One Student Killed, More Than 12,000 Examinees Walk Out On... addisstandard: Ethiopia
Addis Standard Addis Abeba — Yesterday, the Ministry of Education announced that one student was killed, and many examiners taking national school leaving exam and security forces were injured in a violence caused by the students at Debre Tabor University. According to the Ministry of Education, because of the students"deviated from the educational system", some 12, 787 students who entered various university campuses in Amhara regional state have voluntarily walked out on the exams.
More than 500,000 students were admitted to all state universities located in various parts of the country to take the exams in the first round alone, which was completed on Wednesday. This is the first time the Ministry has administered school leaving exams inside several universities to avoid exam leaks, which had become repeated pattern in the past years.
The Ministry also claimed that the students who left the exam didn't want to take the exam and left the campus on their own will; they will not be allowed to take the exam again. With regard to the bridge at Hawassa University, the ministry 232 students sustained light injuries, 201 medium, 3 serious, five severe injuries. One student has already been reported dead.
As a result of the accident 14,415 examinees from the main campus have missed out on two exams in the first day, whereas 7,350 examinees from the technology campus didn't take the morning exam. The ministry assured the examinees that they take the exams in the second round.
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