From next year onwards, high school examination will be organised in August as in the period before the COVID-19 crisis, announced H.E. Dr. Hang Chuon Naron, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, at a press conference after the official opening of examination sessions at Preah Sisowath High School in Phnom Penh this morning.
The rationale behind the change is that Grade 12 graduates who aim to pursue their university studies overseas are able to submit their applications at any interested universities which generally commence their academic year in September, plus avoiding flash flood during rainy season, explained H.E. Dr. Hang Chuon Naron.
According to H.E. Hang Chuon Naron, among some 137,040 registered Grade 12 students this year, 30 percent (nearly 40,000 students) have taken science category whereas the rest 70 percent (almost 100,000 students) have chosen social science category, adding that mathematics subject in the latter has lower standard than the former.
Despite that
, he continued, Cambodia needed young generations with both science and social science subjects to meet the needs of current economy and be ready for training in the science area.
The education minister also took the opportunity to thank local competent authorities for their facilitations in flood-affected areas like Russey Keo High School for example.
The results of the high school exam for the 2023-2024 academic year are expected to be released on Oct. 30 for Phnom Penh capital and Kandal province, and on Oct. 31 for the other provinces.
Last year, some 72.98 percent, or 98,460 out of 137,412 high school students who have registered for the upper secondary exams, obtained their baccalaureate.
Among the successful grade 12 graduates, 1,673 got grade A; 6,964 grade B; 18,303 grade C; 34,246 grade D; and 37,269 grade E.
Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse