Union: Most final year high-school students not ready for exams

Most of the final year students at Czech high schools do not feel that they have been sufficiently prepared for the country’s “maturita” final exam, the Chairman of the Czech High School Union (ČSU) Ondřej Nováček told the Czech News Agency on Tuesday. He cited the long-term effects of the coronavirus pandemic and stress caused by the conflict in Ukraine as primary reasons behind why students do not feel ready.

The union is therefore planning to propose an adjustment to the state’s regular final exam format in the coming months.

Final exams are set to take place from May to June. Students will have more time for each individual exam this year when compared to the past. For example, language exams will be extended by 10 minutes and mathematics exams by 15 minutes.