HE the Minister of Education and Higher Education, Dr Mohamed Abdul Wahed Ali al-Hammadi, yesterday ratified the results of the first phase of high school final examinations for the 2016-17 academic year.
The minister called up the best performing students and congratulated them, praising their performance and hailing the role of their families.
In a press conference, the ministry’s Evaluation Institute director, Khalid Abdullah al-Harqan, said the success ratio of day schools is 78.07% and 15.24% for adult education.
As for the boys’ preparatory religious institute, success ratio stood at 67.86%, while it was 81.21% at Qatar Secondary Technical School, and 76.92% at Qatar Banking Studies and Business Administration Independent Secondary School for Boys.
Al-Harqan congratulated the students and wished them more success in their academic and business careers.
He noted that success ratio increased in the second term compared to the first one despite fears over the pressure of taking the exams during Ramadan, which, he added, meant that substantial efforts were made by the Evaluation Institute, the administrative and academic entities, and parents in order to enhance the academic readiness of students.
He added that cheating cases will eventually vanish thanks to the firm measures and the procedures of taking the exams, noting that an appeal system is not considered because the thorough checking and reviewing process of exams are enough guarantees for the accuracy of results.
The Evaluation Institute director said certificates will be handed out to students after Eid al-Fitr at schools where each student can get up to five original certificates.
Al-Harqan urged students to benefit from the opportunities the country provides to receive education in order to improve their career, academic and social standards.
He added that 1,392 students will take the second phase exams, which start on July 23 at a number of centres, noting that 248 students were prohibited from the second term examinations due to their absence rates.
HE the Minister of Education and Higher Education, Dr Mohamed Abdul Wahed Ali al-Hammadi, speaks at a press conference in Doha.
