Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen announced to postpone his planned get-together with the 1,753 students who have got their baccalaureate with grade A, due to the fast spreading Omicron variant.
“Due to the new COVID-19 variant called Omicron which has been spreading in
Phnom Penh and for the safety of the Grade A students and the participants, I’ve decided to postpone the get-together with Grade A students scheduled for Feb. 28,
2022,” wrote the Premier on his official Facebook page this evening.
Samdech Techo Hun Sen thus asked for understanding from the Grade A students and their families, stressing that “maintaining life and health is the main task of all of us now.”
For the 2020-2021 academic year, the upper secondary exams took place on Dec. 27-28, 2021 in 204 centres across the country with the participation of 114,187 high school students. According to the results announced on Jan. 14, 2022 for Phnom Penh’s and Kandal province’s exam centres, and on Jan. 15 for those in other provinces, 65.65 percent, or 72,016 students obtained their baccalaureate.
Among these successful students, 1,753 got grade A; 5,215 grade B; 11,634 grade C; 23,499 grade D; and 29,915 grade E.
Most of grade A students (565) come from Phnom Penh capital, followed by the provinces of Siem Reap (153), Kandal (127), Battambang (123), Kampong Cham (118), Banteay Meanchey (99), Takeo (99), Prey Veng (87), Kampot (75), Thbong Khmum (54), Kratie (45), Kampong Thom (41), Kampong Speu (33), Pursat (28), Svay Rieng (26), Kampong Chhnang (22), Preah Sihanouk (20), Rattanakiri (9), Stung Treng (6), Pailin (6), Oddar Meanchey (5), Koh Kong (4), Preah Vihear (4), Kep (3), and Mondulkiri (1).

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press