As more than 79, 000 candidates commence their Certificate of Primary Leaving Examinations across the country, National Minister of General Education and Instruction Minister Awut Deng Achuil issued a stern warning to teachers, invigilators, and security personnel to ensure that there are no examination malpractices.
Out of the 79,010 candidates, 35,735 are females and 43,275 are males sitting in about 551 centers across the country.
Deng who was speaking during the ringing of the bell at the Seventh Day Adventist Primary School in Juba on Monday said the teachers have done their part by preparing the students.
“I want to wish you the best in your writing examination. I wish you the best because your teachers have done their best. Now it is your time. I want to appeal to all our teachers across the country that please refrain from any leak or cheating. Do not help these children,” she said. “You have prepared them already. To my children, please, you have already been prepared. Do not look back for someone to help you. You have the brain which is smart and you can do it on your own. You are the leaders of tomorrow.”
“I do not want to hear anything called Mochot (cheating),” Minister Deng added.
While 79,010 pupils are sitting for their papers across the Country, about forty candidates in Tonj North County could not receive their examinations as a result of insecurity caused by communal conflicts. However, the examination council has promised to address the issue before the end of today.
The vice president in charge of the service cluster, Hussein Abdulbagi Akol, also encouraged the candidates to concentrate on doing their exams rather than relying on cheating.
Akol said South Sudan has invested a lot in the examination in the past eight years and that it is time for the fruits to be harvested. He described the current number sitting the exams as great because there is a slight increase from last year.
“This is a great number as compared to the previous years. Your country invested in your primary education for the last eight years and it is now your time to show that you are ready to move on to secondary,” he stated. “I want you to concentrate and demonstrate your skills and ability honestly and transparently. I want to discourage you all from any form of exam malpractice and cheating.”
The vice president promised strict criminal charges against anyone found encouraging cheating be it teachers or the invigilators and security personnel.
“Such malpractice will attract severe consequences that may undermine your future and dreams. I therefore want all of you to desist from any form of cheating and rather concentrate on honesty and diligence,” Akol said. “To all the teachers, I want you to navigate with integrity and strongly direct you to maintain moral and professional high ground while monitoring exams.”
“As much as I warn the people, I also warn the teachers against examination malpractice and any teacher found doing it will be dealt with through criminal persecution,” the vice president said.
The candidates are started by sitting religion examinations on Monday.
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