Phnom Penh [Cambodia], November 6: A total of 137,412 Cambodian candidates, 73,278 of them female, on Monday took a national high school graduation exam, a prerequisite for the students to pursue their studies at university levels.
In the two-day period of the exam, the applicants will sit for the test in the subjects of earth and environment, geography, history, biology, foreign language, Khmer literature, mathematics, chemistry, physics, and morality-civics, according to a statement by the education ministry.
Deputy Prime Minister Hang ChuonNaron, who is also the minister of education, youth and sports, said that as previous years, the ministry has cooperated with the Anti-Corruption Unit to curb cheating and bribery during the exam, strictly prohibiting crib sheets, cell phones, and smart phones.
A total of 227 exam centers with 5,543 exam rooms across the Southeast Asian nation opened on Monday morning, according to the education ministry. Under the exam rule, anyone found cheated would automatically fail the test.
The results of the exam will be released on Nov. 28 and Nov. 29.
Last year, 90,950 of the total 125,735 candidates passed the annual exam, according to the education ministry.
Source: Xinhua