"Based on the reports I have received all preparations."
Tangerang, Banten (ANTARA News) - Education and Culture Minister Mohammad Nuh has said preparations for the holding of a national examinations have been proceeding smoothly such as the sending of the examination materials to the regions.

"Based on the reports I have received all preparations, including the sending of examination materials to remote villages are going on well and smoothly," the minister said here on Sunday.

The minister made the statement when he was conducting an impromptu inspection to SMAN6 (senior high school) in South Tangerang.

A national examination for SMA (senior high school) and SMK (senior high vocational school) will be conducted nationwide on April 16-19, 2012.

The minister was conducting a sudden inspection a the SMAN 6 in South Tangerang because the school served as the center for the examination materials for South Tangerang.

The room used to store the examination materials was closed and was padlocked. The room keys were held by police.

Minister M Nuh said that he was conducting the impromptu inspection to assure that the examination would proceed fairly without any leakage.

"I always remind that there are three criteria that should be met for the organization of an national examination, namely the accuracy of the umber of exam papers, the accuracy of time the examination is held and the accuracy of the subjects of the examinations," the minister said.
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Editor: Priyambodo RH
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