The nationwide primary leaving exams started on Monday in Yambio of Gbudue State.
Minister of Education, Pia Phillip Michael, while ringing the bell for the start, urges candidates to concentrate because this is the first step towards their future.
He says the government has nationalized the exams certificate to be recognized in other East African countries, Radio Anisa reports.
The minister discloses that 1,434 candidates are sitting for the exams in Gbudue State.