The HNUE High School for Gifted Students (), commonly known as HNUE High School (, CSP), is a public magnet school in Hanoi, Vietnam. The school was founded in 1966 as a national educational institution to nurture Vietnamese students who excelled at mathematics. HNUE High School is the second oldest magnet high school in Vietnam and one of the seven national-level high schools for the gifted.

The school and HUS High School for Gifted Students are often interchangeably ranked the first in National Science Olympiads for high school students and National University Entrance Examinations. Its students have won about 100 medals at the International Science Olympiads. Its alumni include 4 ministers in the Vietnamese governments, leading scientists at top domestic and foreign universities, notable Vietnamese entrepreneurs and recognized artists.

HNUE High School is the most selective school in Vietnam. The 2022 acceptance rate is 5.5% (1 seat for every 18 applicants) and for the English class, the acceptance rate is 3% (1 slot for every 31 applicants). Students are chosen either through exceptional academic achievement in junior secondary school (10% of intake) or through a rigorous nationwide entrance exam (90%).

The school’s alumni include key leaders at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, the Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, researchers and professors at Oxford University, MIT, Stanford University, NASA, National University of Singapore, Sorbonne University, Microsoft, Google... business leaders and founders of McKinsey & Company, Sabeco, Bkav (company), FPT Corporation, Gemadept...

Foundation and history During the Vietnam War, aware of the important role of sciences for future of the country, a group of Vietnam leading scientists including Lê Văn Thiêm, Hoàng Tụy and Tạ Quang Bửu suggested that the government open up selective programs to nurture talented students, and to encourage them to follow science in their later years at universities and professions. As a premier national institution for training of science teachers, Hanoi National University of Education was selected to organize such a program. On December 24, 1966, at the height of the Vietnam War, the first class for gifted students was inaugurated with 33 mathematically inclined students, who were chosen from thousands of high school students in North Vietnam, at the evacuation site of the university in Phù Cừ District, Hưng Yên Province. This class was the foundation of HNUE High School.

The history of Hanoi National University of Education High School is divided three periods: From 1966 to 1995, the special math classes were under the administration of the faculty of Mathematics, Hanoi National University of Education. In 1995, the school expanded to include a specialized stream in Computer Science. It was then renamed Specialized School for Maths and Computer Science. In 2005, the school started offering classes specialized in Literature, Physics, Chemistry and Biology and was named "High School for Gifted Students of Hanoi National University of Education".

The HNUE High School was honored with many national awards, including the third degree Labor Decoration award in 1986, the second degree Labor Decoration in 1996, and most recently the first degree Labor Decoration (2001).

Education

Admissions In the first period of establishment of the school in the 80s, HNUE High School for Gifted Students did not directly handle the admission process; this work was taken by the Ministry of Education and Training. During this period, students with outstanding abilities in mathematics (only in Northern region, from Nam Dinh province northwards) were nominated by the region to the Ministry of Education and Training before participating in an entrance exam. Students who passed the exam would be divided two schools: High School for Gifted Students, Hanoi University of Science and HNUE High School for Gifted Students or HSGS High School for Gifted Students. Since the end of 1980, with the wave of eradication of subsidy mechanism, HNUE High School for Gifted Students and HSGS High School for Gifted Students directly handle their own admission process.

The school's entrance examinations are held in June, attracts students from all over the country. Candidates must take two compulsory papers (Vietnamese language, Mathematics) and one elective paper (from Mathematics, Literature, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English studies, Informatics, Geography ) for their specialization. These exams are highly competitive.Student Flower:

Education model The students are organized into specialized streams in one of the following subjects: Mathematics, Literature, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science and English. Each stream is offered an accelerated curriculum on the subject of specialization. Seminars are held during the school year, at which students can discuss with national and international scientists and researchers.

Extra-curricular activities include sports, camping and clubs.

Teaching staff Members of the staff often provide annual training for national Olympiad teams for international competitions, and have been consulted for developing textbooks and curriculum for Vietnamese national high school education. In addition, many have received the Excellent Teacher Award from the government for their dedication to education.

Facilities As many students come from provinces far away from the main campus in Hanoi, the school provides room and board.The school has built a spacious facility with 40 classrooms, 2 Informatics practice rooms, an English classroom, 3 laboratories for subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Biology with full necessary equipment, one multi room...

Classrooms The main building of the school contains 24 classrooms and a multi-media room. Wireless internet access is available across the entire building.

Library Built in 2001, it meets the demand for reference and study material for teachers and students. It has hundreds of computers for internet access, along with spacious media rooms.

Laboratories There are two computer rooms where students practice Computer Science or use for study and reference or entertaining. Because of space shortage, the school does not have lab space for physics, chemistry and biology experiments, but the students are given access to facilities on the university main campus.

Dormitories The school provides students with dormitories. The residents have access to a canteen and an internet access point.

Stadium The students use Hanoi National University of Education stadium for physical education and sport events.

Student life

PTCMedia PTCMedia is the official media organization of HNUE High School. With the mission of reporting the details of the internal academic aspect and activities of students, as well as encouraging the student connections by organizing various events, PTCMedia has always been creative and critical to bringing the best to students. Our initial product is PTCTimes, the newspaper of HNUE High School. The first issue was published in December 2006. There are approximately 60 pages in each issue. A number of pages are always devoted to difficulties in studying. Each newspaper has an interview with a teacher or student. The recreation column deals with music, games, and sport. Besides print media, PTC also directs and provides digital products that demonstrate all sides of HNUE High School.

Events are an important part of PTCMedia's annual activities. The organization is behind the success of various events for students in all class standing. Fiesta A Cielo is currently the biggest event at HNUE High School, which normally lasts 2 weeks to 1 month. This is an opportunity for different classes to compete and have fun in sports, academics, games, and so on. Throughout different seasons, Fiesta A Cielo carries the virtues of a well-development environment for students, as well as representing the strength of HNUE High School students in all fields.

PTC Media is the oldest club in CSP.

SAGS SAGS is the abbreviation for "Studying Abroad for Gifted Students" - the organization concerning studying abroad orientation and English learning development. Founded in 2008, SAGS has created many helpful and interesting activities: Founded and has administrated an English club since 2009. Administrating two pages on Facebook: "The ySAGS" and "SAGS Studying Abroad for Gifted Students", which bring students helpful knowledge, information and video clips about studying abroad and learning English. Hosting major annual events: English speaking contest "U-talk", English singing contest "Stereo Hearts". Hosting many conferences on studying abroad with the presence of universities representatives, famous lecturers, etc. from all around the world such as Ebroad - Studying Abroad Orientation and Developing English through seminars. Holding and attending, supporting meaningful voluntary events: imFLOW (at National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion), Youth Day (in Hanoi), Vitamin smile (at National Hospital of Pediatrics). Christmas free transporting cards and gifts program: "Christmas Hearts transporter". Annual prom on Halloween night called "The Corieme" which attracts more than 17,000 followers. Co-operating with other organizations to hold big events: LEMON's day (the biggest series of voluntary events in Hanoi by students), The Breakfast (annual orientation program for first year students), Puzzles (a debate club of Hanoi students), etc.

MCCM A music club where students who are passionate about music can rehearse and share their interests in music. The club usually participates in school performances, as well as hosting its own music events.

ECLUB With the slogan "English Can Lead U Beyond", ECLUB is the first and only English Club for students of CSP. The club has two main annual events: Fight the Krampus and Activate your Energy.

CDT The abbreviation for "CSP Dance Team".

Movies for Relief A charity organization and one of the biggest clubs of school, their annual activities are Spring Melody, Red Carpet and more.

CSF CSF is the abbreviation for "CSP Sporting Federation", the first sports organization in the school history. Founded in 2013, CSF focuses on promoting three main sports, which are soccer, table tennis and badminton, holding both intramural and interscholastic competition for each sport. The winning teams will represent the school in the city tournaments.

C3 C3 stands for "Chuyen Su pham (CSP) Cubing Club".

ASO ASO is the abbreviation for "Apply Science Organization".

ADaPT ADaPT is the first Information Technology club of HNUE High School, where students participate in assembling high-tech products and get experience with startup projects.

ET Magic The first magic team where teammates can show their own skills in magic tricks.

HE "HE" is the abbreviation for "History for Everyone", a history club founded in 2016 by Mrs Ninh Thị Lan Anh and Mrs Nguyễn Thị Thu Hà.

CDS CDS is the abbreviation for "Chuyen Su Pham (CSP) Debate Society", the school's first debate club with the aim of sparking a wider interest in formal debating within the CSP student community. Founded in 2017, the club provides students with the opportunity to develop and utilize their critical thinking, research, discussion and presentation skills as well as preparing potential individuals to compete in local, regional, and national tournaments. It also holds its own debate tournaments and a summer program dedicated to teaching debating skills. CDS has gained popularity in light of the succeed of Warm-up Debating Championship

CCT "CCT" is the abbreviation for "CSP Cooking Trendsetters", a culinary club founded in 2017.

Other extracurricular activities