These are the questions we asked the Ministry of Education about the transfer exam — and didn't get answers on:

• How many students sat the test on April 17?

• How many passed?

• How many students sat the test in June?

• How many passed?

• How many students sat the test in July at the end of summer school?

• How many passed?

• Can we have a breakdown of which middle schools the 24 students who have to redo their M3 year attend?

• How many of the 24 are girls and how many are boys?

• Have any parents of the 24 students appealed the decision yet?

• If so, how many?

• When were parents first informed about the exam and its significance?

• What plan is in place to assess why the 24 students being held back a year failed the test?