Jakarta, Oct. 26 -- The Primary and Secondary Education Ministry has prepared a special scheduling scheme for the Academic Ability Test (TKA) for senior high school students in areas affected by forest and land fires to ensure they can take the exam safely.

Primary and Secondary Education Minister Abdul Mu'ti said the ministry had arranged separate test schedules for regions where fire conditions continued to pose risks to students' safety and health.

"Students' safety, security, and health come first. We have arranged for the test to be held on a separate schedule," Mu'ti said here on Monday.

He explained that Central Kalimantan was among the regions that had formally requested special scheduling for all educational units through an o...