Students sit the public high school entrance exams in HCM City last year. VNA/VNS Photo

HCM CITY — HCM City’s 113 public high schools have an enrolment quota of 71,000 for the 2024-25 school year, 6,000 fewer than the previous year, according to the city Department of Education and Training.

Nearly 116,300 students will pass out of ninth grade this year, more than 5,000 higher than last year.

But 65 public high schools will reduce their enrolment quota, with Trần Phú, Vĩnh Lộc B and Hồ Thị Bi seeing steep cuts.

It means more than 45,000 students will have to go to private high schools, vocational education centres or centres for continuing education.

The three will offer a total of 50,000 seats.

There was a shortage of public schools, the department said.

The entrance exam for public high schools is scheduled to take place on June 6 and 7. —VNS