Forty-seven lyceum graduates who got only grades of 10 in the national Baccalaureate exams were awarded by President Maia Sandu and Minister of Education and Research Anatolie Topală. The students were awarded diplomas of honor and of merit. In the ceremony, President Sandu said that such results are evidence of students’ abilities and their tenacity, IPN reports.

The obtaining of these grades was preceded by hard work and discipline. “Ten years ago, together with mister minister and other mates from the Ministry of Education and Research, we together started the fight against cheating, against corruption in Baccalaureate exams. Some of the children and parents got angry with us then. The more populist political parties also got angry as they tried to gather votes using education. But in time these measures turned out to be right. We set such a goal and are glad to see that the young people go to exams with confidence that they will be graded correctly,” said Maia Sandu, noting that they bank on such wise, trained and hardworking students as Moldova has a future with such children.

Minister of Education and Research Anatolie Topală said that over 3,300 graduates managed to get an average grade higher than 8 and over 950 graduates got an average grade higher than 9 in the national Baccalaureate exams. He congratulated the graduates on their accomplishments, saying that these students are real examples of perseverance which are worth being followed by other young people. The minister underlined the support of the parents who encouraged their children and supported them while these were studying. 

As many as 12,650 graduates passed the national Baccalaureate exams. Out of these, 10,227 are candidates from lyceums, 1,823 are candidates from colleges and centers of excellence, 106 come from universities, 63 are external students, while 431 are students who failed exams the previous sessions. The additional Baccalaureate exams session will be held from 17 to 24 July.