, ▁Vietnam . ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁T ran ▁D ai ▁N gh ia ▁High ▁School ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁partially ▁state - fund ed , ▁semi - board ing ▁school ▁special izing ▁in ▁various ▁subjects , ▁especially ▁in ▁foreign ▁languages ▁in ▁Ho ▁Chi ▁Min h ▁city . ▁The ▁school ▁requires ▁entrance ▁ex ams ▁for ▁ad mission ▁( with ▁a ▁ 1 0 % ▁accept ance ▁rate ). ▁T ran ▁D ai ▁N gh ia ▁High ▁School ▁ranks ▁sevent e enth ▁nation ally ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Vietnam ▁university ▁ad mission ▁ranking , ▁and ▁ranks ▁third ▁amongst ▁Ho ▁Chi ▁Min h ▁City ▁high ▁schools . ▁ ▁School ▁establishment ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Professor ▁Tr ầ n ▁ Đ ạ i ▁N gh ĩ a , ▁a ▁scient ist ▁and ▁weapon ▁engineer ▁who ▁invent ed ▁the ▁Vietnam ese ▁baz ook a ▁and ▁SK Z ▁re co ill ess ▁rif le ▁during ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War . ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁rep ur pos ing ▁existing ▁facilities ▁of ▁the ▁Las ant ab erd ▁Institute , ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁school ▁to ▁have ▁Int ensive ▁English ▁program ▁in ▁H ồ ▁Ch í ▁Min h ▁City . ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁marked ▁the ▁school ' s ▁first ▁gradu ating ▁class . ▁ ▁School ▁facilities ▁The ▁school ▁has ▁many ▁academic ▁facilities , ▁including ▁a ▁library , ▁ 2