National Education Minister on Monday rang the first bell for starting South Sudan Secondary School Certificate exams at Supiri Secondary School in Juba.
John Gai encourages female students to compete with their male counterpart, telling them to take up the first positions, Radio Bakhita reported.
National Examinations Secretary-General Lul Ruei Dhol says there are 10,668 candidates from nine states of the country exception of Eastern Equatoria State and Abyei Administrative Area.
Juba Commercial Headmaster Juda Masimino calls on the candidates to have confidence and courage to obtain better results.
The exams that started on Monday are expected to take ten days.