library for all students to access. It operates from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturdays. Learning method and students' opportunities Tran Dai Nghia High School's students are known to have high level of fluency in English, and the school has a reputation for being one of the best education institutions for foreign languages in Ho Chi Minh City. Aside from English, high school students majoring in social subjects are also taught French, Korean, Chinese, Japanese or German as a second foreign language. In addition, classes of grade 10, 11 and 12 are ranged in to specializing classes such as English majoring class, Math majoring class, Literature majoring class, Chemistry majoring class, Physics majoring class and Biology majoring class. There are also triple-subjected classes: Math-Chemistry-Physics and Math-Literature-English classes. A growing number of study abroad scholarships are won by students, a fact on which the school prides itself. Class schedule The school is a semi-boarding one in which students stay from 7:00 am to 4:30 pm for grade 8-12. Grade 6-7 stay from 7:30 am to 3:45 pm. Classes are broken into 4 periods for grade 6-9 students and 5 periods for the rest in the morning. In the afternoon, classes start at 1:15 and usually lasts until 4:30, with a break from 2:45 pm to 3:00 pm. On Saturday, students in selection teams gather to take extra classes on the subject they major. After that, they can go home or use the school's facilities. Extracurricular sports classes are available from 4:30 to 5:00 pm. As these classes are taught in the school yard, students are prohibited from entering the school yard for safety reasons. Extracurricular activities Athletics Basketball, badminton, volleyball, chess, football and martial arts classes are also carried out after school, which is widely popular to students who want to improve their physical and mental condition. Half-court basketball is also regularly played after school between students. Sports competitions are held twice a year. Competitions There are a lot of contests and competitions so that students of all sorts can participate. Singing contests (both in Vietnamese and foreign languages) National teachers’ day celebration Science fairs Spring festival Sports competitions Well-bred students Creativity Contest Clubs Journalism Club Handmade Club Photography Club (Specture) Art Club German Culture Club Lua Xanh Skills Club Papersane Book Club Japanese Culture Club American Culture Club Vietnamese Culture Club