Education in Hungary

National school-leaving exam results best in three years

Ljubljana – A total of 5,461 final-year secondary school students or some 97% passed the national school-leaving exam, known as the matura exam, up from 94% last year and 95% in the pre-distance learning year of 2019. All points in the exam were scored by 15 students, whereas 10 Slovenian students bagged all points in the international matura.

Orders received for over 2,600 jabs for matura students, staff

Ljubljana – The National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) has received an order for 2,625 shots of Corona-19 vaccine for final-year secondary school students taking the matura exam this year and the staff involved, while others will receive the leftover shots. Almost 17,000 students will take the school-leaving exam this year. The vaccination is voluntary.