Baccalaureate exam promoted by over 50 percent of students

62 percent of students in the class of 2013 assigned for baccalaureate obtained a passing mark.

From previous promotions, the graduation rate was 36 percent, announced the Minister of Education, Remus Pricopie.

At national level the baccalaureate was passed by 55.4 percent of students.

This is the first time since installation of surveillance cameras in exam rooms, when more than half of the students fail to pass the baccalaureate, according to the Radio Romania editor, Cristina Grecu.

After counting 98.3 percent of results, the education ministry announced that from graduates of the Class XII this year have passed the examination over 62 percent and from the previous promotions, less than 30 percent.

Braila and Cluj have the highest passing rate of over 70 percent and Iasi, Suceava, Buzau, Sibiu, Bihor, Alba, Vaslui, Maramures and Prahova follow them with more than 60 percent.

The worst results were obtained in Ilfov County, where only 21.9 percent of students passed the baccalaureate and in Teleorman County is a passing rate of less than 35 percent.
In the capital around 50 percent of students passed the final exam.

The first results of Baccalaureate exam will be displayed Monday, until 12:00, and thereafter until 16, claims may be submitted.

Friday, the final results are supposed to be published both at the examination centers and the education ministry's website.

Girls lead the BAC for 10 years

Graduation rate among high school girls is 62.25 percent, while among boys is 47.64 percent, girls having accounted 104 of the 122 national means of 10, according to final results before solving the claims, announced on Monday.

In the past 10 years (2004-2013), the weights to promote among girls were always higher, differences ranging from about 7.5 and even over 17 percent.


Graduation rate at baccalaureate is 56.88 percent in urban areas and 31.86 percent in rural areas, according to final results, before solving the claims.

Between 2004 - 2013, every year baccalaureate promote weight was higher in urban areas than in rural areas.

In 2012, the graduation rate in urban areas was 45.8 percent, and in rural areas 23.4 percent, being registered a difference of 22.4 percent.

Prime Minister asks explanations of Bolintineanu high school students’ hearings

Prime Minister Victor Ponta is waiting for explanations from the Minister of Interior regarding the police action to take the students by coach to hearings in the case of baccalaureate fraud, broadcasts the Radio Romania editor, Angela Matei.

He says it was a poorly conceived and coordinated action and assures that those who committed abuses will be responsible for this action.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta says it is important that in Romania to be applied the law without committing abuses.

"From my point of view responsible is the interior minister which has to explain to me why didn’t he know from the start, why was he wrongly informed, because the first time he said to me that there are no warrants, then they were, or they were but not very clear, moreover I know the procedure very well, I have to warn a person insofar such person does not want to be present, then you can use retrofit warrant.

But what interests me most is that after this unfortunate, outrageous episode of Friday, I want everyone to understand that prosecutors who are not subordinated to the government, they neither should be subordinated to the government. The police working within the interior ministries must understand that the times of Macovei, Morar when everyone could do any abuse because that was dictated from higher places, those days must end", said Victor Ponta.

The prime minister also stressed that those who are guilty in this case will be responsible for any abuses committed, and if this is the case of prosecutors, they will be responsible in front of CSM.

Students’ hearing at "Dimitrie Bolintineanu" high school will resume today at 10:00 at the Capital Police, said the spokesman of the Bucharest Tribunal Prosecutor.

Translated by Alexandra-Diana Mircea
MTTLC, Bucharest University