Egypt's govt denies reports about omitting parts of Thanaweya Amma curricula

CAIRO - 23 April 2022: The Cabinet’s media center denied the reports circulated about the omission of parts of the Thanaweya Amma (high school) curricula for the current 2021/2022 school year.

In a statement released on Friday, the media center said it has contacted the Ministry of Education which dismissed such reports, stressing that no parts of the Thanaweya Amma curricula have been cancelled.

In this regard, the center urged media outlets and social media users to verify the authenticity of any news before publishing baseless information that may provoke confusion among students and parents.

On Wednesday, Minister of Education Tareq Shawqi announced that the Thanaweya Amma final exams for the current school year will be held from June 26 to July 21.

Thanaweya Amma students will have written exams this year with multiple-choice questions only that will be answered on bubble sheets, Shawqi said in a press conference.

There will be no essay questions as the ministry wants exam grading to be fully electronic, he added.

The minister noted that students will not be allowed to have books, their tablets, or any sheets during exams.

The subjects with scores not added to the total grades will be held on June 20-21, he said.