Not one student in 349 Jordanian schools passed critical exam
The high failure rates of the General Secondary Educational Certification Exam, or Tawjihi, raised a debate in Jordan about the efficiency of the Education Ministry, the unqualified teachers and the high number of Syrian children attending Jordanian schools.
AMMAN, Jordan — Controversy has erupted in Jordan after the Ministry of Education announced on Aug. 1 the poor results from this summer’s General Secondary Educational Certification Exam, or Tawjihi.
Mohammad Abu Ghazleh, a senior educational ministry official, acknowledged that not one student in 349 Jordanian schools passed the critical Tawjihi test. Nationwide, 29,451 students failed the exam this summer, while 20,521 students passed.