VNU-HCM High School for the Gifted (

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: Trường Phổ thông Năng khiếu, Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is a highly selective high school located in

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. It is classified as a specialized public high school. Established in 1996, HSG is affiliated with

Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNUHCM, vi, Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is one of the two largest national research universities in Vietnam (the other is Vietnam National University, Hanoi), founded on 27 ...

and is a specialized high school for highly talented students in academic subjects such as mathematics, natural sciences, literature, and foreign languages. It is considered one of the best high schools in Vietnam, and one of the three most selective specialized high schools in Ho Chi Minh City, along with

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. The school aims to provide the best environment for academic excellence and preparation for higher education, and regularly sends students to participate in regional, national, and international academic competitions, especially in the

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History

The school was established in 1993 and was originally affiliated with

Ho Chi Minh City University of Science VNUHCM-University of Science (VNUHCM-US; formerly known as University of Sciences) has offered various scientific degrees across Southern Vietnam since its establishment as the Indochina College of Science in 1941. VNUHCM-US was re-founded in Marc ...

as the Specialized School in Mathematics and Informatics for high school students. By 1996, the school has moved to its current main campus in

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, expanded its programs of specialization, and become an independent high school that operates directly under

under the new name. HSG opened its second campus in

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in 2014.

Admissions

Based on performance in HSG's separate entrance examination, about 300 students are selected every year from more than 3000 applicants for each subject, who hail from not only

but all the

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. Specialized students receive tuition remissions, and scholarships are awarded to the top students in each class each semester.

Academics

In addition to the national high school curriculum, HSG offers rigorous, specialized instruction in eight subjects: English, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Literature, History. The school also admits students to non-specialized classes who seek to prepare for university entrance examinations in Groups A and D (see Higher education in Vietnam). Teachers at HSG are also professors from the various campuses of Vietnam National University. Classes at the school are known for their innovative critical and creative approaches, as well as for being highly challenging and often incorporating university-level materials. HSG is best known for both its students' top performance in the

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, and its long-standing record in academic competitions for high school students at both national and international levels. In particular, HSG students consistently win first and second places in the National Academic Competitions, the most intense competitions for high school students in Vietnam, and are regularly among those selected to represent Vietnam in the

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and the

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References

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