During this year's exam, the association coordinated with units and localities to implement the programme supporting examees, and awarded 1,776 scholarships with a total value of nearly 800 million VND (30,531 USD). In addition, it also supported 50 million VND in cash for schools to provide free meals for candidates during the exam.

This year, the graduation rate of Son La province reached 99.59%. Notably, there were 158 tests scoring 10 in geography, history, economics-law, physics, foreign languages, mathematics, and chemistry.

At the ceremony, the association commended and awarded the certificates of merit to 154 students whose tests got 10. Of the total, four had two tests with perfect 10. On this occasion, the Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank - Son La branch sponsored 10 million VND for the programme.