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Director of Examinations Department at Ministry of Education Mohammad Shahadeh expects results of General Secondary Education Certificate (Tawjihi) supplementary session for current year to be announced before mid February.
In statement on Saturday, Shahadeh confirms no remarks affecting conduct of first exam day. First exam proceeds as planned and normally, with no complaints regarding exam papers. Atmosphere described as comfortable and positive for students.
He says exam papers reviewed immediately after each exam by specialised committees of educational supervisors. Questions come from school curriculum, consider individual differences among students, and contain no errors. Time allocated for each exam appropriate, with no observations.
On violations, Shahadeh notes limited cases, mostly attempts to bring communication devices into exam halls. All violations ضبطed and necessary measures taken according to regulations. Number of violations lower than previous years.
He adds penalties range from warning to deprivation from exams for two years. Photographing exam paper leads to two-year ban, while bringing communication device without photographing results in one-year ban. Other violations include tearing exam paper or answer booklet, or talking to another student for cheating purposes, leading to deprivation from subject.
Ministry of Education continues to monitor exam process to ensure compliance with laws and regulations.
On Saturday, 33,328 students from various academic and vocational streams sit first session of supplementary Tawjihi exams, according to exam schedule. Students of scientific, agricultural, and home economics streams take Life Sciences exam, while literary and Sharia streams take first paper of Arabic language specialisation. Industrial stream students sit first paper of Industrial Sciences, and hotel stream students sit first paper of Food Production and Service.
Ministry tells Al Mamlaka that candidates distributed as follows: literary 5,684, scientific 24,936, Sharia 30, industrial 805, home economics 1,112, agricultural 668, hotel 93. First session starts at 11:00 am, second at 2:00 pm. Exams conducted according to approved 2024/2025 textbooks.
Total 131,381 students participate in supplementary Tawjihi this year, including 116,714 incomplete requirements and 14,667 seeking grade improvement. Exams held at 529 centres nationwide, with 42 reserve halls. Correction takes place at 38 centres across governorates.
Some 140 students sit exams in correction and rehabilitation centres and juvenile centres, distributed across 15 halls, while 3 students sit exams at King Hussein Cancer Center. Students with disabilities number 422, including deaf, blind, physically disabled, cerebral palsy, and visually impaired.