With high school diploma exams set to take place on December 5-6, Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron calls on all invigilators and education staff to abide by the regulations to ensure that the exams will be successful and transparent.
Besides, Chuon Naron urged all participants to continue to practise preventive measures including the three dos and don’ts and other health guidelines laid out by the Ministry of Health to curb the spread of Covid-19.
He thanked the parents and guardians of students and the authorities at all levels, especially the ministries of Interior and Health, National Military Police, Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU), Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia (UYFC), and Electricity of Cambodia (EDC) for joining the education ministry in facilitating the exam process.
Education ministry secretary of state Nath Bunroeun and ACU head Om Yentieng co-hosted a meeting for invigilators and heads of exam centres.
The meeting was held to instruct them on exam procedures and provide them with recommendations to ensure that the exams are credible, fair and transparent with acceptable outcomes.
Invigilators nationwide have received and verified boxes of exam papers, which were dispatched to their respective provinces on December 2.
“All invigilators of the exams will carry out their roles responsibly, with the participation of the ACU. They will observe our guidelines on health and safety measures to curb the spread of Covid-19,” the ministry said.
The Ministry of Tourism has also called on transport and hospitality operators to not overcharge exam candidates, invigilators and relevant officials before and during the exams as some of have to travel from afar for the two-day exams.
There are 128,134 candidates registered to sit the exams in 221 testing centres.