Impressive results of VAS students after a year full of fluctuations

Overall VAS students’ performance was between 20% to 34% higher than previous school year

In the IGCSE exams, 93% of VAS 10th Grade students, scored fair to excellent grades (C-A *), which is 20% higher than the previous year when 73% of students achieved the same grades. Among those, the percentage of students earning good to excellent points (B-A *) was twice as high as last year with 81% compared to 41%. In the whole VAS system, 27 students achieved A-A* scores in all five subjects, of which five students achieved five A* grades in all the subjects they studied.

Outstanding achievement was also reached VAS students in the AS Level exam at Grade 11. This school year, VAS has 94% of students achieved the good to excellent grades (C-A), which is an increase of 22% compared to the previous school year. Among those, four students achieved A grades in all their subjects. In addition, VAS 11th Grade students studying the A Level for Advanced Math have completed this programme in just one year with significantly high results, of which 3 students achieved the highest grade possible of an A*.

In the A-Level examinations, one of the educational programmes that is taught and highly valued by higher educational institutions in more than 160 countries around the world, VAS Grade 12 students achieved 93% of Grade 12 students achieved good to excellent grades (C-A*), an increase of 34% from the previous school year. Over half of these students (56%), reached the highest possible that is A-A*, which was two thirds higher than the previous year (22%). In the whole VAS system, 33 students achieved the maximum grades of A-A* in all the taken subjects. These included students such as, for example, Nguyen Thuy Quynh, in class 12B5, at our Ba Thang Hai campus, who obtained the maximum score of four A* in the A - Level exams of of, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics and Business. Another remarkable example of VAS Grade 12 students achieving highly is Nguyen Xuan Nguyen also from Ba Thang Hai campus, who scored 3 A* and 1 A in all four subjects of Maths, Business Studies, Economics and Computer Science. Previously in Grade 11, Xuan Nguyen was awarded the title “Top in the Country” for the Business Studies subject in the Cambridge AS Level exam.

92% VAS students earn grade seven or above in the National High School Graduation Examination

In the National High School Graduation Examination held in last August, 100% of VAS 12th grade students passed the exam, of which 92% (110 over 120 students) achieved average grade of 7.0 or above. For Math, 100% of the total student population achieved above average grades, of which 40% scored eight and above. The average Math grade achieved by VAS students is 7.6, which is 14% higher than the average Math grade of Vietnam. For English, the average grade of VAS students is 7.4, which is 26% higher than the average English grade of HCMC and 62% higher than the average English grade of Vietnam. Among those, 41% of the total number of students taking part in the exam earned an average grade of 8.0 or above. 

In total, VAS has eight students achieved high grades of 7.0 and above in all exam subjects. These students included Du Chi Vi, Luong Hai Minh, Phan Thanh Hoang Yen, Bui Thanh Hung, Tran Ha Quang Huy, Pham Yen Nhi, Nguyen Quang Tu, Tran Bao Minh Chan and studied at Ba Thang Hai, Garden Hills, Hoang Van Thu and Sunrise campuses. Notably, student Phan Thanh Hoang Yen has successfully earned four grades of 8.0, one grade of 9.0 and one grade of 10 in the exams.

Ready to access leading universities in the world and in Vietnam

The 2019 - 2020 school year is undoubtedly  a year  without precedent for all educationalists in general due to the impact of the pandemic. This is the first time we had the longest stay-at-home period and had to make our lessons and tests online. However, with the great effort of all students, the consent and support of parents, the effort in bringing innovative and flexible methods of VAS teachers and staff; they have completed the school year with significantly proud achievements.

Though online learning presents an exciting yet challenging experience for students, this has opened up a great opportunity for them to approach the modern learning methods via digital platform, and cultivate their self-awareness and self-motivation in studying and doing research. Having to maintain the flow of learning under difficult circumstances has in fact fostered their ability to be flexible and adaptable to all situations and changes - the vital skills for them to further study, work and live in both foreign countries and in Vietnam.

Cambridge certificates and qualifications they gain are permanently valid and accredited worldwide. A Level certificate is now accepted in more than 600 universities in the U.S., all universities in the U.K. and 9 universities in Vietnam. Taken with IELTS band 6.5+ and the Full License certificate for International Information and Communication Technology offered at VAS, students can be confident when applying for both scholarships and transfer to reputable universities and colleges of their choice around the world. Currently, fifteen VAS 12th and 9th Grade students have received invitation letters and have won scholarships with a total value of more than one million USD from leading universities and high schools in the world such as University of Amsterdam, King's College London, University College London.