The Pancyprian examinations, which Cypriot high school leavers take to gain access to public universities in Cyprus and Greece, got underway on Friday.
In total, exactly 5,119 people are sitting the examinations this year.
The first exam to be sat is Modern Greek, with the English exam set to take place on Monday. The final exam, common core mathematics, will take place on June 26.
Other exam subjects include physics,
