AMMAN — More than
200,000 students will sit for the first
Tawjihi (general secondary education
certificate examination) session for 2022, which will start on Thursday,
Al-Ghad News reported.
اضافة اعلان
More than
150,000 students will be taking their first test in Islamic Studies, in a
unified test across all academic and vocational education institutions. There
will be one morning and one afternoon exam session.
The examination
will be held in 786 schools under
Ministry of Education. Over 30,000 teachers
will be monitoring the exams in 1,939 exam halls.
According to the
ministry, 66 students will take the exam at rehabilitation and juvenile centers
and 564 students with disabilities will also take the exam.
Secretary-General
of the Ministry for Education Nayef Al-Ajarmeh said that the cadres of the
ministry have been working to create the appropriate exam environment, in terms
of providing suitable seats, drinking water, ventilation, and good lighting.
Preparations
also took into account the needs of students with disabilities, in terms of
easy access to the halls so on the first floor and other requirements.
He pointed out
that the ministry holds the examination in partnership and in coordination with
the ministry’s supporting institutions, such as the ministries of interior and
health.
The Education
Ministry instructed students to arrive an hour prior to the time of the exam,
in addition to bringing a civil status card and a passport for non-Jordanian
students, and security card for Syrian students who are not in possession of a
passport.
The
Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC) noted that at the request of the
Ministry of Education, certain cellular applications will be disconnected
during the test period, however, telecommunications service and the internet will
remain effective.
TRC elaborated
that these applications will be back to work as usual after the tests end,
every day.
According to
TRC, the interruption will impact cellular transmission towers close to schools
where the examination halls are located.
Meanwhile, the
Public Security Directorate (PSD) has began implementing its security plan to
start Thursday on the first day of the exams. The plan aims at providing an
appropriate environment and security at the examination halls and in the
surrounding areas.
The PSD said
that sufficient security personnel have been allocated to ensure the necessary
protection for the transportation of exam papers before and after the
completion of the examinations.
Additionally,
traffic departments and rescue patrols will increase their presence on the
street in cooperation with provincial and police commanders to control all
dangerous and disruptive traffic violations.
Emergency ambulance
services will also be provided through the Civil Defense Department, located in
every school in the exam halls, when needed.
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