List of high schools for the gifted in Vietnam explained

In Vietnamese secondary education, high schools for the gifted or specialized high schools (trường trung học phổ thông chuyên or trường THPT chuyên) are designated public schools for secondary students to express gifted potentials in natural sciences, social sciences, and/or foreign languages. Schools for the gifted fall into two categories: provincial schools and university-affiliated schools. The first high schools for the gifted were initiated in 1966, and since then each province of Vietnam now has at least one high school for the gifted. Entrance to a high school for the gifted are based on test results and is extremely competitive.

In the early times, schools for the gifted focused on natural sciences (mostly Mathematics, followed by Physics, Chemistry, and Information technology).[1] With the increase in competition in other fields like social sciences (History, Geography, Vietnamese literature), gifted schools nowadays are broader in terms of majors such as English, Biology, etc. Gifted schools often produce high secondary graduation rates and university entrance results, as well as numerous national and international academic prizes (including the International Science Olympiad).[2]

List of high schools for the gifted in Vietnam

As mentioned above, high schools for the gifted in Vietnam are divided into two categories: provincial and university-affiliated.

University-affiliated schools

SchoolVietnamese nameEstablishedAffiliationLocation
HNUE High School for Gifted StudentsTrường Trung học phổ thông chuyên Đại học Sư phạm1966Hanoi National University of Education
HUS High School for Gifted StudentsTrường Trung học phổ thông chuyên Khoa học Tự nhiên1965VNU University of Science
Foreign Language Specialized SchoolTrường Trung học phổ thông chuyên Ngoại ngữ1969VNU University of Languages and International Studies
High School for Gifted Students in Social Sciences and Humanities[3] Trường Trung học phổ thông chuyên Khoa học Xã hội và Nhân văn2019VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities
VNU-HCM High School for the GiftedTrường Phổ thông Năng khiếu1996Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City
HUSC High School for Gifted Students[4] Trường Trung học phổ thông chuyên Khoa học Huế1976University of Science, Hue University
High School for the Gifted, Vinh University[5] Trường Trung học phổ thông chuyên Đại học Vinh1966Vinh University

Local high schools for the gifted

The following list is sorted alphabetically by location rather than name.

SchoolEstablishedLocation
Hanoi – Amsterdam High School1985HanoiCầu Giấy district
Nguyễn Huệ High School for the Gifted1947Hà Đông district
Lê Hồng Phong High School for the Gifted1927Ho Chi Minh CityDistrict 5
Trần Đại Nghĩa High School for the Gifted2000District 1
Trần Phú High School for the Gifted1986HaiphongHải An district
Lê Quý Đôn High School for the Gifted1986Da NangSơn Trà district
Lý Tự Trọng High School for the Gifted1990Cần ThơCái Răng district
Thoại Ngọc Hầu High School for the Gifted1948An Giang provinceLong Xuyên
Thủ Khoa Nghĩa High School for the Gifted1950Châu Đốc
Lê Quý Đôn High School for the Gifted1991Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu provinceVũng Tàu
Bạc Liêu High School for the Gifted1991Bạc Liêu provinceBạc Liêu
Bắc Giang High School for the Gifted1991Bắc Giang provinceBắc Giang
Bắc Kạn High School for the Gifted2003Bắc Kạn provinceBắc Kạn
Bắc Ninh High School for the Gifted1995Bắc Ninh provinceBắc Ninh
Bến Tre High School1990Bến Tre provinceBến Tre
Hùng Vương High School for the Gifted1996Bình Dương provinceThủ Dầu Một
Lê Quý Đôn High School for the Gifted2000Bình Định provinceQuy Nhon
Chu Văn An High School for the Gifted2016Hoài Nhơn town
Quang Trung High School for the Gifted2003Bình Phước provinceĐồng Xoài
Bình Long High School for the Gifted2012Bình Long town
Trần Hưng Đạo High School for the Gifted1992Bình Thuận provincePhan Thiết
Phan Ngọc Hiển High School for the Gifted1991Cà Mau provinceCà Mau
Cao Bằng High School for the Gifted2001Cao Bằng provinceCao Bằng
Nguyễn Du High School for the Gifted1994Đắk Lắk provinceBuôn Ma Thuột
Nguyễn Chí Thanh High School for the Gifted2013Đắk Nông provinceGia Nghĩa
Lê Quý Đôn High School for the Gifted1995Điện Biên provinceĐiện Biên Phủ
Lương Thế Vinh High School for the Gifted1994Đồng Nai provinceBiên Hòa
Nguyễn Quang Diệu High School for the Gifted2011Đồng Tháp provinceCao Lãnh
Nguyễn Đình Chiểu High School for the Gifted2008Sa Đéc
Hùng Vương Gifted High School1993Gia Lai provincePleiku
Hà Giang High School for Talented Students1995Hà Giang provinceHà Giang
Biên Hòa High School for the Gifted1959Hà Nam provincePhủ Lý
Hà Tĩnh High School for the Gifted1991Hà Tĩnh provinceHà Tĩnh
Nguyễn Trãi High School for the Gifted1984Hải Dương provinceHải Dương
Vị Thanh High School for the Gifted2008Hậu Giang provinceVị Thanh
Hoàng Văn Thụ High School for the Gifted1981Hòa Bình provinceHòa Bình
Hưng Yên High School for the Gifted1997Hưng Yên provinceHưng Yên
Lê Quý Đôn High School for the Gifted1985Khánh Hòa provinceNha Trang
Huỳnh Mẫn Đạt High School for the Gifted1990Kiên Giang provinceRạch Giá
Nguyễn Tất Thành High School for the Gifted1995Kon Tum provinceKon Tum
Lê Quý Đôn High School for the Gifted2008Lai Châu provinceLai Châu
Chu Văn An High School for the Gifted1988Lạng Sơn provinceLạng Sơn
Lào Cai High School for the Gifted2003Lào Cai provinceLào Cai
Thăng Long High School for the Gifted1991Lâm Đồng provinceDa Lat
Bảo Lộc High School for the Gifted2012Bảo Lộc
Long An High School for the Gifted2009Long An provinceTân An
Lê Hồng Phong High School for the Gifted1920Nam Định provinceNam Định
Phan Bội Châu High School for the Gifted1974Nghệ An provinceVinh
Lương Văn Tụy High School for the Gifted1959Ninh Bình provinceNinh Bình
Lê Quý Đôn High School for the Gifted2008Ninh Thuận provincePhan Rang–Tháp Chàm
Hùng Vương High School for the Gifted1982Phú Thọ provinceViệt Trì
Lương Văn Chánh High School for the Gifted1988Phú Yên provinceTuy Hòa
Võ Nguyên Giáp High School for the Gifted1996Quảng Bình provinceĐồng Hới
Lê Thánh Tông High School for the Gifted2011Quảng Nam provinceHội An
Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm High School for the Gifted2002Tam Kỳ
Lê Khiết High School for the Gifted1945Quảng Ngãi provinceQuảng Ngãi
Hạ Long High School for the Gifted1990Quảng Ninh provinceHạ Long
Lê Quý Đôn High School for the Gifted1994Quảng Trị provinceĐông Hà
Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai High School for the Gifted1996Sóc Trăng provinceSóc Trăng
Sơn La High School for the Gifted1995Sơn La provinceSơn La
Hoàng Lê Kha High School for the Gifted1994Tây Ninh provinceTây Ninh
Thái Bình High School for the Gifted1988Thái Bình provinceThái Bình
Thái Nguyên High School for the Gifted1988Thái Nguyên provinceThái Nguyên
Lam Sơn High School for the Gifted1931Thanh Hóa provinceThanh Hóa
Quốc Học High School for the Gifted1896Thừa Thiên Huế provinceHuế
Tiền Giang High School for the Gifted1995Tiền Giang provinceMỹ Tho
Nguyễn Thiện Thành High School for the Gifted1992Trà Vinh provinceTrà Vinh
Tuyên Quang High School for the Gifted1989Tuyên Quang provinceTuyên Quang
Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm High School for the Gifted1992Vĩnh Long provinceVĩnh Long
Vĩnh Phúc High School for the Gifted1990Vĩnh Phúc provinceVĩnh Yên
Nguyễn Tất Thành High School for the Gifted1989Yên Bái provinceYên Bái

List of disbanded schools

School Affiliation Location
Informatics Gifted Class Hanoi
High School for the Gifted Students Ho Chi Minh City

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20050404180245/http://vietnamnet.vn/giaoduc/vande/2005/03/397242/ . Where have gifted students in Mathematics 'of the old days' gone? . Vietnamnet . 23 March 2005 . vi . 4 December 2016 . 4 April 2005 . dead .
  2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20071023220404/http://vietnamnet.vn/giaoduc/vande/2007/09/741045/ . Gifted schools: training gifted students or 'studying machines'? . 23 October 2007 . vi . Bao Anh . Vietnamnet . 4 December 2016 . 14 September 2007 . dead .
  3. Web site: Thành lập trường THPT Chuyên Khoa học Xã hội và Nhân văn - VnExpress. VnExpress. Tin nhanh VnExpress. vi. 2020-03-23.
  4. Web site: Introduction. Hue University of Science. 4 December 2016. vi.
  5. Web site: History of HSGS, Vinh University. High School for the Gifted, Vinh University. vi. 4 December 2016.