The first national exam for high school graduates is taking place on April 19. With one week to go, confusion reigns around whether the exams are to be voluntary for the first time in history and what that decision would mean for teachers. Teachers are going through an anxious time, ERR reports. The first national exam is in a week, but it is still not confirmed whether the exams will be voluntary or not. The Estonian Education Personnel Union, the Estonian Association of Heads of Schools and the Estonian School Student Councils' Union have sent a public appeal to the Riigikogu's cultural committee to not bind graduating high school to exam results, mainly due to concerns around disruption in education caused by remote learning over the past year.