Hiiraan Online
Sunday May 20, 2018
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali Ministry has postponed Sunday's national exams following heavy rains in the Somali capital, Mogadishu and other parts of the country.
The final examinations of Form Four students started on Saturday after Somali Prime Minister, Hassan Ali Khaire launched the start at the 15-May School in Mogadishu.
In a directive, Somali Education minister, Abdirahman Dahir Osman said the examinations have been put off with no further details of exam resumption.
"The form four examinations slated for Sunday have been cancelled as heavy rains pounded in the capital and other regions of the country," the directive reads in part.
27600 students from Hirshabelle, Puntland, Southwest, Galmudug as Benadir region are sitting final secondary examinations conducted by the government.
The exams which are taking place at 120 exam centres in Adado, Jowhar, Baidoa, Kismayo, Beledweyn towns will run for five days.
Somali is rebuilding its public education system which was non-existent since the 1990s when Somalia plunged into civil war after fall the government led by late Mohamed Siyad Barre.
The government started unified examinations in 2015 with about 7,000 students drew from state members of the Federal Government.