Hung Vương High School is an 85-year-old public high school in Ho Chi Minh City of

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. It was founded in 1934.

History

Since the day of foundation, the school has changed its name many times, like Cho Lon Primary School, Do Huu Phuong Primary School and now it has been named Hùng Vương High School. Hung Vuong is known for its good teachers who possess high teaching skills and its disciplines. Many high-ranking official people in Vietnam graduated from the school and it became famous to a lot of parents from

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Location

It is located in the center of District 5, a Chinatown of Ho Chi Minh City,

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. This school is between two hospitals:

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and Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine. The address is: 124 Hong Bang Street, Ward 12, Dist. 5.

Ranking

Hùng Vương High School is in the top 100 best high schools in the country. From 2014 to 2015, it successfully admitted more than 3000 students.

Admission

Students need to have higher academic scores in their previous school exams to apply to this high school. Students need to get an aggregate of more than 85% on their previous exam.

Uniform

The uniform consists of white shirt, gray pants for boys and gray skirt for girls. However, on Monday and Thursday, the girls need to wear traditional Vietnamese dresses.

Education

Hùng Vương High School offers its courses to students from grades 10 to 12. Each grade has 25 classes and one special class for the distinction group. This group has specialized training in subjects like Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.

Infrastructure

This school has a well equipped Chemistry, Physics and Computer lab. The school also has a large kitchen for the students to learn how to cook. It houses a mini football field and basketball field.

Sports and Events

Hùng Vương High School often arranges various sports events throughout the year. Students from each class have to choose their nominee for their team before the competition. Football, basketball, table tennis and chess are the most common sports in the school. The most important of all the events held in the school is the school's "Fun Fair". On that day, teachers and students organize a number of stores. In each class, they have to prepare food and drinks to sell.

Faculty

Coordinator *Nguyễn Vân Yên Sub Coordinator *LÊ QUANG HUY *DƯƠNG HOÀI BẢO *LÝ THỊ MỸ LỆ The school has 70 teachers. The faculty consists of forty-one non-teaching staff helping in the school's management.

Notable alumni

Singers * Thanh Thảo *Yến Trang *Ái Phương Sports *Lâm Đông Vượng: First position holder in Vovinam at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games MC *Trấn Thành Actor *Anh Đức

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hung Vuong High School Schools in Vietnam 1934 establishments in Vietnam