Antanambao Manampontsy recorded the lowest number of candidates for the DREN Atsinanana with 664 participants taking the national BEPC exam, while Toamasina I had the highest with 6,292 candidates for the DREN Atsinanana. Toamasina II had 4,582 candidates – Brickaville 1,682 – Vatomandry 1,326 – Mahanoro 2,659 – Marolambo 1,147. According to the DREN Atsinanana director, the oldest candidate among all 18,352 participants across the DREN Atsinanana is 36 years old, while the youngest is 10 years old. The 2026 exam session was held at Saint Joseph de Cluny Tanamakoa school in Toamasina, with government officials present including the Toamasina I district head and the Atsinanana regional head, alongside the Toamasina city mayor and security officials, as well as the DREN Atsinanana director. According to available records, the exam proceedings went smoothly with no issues regarding candidate attendance throughout the DREN Atsinanana. Malala Didier