Over 2,000 candidates in EES sit for Primary Eight exams

At least 2,959 candidates in Eastern Equatoria State are sitting the Certificate of Primary Education examination.

Of the total number of candidates registered, 1,278 are female and 1,681 are males.

140 schools are sitting for the examinations in 40 registered examination centres across the state.

Sammy Lopeyok Aperegole, the state education minister, has urged the candidates to be courageous as they face the examinations.

Lopeyok also appealed to examination invigilators to be tolerant and allow the candidates to concentrate on their paperwork.

“You will pass, you will pass with flying colours, and I am even speaking to the monitors here. Don’t be so harsh to these children. Give them time, “he said.

Meanwhile, the Director for Quality Assurance and Standards, Lokulang Lokudu Faustino, has urged the candidates to observe the regulations of the examinations to avoid being victims of malpractice.

“My message to the candidates [is that] we need to make sure that we follow the rules and regulations of the examinations and the rules and regulations of examinations. We need time management to save our time and be time conscious. We need to be smart and honest together,” he said.

“Avoid unnecessary movement during the examination period and avoid late arrival. We need to keep discipline maximally so that we can able to interact and have ideas with others,” Lokulang added.

Gabriel Lul, Deputy Director for Accelerated Learning Programme in the national Ministry of General Education and Instruction, said “if you were playing like you did not know what you were doing, today you can know because the big people are sitting in front of you.”

“Class eight is not a joke. So take your time, exams are very simple; they come from a level that was taught to you by your teachers, so don’t fear, “he told the candidates.