Mauritius postpones exams for 33,893 candidates
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Defimedia
Examinations at several school levels have been postponed in Mauritius for security reasons, affecting 33,893 candidates, including 12,660 for the School Certificate, 7,890 for the Higher School Certificate and 13,343 for the National Certificate of Education. New dates are to be set with Cambridge and the relevant authorities, according to the Mauritius Examinations Syndicate.
Mauritius has postponed exams scheduled for Tuesday 13 October for 33,893 candidates for security reasons, Serge Ng Tat Chung, director of the Mauritius Examinations Syndicate (MES), announced at a press conference.
The postponement affects examinations for Grade 4, Grade 5, the National Certificate of Education (NCE), the School Certificate (SC) and the Higher School Certificate (HSC). Discussions are under way with Cambridge to set new dates for the SC and HSC examinations, while the Ministry of Education is consulting the police and other relevant authorities on the other assessments, according to the MES.
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