The OKS (Ortaöğretim Kurumları Giriş Sınavı) was the high school
entrance examination in
Turkey
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until 2007. It had 100 questions which were to be solved within 120 minutes and was mandatory for getting a place in a good high school in Turkey. In the examination, students solved:
*25 Turkish language questions (Grammar & Paragraph),
*25 Math questions (Math & Geometry),
*25 Science questions (Physics, Chemistry & Biology),
*25 Social studies questions (History, Geography & Religion (5)*)
**''Students who did not take religion could choose instead to solve five additional geography and history questions''
Abolishment
The exam was abolished in 2007 by the
Turkish Ministry of Education and was replaced by the SBS exams, spread out over three years. The last OKS exam was administered on 8 June 2008 at 10:00 AM for 8th graders.
See also
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YÖS exam
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Education in Turkey
Education in Turkey is governed by a national system which was established in accordance with the Atatürk's Reforms. It is a state-supervised system designed to produce a skillful professional class for the social and economic institutes of the ...
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List of high schools in Turkey
References
Education in Turkey
Standardized tests in Turkey
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