At least 23 primary schools in Unity State’s Leer County started administering end-of-year exams earlier this week after a one-week delay occasioned by fighting between rival factions of the SPLA-IO.
Gatjung Gatwang Tap, Director of Education in Leer County, confirmed to Radio Tamzaj on Wednesday that the examinations commenced on Monday, with 1,300 boys and 700 girls taking part.
“23 primary schools registered 2,000 pupils in different schools across the county, and they started exams on Monday after they were delayed by tensions and fighting between the rival SPLA-IO forces loyal to Nathaniel Oyet and Regina Joseph Kaba, especially in Bow, Rupkong, Adok and other areas of Leer County,” he said. “We decided to push the exams forward the other week because the SPLA-IO clashes coincided with the day they were set to start.”
Meanwhile, John Nhial Gatluok, the Bow Primary School headteacher, confirmed that pupils were sitting their exams.
“Yes, the exams began this week on Monday after they were adjourned for a week due to SPLA-IO tensions among themselves,” he stated.
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