13,721 South Sudan Secondary students started the South Sudan School Certificate exams all over the country on Friday.
Deputy Education Minister Bol Makueng assured the candidates at Supiri Secondary that the ministry ensures that the exams would go smoothly, Bakhita Radio reported.
He encouraged the candidates to concentrate on their exams to succeed and proceed to universities and later participate in the development of South Sudan.
The minister told the students that prominent politicians in the country including Vice President, Chief Justice, Interior Minister and he studied in Supiri Secondary School in 1970s.