Amman, July 22 (Petra) – The Ministry of Education has concluded all preparations to hold the General Secondary Education Certificate Examination (Tawjihi) for the 11th-grade students for 2009 cohort.

The first session will begin tomorrow morning, Thursday, as applicants will sit the Arabic language exam, and will continue through July 30.

A total of 133,122 students will sit the exam, distributed across 1,319 testing halls within 590 centers in various education directorates.

As part of preparations, twenty-three centers have been designated for grading the Arabic and English language exam papers, distributed nationwide.

The exams will be administered by over 22,000 qualified and trained workers, including hall supervisors, assistants, invigilators, and supervisory committee members, who were trained in implementing the regulations governing the exam.

The exams will be conducted by a team of over 22,000 qualified and trained staff members, including hall supervisors, assistants, invigilators, and supervisory committees.

Exam halls were equipped with all necessary exam environment requirements, such as lighting, ventilation, and drinking water, as well as comfortable seats and directional signs.

To address any challenges, the ministry also launched main and branch operations rooms at the central and field levels to streamline direct communication and immediate response to feedback from students and parents.

In a statement, the ministry's spokesperson, Mahmoud Hyasat, underscored the ministry's commitment to providing a "suitable" exam environment for students with disabilities, tailored to the specific needs of each disability.

Additionally, he said a dedicated exam hall is provided for students currently receiving treatment at the King Hussein Cancer Center and 8 halls in correctional and rehabilitation centers and juvenile detention facilities.

//Petra// AG