A total number of 1,336 students on Monday began their first paper of South Sudan Secondary school national examination in Rumbek, Western Lakes State.
Good News Radio quotes director general in the state ministry of education Alfred Agolder Mathok confirming that the papers have reached safely in 10 examination centres in the state.
Victoria Ayen Majok state minister of education urges students’ to be calm and not to panic while writing their exams.
Meanwhile Governor Mahmud Solomon Deer Agok encourages all students’ to perform well to achieve better results.
Earlier this month, there were rumours that South Sudan Secondary School National examinations were sold in the markets.
However the national ministry disregarded the allegation about the leakage of examinations papers.
A total of 27,145 Students are sitting for their final senior four examinations this year in South Sudan.