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The Ministry of Education and Higher Education said the 2016-17 final examination will be held on the scheduled dates and in accordance with the annual calendar of Independent schools that the Ministry released before the beginning of the current academic year.
Speaking to QNA, a senior source at the Ministry said the Ministry has no intention of changing dates of the final examinations to take place before the month of Ramadan, noting that the examination schedule is prepared in line with the calendar and there is no need to change the schedule.
The remarks came in the wake of rumours of a possible change in the examination schedule to take place before Ramadan.
According to the annual academic calendar of Independent schools, final examinations are set to start on May 25 and end on June 10 for the final year students of secondary schools.
