2,535 Aceh students avoid exams

2,535 Aceh students avoid exams

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The provincial office of the Ministry of
Education and Culture has recorded 2,535 elementary students who
did not sit last month's national final examination.

Head of the office, Syahbuddin AR, told Antara here on Friday
that his office did not know why the students did not participate
in the exams.

"But I think the main factor that led the elementary students
to avoid the exam is their parents, who thought that the national
final examination is not so important," Syahbuddin said.

Passing the examination is the basic requirement for students
to obtain their graduation certificates, which are necessary for
continuing studies and for some jobs.

According to Syahbuddin, the figure includes scores of
elementary school students in South Aceh regency.

He said schools have not suggested any reasons for the
students not taking part in the exams.

He said there were 79,223 elementary students in the province
of four million people that should have sat the final exams this
year.

His office revealed that only 76,688 elementary students took
the test.