There has been a slight decrease in the number of students that are sitting for this year’s Fiji Year 12 Certificate Examinations.
A total of 13,591 students are sitting for this year's exams compared to the 13,879 students in 2016.
Minister for Education and Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says that 165 centres will be used for testing, an increase of three from last year.
He says that the new centres for 2017 are Queen Victoria School in Tailevu, Saint Francis College in Ra and Ratu Lalabalavu Secondary School in Malolo.
A total of 19 subjects will be examined at this level, the Fiji Year 12 Certificate Examinations that started yesterday will end on 10th November.
Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum also called on parents and guardians of Year 12 students to provide the necessary support at home so that students are able to focus solely on their examinations this week.
