Egypt

Education minister issues ministerial resolution on school academic year

Minister of Education Education Tarek Shawki issued important decisions regarding the second term of the Egyptian school semester, alongside announcing dates:

  • 1-Thanaweyya Amma (High school) exams will not start before July 2021.
  • 2- Third Preparatory school exams have been postponed until the end of the school year.
  • 3- Exams for subjects that are not part of the GPA will be postponed until the end of the year.
  • 4-Electronic monthly exams from home will be conditioned in March, April and May
  • 5-Parents have the right to request repeating the school year through an official request to the educational administration.
  • 6-The ministry will reveal the date of the exams for expatriate Egyptian students and how it will be held within a week.
  • 7-Exams for pupils from kindergarten and the third grade of primary school have been canceled.
  • 8- Examinations from the fourth grade of primary school to the second grade of secondary school will be conducted on one day for each semester.
  • 9- The educational content will be uploaded on all platforms in order to complete the study remotely.
  • 10- International schools decide the attendance and absence system.
  • 11- Attendance in schools will be optional, but requires the parent’s signature on an official approval with the student’s absence from school.
  • 12- First and second secondary school students will have e-exams at school
  • 13- The EST exam is the only qualification for American diploma students to be enrolled with Egyptian universities.
  • 14- Online Thanaweyya Amma examinations will not take place before July.
  • 15- The first term exams will take place from February 27 to March 9.
  • 16- Study in international schools will resume starting February 20.
  • 17- Students can postpone the academic year without fail.
  • 18- The return of tutoring and attendance groups will start from March 10.
  • 19- Various options for educational channels and e-platforms covering all grades will be provided to students.

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