Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted (), also known by its informal nickname Trần Chuyên or by its abbreviation TDN (), is an academically selective public school for talented and gifted students from grade 6 to 12 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Established in 2000, Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted was the first partially state-funded, semi-boarding school specializing in various subjects, especially foreign languages in Ho Chi Minh city. The school requires entrance exams for admission (with less than 10% acceptance rate). Establishment Founded in 2000, the school was named after Professor Trần Đại Nghĩa, a scientist and engineer who invented the SKZ recoilless rifle, as well as redesigning captured weapons to adapt to use among Vietnamese troops during the Vietnam War. The school was set up by repurposing existing facilities of Institution La Salle-Taberd, established by the De La Salle Brothers in 1874 as one of its many educational institutions. It was the first school to have the Intensive English program in Hồ Chí Minh City. 2003 marked the school's first graduating class. Facilities The school has many academic facilities, including a library, 2 computer labs, an audiovisual room and a multimedia room. The school also contains one dining hall, a canteen and rooms for students to rest between classes. The school also has two basketball courts, three badminton courts as well as a volleyball court. In addition there are some basketball half-courts for students to practice inside the school ground. There are 6 blocks in the school: the main block in the center for the school managing board; 5 A, B, C, D, E blocks for classrooms. Additionally, block E is also used as a dining hall. As the number of students has been increasing every year, the number of classrooms and teachers has also risen. In 2015, the school opened a second branch in District 2 for students from grades 6–7. With this, the entrance exam now accepts 525-600 students per year instead of the previous 300-400. This new branch includes 1 computer lab, a canteen, multiple sleeping quarters, and two dining halls. 2 out of 4 vice-principals are now working at branch 2. Due to the second branch being in District 2, an area far away from central Sai Gon, there is a shuttle service to help transfer students between the 2 schools. Library In 2019, the school opened a