"Graduation Average of 24.27 percent" at the Baccalaureat

The average percentage of promoting at the autumn session of the baccalaureate is 24,27 percent, said in a press conference the Minister of Education Ecaterina Andronescu.

She said that this percentage is 4,75 percent higher than last year.

Ecaterina Andronescu explained this increase by the fact that the summer training courses were organized for the second session of the baccalaureate.

The minister added, however, that the number of students who participated in these courses was not as great as expected by the ministry.

Ecaterina Andronescu said that to improve the results of the future sessions of baccalaureate, the education ministry comes with a series of proposals and training programs for teachers, continuous verification of how students learn the material, organization of Baccalaureate simulation whose notes to be considered for admission to a college but also to an organization professional baccalaureate, at the same time with the national one.

The highest percentages of promotion were recorded in Suceava (37,89 percent), Constanta (36,07 percent) and the lowest in Arges (11 percent) and Ialomita (9,23 percent).

A pass rate of over 30 percent was recorded in the districts of Bihor, Suceava, Vaslui, Buzau and Constanta.

A graduation rate of 20 percent to 30 percent was recorded in Alba, Arad, Bistrita Nasaud, Botosani, Braila, Cluj Dolj, Harghita, Iasi, Olt, Mehedinti, Mures, Sibiu, Salaj, Timis or Valcea.

The lowest graduation rate of fewer than 20 percent was registered in Arges, Bacau, Brasov, Caras Severin, Dâmboviţa, Galati, Ialomita, Prahova.

In Bucharest, only 18,52 percent of the students who presented at the autumn session of baccalaureate promoted.

Photo: Map promotion per counties, according to data announced by the School District until 16.00.

The final results on September the 5th, after resolving the complaints.

The deadline for appeals is Sunday, 20.00.

The appeals will be resolved in the next two days for final results to be announced on Wednesday, September the 5th.

The total number of candidates who registered for the baccalaureate exam in August-September session is 99111.

Only in Bucharest have signed a number of 12,265 high school graduates.
The Ministry of Education began to post on the particular site the results at autumn session baccalaureate per county.

At the summer session of baccalaureate, the promotion rate was approximately 44 percent.

In 2011, after settling the disputes, the rate of promotion was 44.47 percent, the lowest in history.

The baccalaureate graduation level per county in 2011 was as follows:

Alba - 38,34 percent
Argeş - 36,42 percent
Arad - 36,43 percent
Bucureşti - 42,03 percent
Bacău - 45,59 percent
Bihor - 50,38 percent
Bistriţa-Năsăud - 41,92 percent
Brăila - 56,01 percent
Botoşani - 56 percent
Braşov - 45,89 percent
Buzău - 53,20 percent
Cluj - 54,07 percent
Călăraşi - 40,81 percent
Caraş-Severin - 24,83 percent
Constanţa - 57,55 percent
Covasna - 44,29 percent
Dâmboviţa - 35 percent
Dolj - 39,74 percent
Gorj - 34,94 percent
Galaţi - 35,70 percent
Giurgiu - 38,80 percent
Ilfov - 24,32 percent
Hunedoara - 37,37 percent
Harghita - 64,04 percent
Ialomiţa - 40,18 percent
Iaşi - 41,92 percent
Mehedinţi - 27,50 percent
Maramureş - 46,41 percent
Mureş - 45,56 percent
Neamţ - 44,49 percent
Olt - 54,24 percent
Prahova - 44,68 percent
Sibiu - 53,10 percent
Sălaj - 58,66 percent
Satu Mare - 42,99 percent
Suceava - 65,03 percent
Tulcea - 37,18 percent
Timiş - 31,80 percent
Teleorman - 46,09 percent
Vâlcea - 55,80 percent
Vrancea - 38,73 percent
Vaslui - 43,27 percent

Translated by Alexandra-Diana Mircea
MTTLC, Bucharest University