YEREVAN, JUNE 11, NOYAN TAPAN. Currently the number of school-leavers appealing against the results of Armenian Language, Literature united examination makes 10% of the total number of examination participants against 15% in the previous years. RA Deputy Minister of Education and Science Bagrat Yesayan reported this at the June 7 press conference. It should be mentioned that in case disagreeing with the results the school-leavers could appeal against them until June 7, 18:00, at that, application-complaints should be handed in only by those taking exams. The appeal results will be publicized until June 11, 15:00. Director of Center for Giving Marks and Testing of RA Ministry of Education and Science Vanya Barseghian said that 53 thousand leavers took part in Armenian Language, Literature exam, 15 thousand out of which in united exam. 300 leavers received dissatisfactory marks, 562 leavers or 5.5% of exam participants received maximum marks, 19-20. So, this year the number of leavers receiving highest marks has reduced nearly 10 times as compared with the previous three years. The average mark in almost all regions of Armenia is 14.3 and in the respect of good marks high indices were registered in Yerevan and Kotayk region. In general, a high turnout was registered at the united exams: only 164 leavers were absent from exams, which made 1.1% of the total number. As Vanya Barseghian reported, some of them have already introduced health certificates. It was mentioned that one more centralized exam will be held until July 10 for leavers who were absent for exams for a valid reason, for those demobilized from army, as well as those who studied abroad by interstate agreements. The checking of final exams works is still underway, the results will be published until June 20.

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