In Irkutsk Region, an extra autumn round of the Unified State Exam will be held for the first time, giving students without certificates a chance to retake exams, and past graduates a chance to improve Russian and math results. 390 people have applied. Exams will run from September 26 to October 9 at two sites with video monitoring and public observers. It is also reported that in 2015, 39 regional graduates scored 100 on the exam.
For the first time, an additional stage of the Unified State Exam will be held in September 2015, giving school students who did not receive a certificate a chance to try again to take the Unified State Exam. In addition, students from previous years are given the opportunity to retake Russian and/or mathematics at the advanced level to improve their results. This was reported by the Deputy Minister of Education of the Irkutsk Region, Maksim Parfenov.Maksim Parfenov clarified that on September 12, the acceptance of applications from those wishing to retake the mandatory exams ended. In total, 390 people applied to participate in the Unified State Exam; of these, 191 people applied to take basic-level mathematics, 207 people applied to take advanced-level mathematics, and 37 applied for Russian language. The exams will be held from September 26 to October 9 of this year.
In the autumn, two exam centers for taking the Unified State Exam will operate on the basis of MBOU Secondary School No. 50 in Irkutsk and OGAOU DPO “Institute for the Development of Education of the Irkutsk Region.” Video surveillance systems have been installed in the classrooms. Public observers will be present at the Unified State Exam centers.
As a reminder, in 2015, 39 graduates of schools in the Irkutsk Region scored 100 points on the Unified State Exam in Russian language, chemistry, literature, geography, and mathematics. The average test score for the Unified State Exam in the region for most subjects is higher than in 2014.