High school students in their final year of the Thanaweya Amma exams will be granted grace marks due to the coronavirus outbreak, the head of the high school exams department and deputy Education Minister Reda Hegazy announced Tuesday. Grace marks this year will be up to 10 percent of the total grade, Hegazy said, benefiting students that had been falling short of the passing grade. Parliament Member Eman Khedr said that high school students have been facing extremely difficult circumstances due to the pandemic, which has overshadowed their educational pursuits. Around 653,389 students started the high school final exams on June 21 across Egypt. Thanaweya Amma refers to tests in the final years of high school, which students attend between the ages of 17 and 18, a crucial educational stage in Egypt.

Source: Egypt Independent July 09, 2020 11:37 UTC