Free five points

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The Ministry of Education has announced that it will be awarding an extra five points to a total of 2,190 students, from eighth graders and third level adult learners who have at least two subjects pending for the high school entrance exams. 1,958 eighth graders and 252 adults will be receiving the extra five points allowing them complete the 65 total points on the exams necessary in order to move on to high school. In the DR, students need to get 65 points or more on the national tests in order to move on to high school. If they do not get the points at the first try, they are allowed to retake the exam twice, after which they are forced to repeat the 8th grade. The timing of the decision is unfortunate, since the school year started two months ago and now those students who previously weren't allowed into their freshman year of high school will have to make up for lost time.

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