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General Secondary Education Certificate (Tawjihi) students conclude supplementary exams on Saturday with Jordan History paper for all academic and vocational streams.
Education Ministry says exam session starts 11:00 am, noting exams running smoothly since start on 27 December.
Ministry expects Tawjihi results announced in first half of February, explaining release requires 3–4 weeks after final exam.
Examinations Department Director Mohammad Shahadeh says ministry implementing comprehensive plan based on accuracy and strict methodology in marking, stressing error rate zero percent. He confirms marking completed for several subjects, including mathematics, with remaining papers still under correction.
Shahadeh explains final results extraction requires extensive procedures to safeguard student rights, with answer booklets passing through up to 27 inspection, auditing and matching stages, both manual and electronic.
Education Ministry spokesperson Mahmoud Hiyassat says optical scanner reads answers but does not mark them, noting multiple review committees for every paper and zero error rate. Scanner accuracy reaches 100 percent.
Ministry reports most violations relate to attempts to bring or use electronic devices in exam halls. Committees recorded 242 violations over seven sessions since exams began.
A total of 131,381 students sit supplementary Tawjihi exams this year, including non-completers and those seeking grade improvement, across academic and vocational streams. Exams held in 529 centres nationwide, with marking conducted in 38 centres.