Students in both the new and old General Secondary systems sat their exams today, Thursday, in various subjects across all streams, amid intensive preparations by the Ministry of Education and Technical Education to ensure the examination process ran smoothly on this final day of testing for the year.
In the new system, Science‐stream students took Biology and Earth Sciences; Mathematics‐stream students sat the Applied Mathematics exam; and Arts‐stream students were tested in Statistics. Under the old system, Science students also took Biology, Mathematics students tackled Statics, and Arts students sat Philosophy and Logic. In total, 772,148 students took exams today in 1,973 exam halls distributed throughout the republic.
At the same time, students at the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) schools completed their university‐entrance readiness tests: Science‐stream candidates took Biology and Geology, while Mathematics‐stream candidates sat the Mathematics readiness exam. Additionally, 295 visually impaired students in the new system took Statistics, and their counterparts in the old system sat Psychology in the first session and Sociology in the second—across 26 centers nationwide.
From the Ministry’s main operations room, Dr. Mohamed Abdel Latif, Minister of Education and Technical Education, oversaw the final exam day. He verified that all question papers reached the exam halls on schedule, ensured security teams were in place, and confirmed the presence of police forces to secure exam perimeters and prevent any disruptions.
The minister emphasized the importance of on‐site oversight by the directors of educational administrations, urging them to be present outside exam venues to monitor proceedings firsthand. He also stressed the need for close coordination with the Ministry of Interior to manage student entry and exit and guarantee a safe environment.
At the start of the exam day, Mr. Khaled Abdel Hakim, General Head of the General Secondary Examinations and Director of the Central Administration for Directorate Affairs, issued strict instructions to keep new‐system and old‐system exam papers completely separate, and to distinguish clearly between foreign‐language and Arabic papers. He also insisted that concept‐booklet distributions for each subject be error‐free and fully stocked.
He further ordered that Mathematics‐stream students be dismissed in an orderly and calm manner, so as not to disturb students in other streams who were still completing their exams.
After the final exams concluded, Dr. Mohamed Abdel Latif publicly thanked and praised all parties involved in the examination process, affirming that the combined efforts and dedication of everyone in the field had contributed to a well‐organized and secure exam season.
Mr. Khaled Abdel Hakim likewise expressed his deep gratitude to the minister for his unwavering support at every stage of preparation and execution. He lauded the crucial roles played by the directorates, exam‐paper distribution teams, subject advisors, and the coordinated efforts of the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of Communications in providing an optimal environment for students to take their exams without hindrance.
He concluded by commending the Central Operations Room, whose proactive handling of any emergencies and immediate responses to challenges helped ensure the exams were completed successfully, in line with the high organizational standards set by the ministry from the very beginning.
