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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>More than 44,000 candidates across South Sudan are expected to sit for the Senior Four national examinations beginning tomorrow, December 1st, and running until December 9th, 2025.<\/p>\n

This follows an announcement made two weeks ago by Minister Kuyok Abol Kuyok during a media briefing at the Ministry of General Education and Instruction in Juba.<\/p>\n

According to the ministry\u2019s briefing, a total of 44,364 candidates has registered for the Certificate of Secondary Education exams. Among them are 25,863 boys and 18,501 girls.<\/p>\n

The figures also show that 667 of the candidates are refugees, including 428 boys and 239 girls.<\/p>\n

In addition to the general candidates, the ministry recorded 120 technical candidates\u201492 boys and 28 girls\u2014and 30 commercial candidates, comprising 23 boys and 7 girls. All students are drawn from 510 schools across the country.<\/p>\n

The National Examinations Council reported a decline in the number of candidates compared to last year, noting that 5,640 fewer students registered this year than the 50,004 recorded previously.<\/p>\n

During the earlier briefing, Minister Kuyok called on all education stakeholders to uphold high standards and professionalism throughout the supervision of the national examinations.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Sudan<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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