Tawjihi winter session concludes

AMMAN — The General Secondary Education Certificate Examination (Tawjihi) 2017 winter session concluded on Tuesday, with a total of 175,947 students sitting for the session, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The session, which started on January 7, witnessed a "high level" of discipline and commitment by students, and marked a significant drop in the number of violations that stood at 271.

The Education Ministry attributed this decline to the preparedness of students and the measures taken by the ministry and other national institutions.

The national exam was held in 1,581 halls in 522 schools across the Kingdom, where 17,000 teachers worked as exam invigilators, while some 19,000 teachers have been grading the tests in 87 evaluation centres nationwide.

The exams were split into two sessions: the first at 11am and the second at 1:30pm.

The ministry commended the role of media outlets in raising the awareness of students on exam regulations and in cooperating with the ministry in its campaign to publish these guidelines.

The ministry also expressed appreciation for all stakeholders that contributed to rendering the session successful, and wished students success.