Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted () is an academically selective public high school for talented and gifted students from grade 6 to 12 in

Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...

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. Established in 2000, the school was the first partially state-funded, semi-boarding school specialized in various subjects, especially foreign languages, in Ho Chi Minh City. The school requires a highly competitive entrance exam for admission (with less than 7% acceptance rate).

Establishment

Founded in 2000, the school was named after Professor

Trần Đại Nghĩa Trần Đại Nghĩa (13 September 1913 – 9 August 1997) was a Vietnamese scientist, military engineer, and prominent figure in the defense industry of Vietnam. He held the rank of major-general and was recognized as both a military officer ...

, a scientist and engineer who invented the SKZ

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, as well as redesigning captured weapons to adapt to use among Vietnamese troops during the

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. The school was set up by repurposing existing facilities of Institution La Salle-Taberd, established by the

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in 1874 as one of its many

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. It was the first school to have the Intensive English program in Hồ Chí Minh City. 2003 marked the school's first graduating class.

Learning method and students' opportunities

Aside from English, high school students majoring in social subjects are also taught French, Korean, Chinese, Japanese or German as a second foreign language. In addition, classes of grade 10, 11 and 12 are arranged into specialized classes such as English majoring class, Math majoring class, Literature majoring class, Geography majoring class, History majoring class, Chemistry majoring class, Physics majoring class, Biology majoring class and Informatics majoring class. There are also triple-subjected classes: Math-Chemistry-Physics and Math-Literature-English classes.

References

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