Over 10,000 students around the country participated in the Grade Six mock exams on Wednes-day.
According to Assistant Chief Education Officer Mohammed Hussain, who presented the data during a virtual press conference with Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on the same day, a total of 10,179 students had been reported to have sat the mock exam from either their school or their home. Hussain explained that information was steadily reaching the Ministry and that the figures would likely continue to rise.