The General Secondary Education Certificate Examination (Tawjihi) will witness a “quantum leap” in the coming few years, taking into account students’ individual abilities and preferences, according to Education Minister Omar Razzaz. 

The Minister noted that using the same evaluation standards for all students was “unfair” and “illogical”, adding that this had prompted the ministry to take several measures to modify the Tawjihi’s grading system.

The new plan includes the cancellation of the pass/fail classification in a bid to direct students to paths and specialisations that better reflect their potential and personal aspirations, as well as the introduction of the percentile system, which assesses the value of a student’s grades. 

The new grading system will be applied next year, enabling universities to decide the threshold score to enter a given major.