Over 20 Juvenile Inmates In Rwanda Sit For National Examinations

Twenty three candidates from Nyagatare juvenile prison are among 254,678 pupils sitting for Rwanda primary leaving examinations nationwide.

The candidates will do a total of five subjects, mathematics, social and religious studies, science and elementary technology, Kinyarwanda and English.

The spokesperson of Rwanda Correctional Services (RCS), Pelly Uwera Gakwaya, said the juvenile inmates were taken to their center and given all instructions before examination.

According to RCS, four other juvenile inmates are expected to sit for their ordinary level national examinations set to start next week from Tuesday, July 20 to July 27.

The number of delinquent candidates has increased from 19 in 2019 when 11 boys and 2 girls sat for primary leaving exams while six boys sat for ordinary level national exams.

While one inmate sat for the advanced level national exams in 2019, no inmate has registered for this year’s national exams.