Getting into best high schools brings out worst in urbanization

Students participate in a high school entrance exam in Hanoi, June 18, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy

The cut-throat competition to get into Vietnam's high schools has revealed a dark side of urbanization that destroys the very notion of a level playing field.

This situation, with students in major city centers having to fight tooth and nail to get into a reputed school while other institutions in the suburbs are unable to get enough admissions, affects millions of children and their parents.

For many years, Hanoi has split its 30 districts into 12 areas for the purpose of high school entrance examinations. This year, each student gets three public high school choices to register with certain conditions. The first two priorities have to be located in the area that the student resides. The third choice can be any school they wish.

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