Culture & Lifestyle
The General Secondary Education Certificate, known as thanaweya amma, underwent a major revamp in August of this year as part of an overhaul of Egypt’s education spearheaded by newly appointed Minister of Education Mohamed Abdel Latif. The minister shifted the grading system, eliminating subjects and introducing new ones that contribute to final grades for high school students. In the new grading system, first- and second-year high school students have only six subjects that count toward their final scores, a decrease…
