Police have announced that roads surrounding secondary schools in capital Male' will be temporarily closed during the times when the IGCSE English Listening exams are held. 

The exams are scheduled to be held from 9:15am to 10:30am tomorrow. 

Police stated that the roads surrounding schools will be closed to general traffic during this time. 

Police also directed to halt construction and other loud work during this time at surrounding residences and other premises. 

Police appealed for cooperation from the public to ensure that students are afforded a conducive environment to take their exams in. 

In the IGCSE English Listening exam, students are required to listen to a recorded audio and write answers to comprehension questions based on the content of the audio. 

Cambridge O' Level and SSC exams commenced this year on September 20 and are scheduled to end by November 12.

This year, 8,111 students are sitting for the Cambridge O' Level exams, while 7,776 students are sitting for SSC exams.

In the Male' region, 3,222 students are sitting for the IGCSE exams, and 2,869 students are taking the SSC exams. 

Across the islands, 4,889 students are taking IGCSE exams, and 4,907 students are taking SSC exams.

The exams are being conducted in 267 centres across the country, with 25 of those centres in the Male' area and 242 centres across the atolls.