Trần Đại Nghĩa Grade 6 entrance prep — Trọng Điểm 4 and Trọng Điểm 5
Trần Đại Nghĩa Secondary and High School admits Grade 6 students through a 90-minute aptitude assessment, most of it in English. The same paper format is also used for Hoa Lư, Trần Quốc Toản and Bình Thọ.
Real scores · Real teachers · Real results — teachers hold at least IELTS 8.0 or SAT 1500, and international programmes are taught by PhD and Master's holders.
The Trần Đại Nghĩa Grade 6 exam — what you need to know
What's tested
Part 1: 20 multiple-choice questions in English (30 minutes) on natural science, social science and general knowledge. Part 2: a 60-minute written paper covering English, Maths and logical thinking, and Vietnamese.
2026 figures
350 places, about 4,200 applications, and a cut-off score of 76.25/100 — the highest ever.
Exam dates
Held once a year in early summer (in 2026: 1 July), with results announced about a week later.
Why it is hard
The paper weaves several fields into a single question and asks it in English — question-spotting does not work; the foundations must be in place from Grade 4.
Who should study
Grade 4 and Grade 5 students in Ho Chi Minh City aiming for Trần Đại Nghĩa or other schools that admit by aptitude assessment.
Videos from 8020 classes
Clips from real 8020 classes and lessons — click to watch right here.
Based on the official assessment paper of 1 July 2026 and the admissions notice from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training.
Key-school prep curriculum — what students learn
Four strands of the Grade 6 entrance assessment, each split into Grade 4, Grade 5 and exam-practice modules. Content drawn from the syllabus and exercise bank 8020 currently teaches — tap a subject to see it.
8key-school prep levels 4.1–5.4
2.640weekly exercise questions
176weekly listening tasks
1590-minute mock test
Maths and logical thinkingPart 2 — written section (20 points, paper in English)34 topics
Grade 4 (levels 4.1–4.4)
Whole numbers up to millions, four operations, solving for x
Expressions with letters, order of operations
Converting units of mass, length, time
Angles; perpendicular and parallel lines
Averages
Fractions: simplifying, common denominators, comparing, four operations
Divisibility rules for 2, 5, 3, 9
Finding two numbers from sum–difference, sum–ratio, difference–ratio
Perimeter and area of rectangles, squares, parallelograms, rhombuses
Arithmetic sequences, age problems, tree-planting problems
Basic decimals, basic motion problems
Logical reasoning: number sequences, counting shapes, ordering
Grade 5 (levels 5.1–5.4)
Four operations with fractions and decimals, rounding
The assessment covers Maths, logical reasoning, English, and science asked in English — each area is taught by a teacher with the matching background.
Châu Cát Tường
Academic Head · IELTS 8.5
Teaches: Thinking Maths · English
Master's, Western Sydney (Australia) · Talented Engineer Programme, Bách Khoa (Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology) · First Prize in Mathematics at city level, Mathematics specialist class at Lê Hồng Phong · over 10 years teaching IELTS and SAT
Nguyễn Phước Trường
PhD in Mathematics · University of Klagenfurt (Austria)
Teaches: Maths and logical thinking
PhD with distinction · Master's with distinction, top 4% of the Faculty of Mathematics, Masaryk University (Czech Republic) · Bachelor's with distinction, top 2 in the Faculty of Mathematics, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education
Trần Hoàn Vũ
Master's, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education · AP Math
Teaches: Maths and logical thinking
Graduation thesis awarded Distinction · alumnus of the specialised Math class at Lê Hồng Phong · teaches Calculus and Statistics to AP students
Phạm Trung Hiếu
Master's, TU Munich (Germany) · IELTS 8.0
Teaches: Science in English
Phổ thông Năng khiếu (High School for the Gifted, VNU-HCM) · Deutschlandstipendium and Odon Vallet scholarships · First Prize, National Student Physics Olympiad
Two classes by grade, Online on weekday evenings or In-person at Chợ Quán at weekends. Homework is marked on the TDN8020 platform, written-response questions included.
Group class
Trọng Điểm 4 (Grade 4 key-school prep)Grade 4 studentsOnline
Trọng Điểm 5 (Grade 5 key-school prep)Grade 5 studentsOnline
Small-group class
Trọng Điểm 4 (Grade 4 key-school prep)In-person at Chợ Quán, weekendsIn-person at Chợ Quán
Trọng Điểm 5 (Grade 5 key-school prep)In-person at Chợ Quán, weekendsIn-person at Chợ Quán
Private tutoring
One-on-one tutoringA personalised study plan, built around the student's schedule · suits students joining late, mid-yearOnline / In-person at Chợ Quán
Earlier levels
Thinking Maths Grades 1–3The bilingual English–Vietnamese 8020 THINK MATH series, built on the Singapore method — the foundation for Trọng Điểm 4.View →
One-on-one tutoring program for Grade 6 entry to Trần Đại Nghĩa
One teacher with one student, on a study plan built from scratch around the placement test. Suited to children who join late, mid-year, who are well behind in one subject, or whose family needs its own schedule.
Personalised study planWe teach exactly what your child is missing across the four components of the exam: English, Maths and logical thinking, Vietnamese, and science and social studies in English.
Schedule built around your familyChoose your own class days and times, with the student's schedule taking priority. Online nationwide or In-person at Chợ Quán.
Personal, hands-on feedbackEvery written-response answer is corrected point by point by the teacher during the lesson; homework is marked on the TDN8020 practice platform.
Parents kept in the loopRegular mock tests in the exact 90-minute format, with section-by-section scores sent to parents after each round.
Messages sent to us after the Grade 6 entrance exam — assessment scores and the schools the children got into, with names hidden. Tap an image to see it clearly.
Not sure where to start with Trần Đại Nghĩa Grade 6?
Take the free placement test and 8020 will pinpoint your gaps and place you in the right class with the right teacher. Exercises by grade and by subject, plus mock tests — written responses are marked too.
