The twelfth graders are taking the first Baccalaureate exam on June 4. The other language speaking candidates are sitting the exam in the Romanian language and literature, IPN reports.

The Baccalaureate session lasts until June 22. On June 8, it will be sat the exam in the language of learning, on June 11 – the exam in the foreign language, on June 15 – the exam in mathematics, history, arts and sport, on June 18 – the exam in the subject of one’s choice, while on June 22 – the exam in the Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Gagauz languages and literature.

Over 16,700 students will take the national Baccalaureate exams 2020-2021. About 1,300 students got the grade “10” in the foreign language automatically, without having to sit the exam.

The exams are held at 93 Baccalaureate centers outfitted with video equipment, 31 of which are situated in the municipality of Chisinau. All the participants in the exam will mandatorily obey all the measures to prevent infection with the novel coronavirus.

The test papers will be graded and challenges will be examined at National Assessment Centers and at the National Challenges Examination Center. The national assessment commissions will involve about 600 teachers-assessors.