The Ministry of Education has completed all preparations to conduct the General Secondary Education Certificate Examination (Tawjihi) for 11th-grade students (Class of 2009). The first session is set to launch on Thursday morning with the Arabic Language subject and will run through July 30.
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A total of 133,122 male and female students will take the examinations, distributed across 1,319 examination halls within 590 centers in various directorates of education. Additionally, 23 centers have been designated across the Kingdom's governorates for grading answer booklets for the Arabic and English language subjects.
The examinations will be managed by over 22,000 qualified and trained personnel, including hall directors, assistants, invigilators, and supervisory committees, all trained to enforce the governing regulations.
Preparations included equipping halls with all necessary exam environment requirements—such as lighting, ventilation, drinking water, comfortable seating, and directional signage. The ministry also activated main and branch operations rooms at headquarters and in the field for direct communication and immediate response to inquiries from students and parents.
Ministry spokesperson Mahmoud Hyasat affirmed the ministry’s keenness to provide an appropriate examination environment for students with disabilities tailored to their specific needs. Provisions also include a hall for students receiving treatment at the King Hussein Cancer Center, alongside 8 halls in correctional and rehabilitation centers and juvenile facilities. He noted that the examination is held in high-level coordination with supporting national institutions—including the Ministry of Interior with its various agencies, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Digital Economy, the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, and the media.
Hyasat pointed out that the nature of the exams and their administration procedures this year are identical to last year: the Islamic Education and History of Jordan exams will each consist of 40 multiple-choice questions with a duration of 1 hour and 15 minutes. Meanwhile, the Arabic Language and English Language exams will comprise 70% multiple-choice questions and 30% essay questions, with a duration of two hours each. Exam sessions will commence at 10:00 AM.
Hyasat called on students and parents to adhere to the exam regulations and guidelines published on the electronic seat card, advising students to arrive at the exam hall at least half an hour before the session starts, and preferably an hour earlier on the first day for those unfamiliar with their hall location.
He also urged students to bring daily identification—such as the National ID card or passport for Jordanians, a passport for non-Jordanians, the ID card for children of Jordanian mothers, or the security card for Syrian candidates who do not hold a passport—and place it on their desk inside the hall.
He emphasized the strict prohibition of bringing mobile phones, smartwatches, or pens of any kind into the exam halls. He noted that the Minister of Education directed that students be admitted into the halls immediately upon arrival rather than waiting in the courtyards, allowing ample time to locate their seats, complete their details on the answer sheets, and prepare psychologically before the exam begins.
