Ministry exams for sixth, ninth graders begin Wednesday

By Petra - Jun 01,2015 - Last updated at Jun 01,2015

AMMAN — Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Mohammad Thneibat confirmed on Sunday that ministry exams for sixth and ninth graders will start on Wednesday.

The exams will be conducted like any other school exam for the students of public, private, military, and UNRWA schools, he said. A total of 170,000 sixth graders and 150,000 ninth graders are expected to sit for the exams.

The students will be tested in maths, Arabic and English, while sixth grade students will also be tested in science, according to Thneibat.

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