In the doorway examination for public excessive colleges in Chiba Prefecture held final month, greater than 900 scoring errors had been confirmed at practically 80% of excessive colleges, and it was discovered that 6 of them had been mistakenly rejected. The Board of Education determined to move an extra six college students, and to examine whether or not grading and checks had been being carried out appropriately in any respect public excessive colleges within the prefecture.
According to the Chiba Prefectural Board of Education, 933 scoring errors had been discovered within the public highschool entrance examination held final month, comparable to incorrect solutions that must be appropriate and incorrect calculation of scores.
Scoring errors had been confirmed in 98 public excessive colleges, which is 77% of all public excessive colleges, and it was additionally discovered {that a} complete of 6 college students in 5 excessive colleges had a passing rating however had been mistakenly failed. .
For this cause, the prefectural board of schooling has determined to permit six extra college students to move the examination, and to compensate the doorway charges for personal excessive colleges which have already been paid.
Masako Tomizuka, superintendent of the Chiba Prefectural Board of Education, who held a press convention, apologized, saying, “I am very sorry that I made a mistake in the entrance exam that affects my life. I want to quickly investigate the cause to prevent a recurrence.”