Over 1000 IDP candidates to sit exams outside protection site

Juba, 9th February 2018. Officials at the South Sudan’s National Examination Secretariat say they have allocated two centers for IDPs candidates to sit outside the camp.
Speaking to journalists on Thursday in Juba, Mading Manyok the Secretary General for national exams says the Ministry has identified over one thousand IDPs candidates this year.
He says all the IDPs candidates are expected to sit for their exams in centres allocated for them in Juba and Rubkona.
He says no other candidates were registered from the other POCs across the country.
Deng Deng Hoc, Minister of General Education confirmed eight states; including Fashoda, Latjor, Maiwut, Fangak and Akobo will not sit for the coming exams because they do not have eligible candidates.
He says the ministry has distributed the examinations to the states and counties and they are ready to begin their exams on February, 12.
He wishes all candidates a very best of luck in their exams