The Ministry of Education (MOE) postponed the paper exams for 12th grade public and private students, and the examination of 10th and 11th-grade students was also postponed for a period of 10 days. The examination would start on June 9 instead of May 30, and end on June 24 instead of June 14th, Al Qabas daily reported.
The religious education examinations would begin on June 8 and conclude on June 24.
The Ministry of Education announced that within the framework of cooperation with the National Assembly, in addition to the request of several parents regarding the possibility of postponing the paper exams to allow the students to prepare, the paper exams for the 12th std for the academic year 2020 have been postponed.
The ministry stated in a press release that the final written exams for the second semester of the academic year 2020-2021 for the high school diploma will start on Wednesday June 9, 2021, instead of Sunday, May 30, 2021, provided that the religious education examinations will start on Tuesday 6-8-2021.
The Ministry affirmed its keenness to give its male and female students more time to study. The Ministry of Education will issue a detailed bulletin indicating the examination schedules and the start date of the employees ’vacation.