van Chuong, Director of the Department of Quality Management (Ministry of Education and Training), the timeframe for releasing answer keys is clearly outlined in the ministry’s guidelines for organizing the national high school graduation exam. Annually, the actual release date may flexibly shift a day earlier or later than anticipated, but typically, the official answer key is published 5 to 7 days after the exam concludes.
Explaining this “delay,” the Director stated that it is a mandatory technical process to ensure absolute security and objectivity. The Ministry of Education and Training must wait for all 34 provinces and cities to complete scanning multiple-choice answer sheets, seal them, and upload raw exam data to the ministry’s centralized system. Once the data from all localities is securely locked and synchronized, the ministry officially releases the answer key for grading boards to proceed with subsequent steps.
Analyzing Score Adjustments and Result Announcement Roadmap
As the exam enters its critical phase, the Ministry of Education and Training will continue to closely monitor and enhance inspection and supervision to ensure the absolute safety of key stages: grading, data reconciliation, result announcement, exam review, high school graduation recognition, and university/vocational education admissions for 2026. The ministry will conduct an in-depth analysis of nationwide exam results to scientifically evaluate the quality of exam questions, their differentiation, and the current state of teaching in schools.
Candidates participating in the 2026 high school graduation exam.
Notably, the Ministry of Education and Training will analyze score adjustments across subjects as stipulated in Clause 9, Article 59 of the Examination Regulations. This is a groundbreaking requirement introduced in 2025 to ensure maximum fairness for candidates. For localities, this adjustment index allows for an objective, scientific assessment of progress and teaching quality across subjects by comparing average graduation exam scores.
To prepare for subsequent stages, the Ministry of Education and Training urges provinces and cities to rigorously adhere to regulations throughout the essay and multiple-choice grading and review processes. They must ensure robust IT infrastructure to maintain seamless system operation and prevent network congestion when results are announced at 8:00 AM on July 1.
Concurrently, the Ministry of Education and Training and local authorities will continue to vigorously promote teaching and learning innovation, interdisciplinary integration, and practical education aligned with the principle of “learning to do, not just to know.” Ongoing and periodic assessments in primary and secondary schools will increasingly shift toward competency-based evaluation, helping students become deeply familiar with the new exam structure.
Immediately after exam supervision concludes, the Ministry of Education and Training will conduct a comprehensive review and draw lessons from the organization process, in line with the Prime Minister’s directives.