495,000 Students Sit for Baccalaureate Exams in Morocco
Rabat – 495,000 students are sitting for the Baccalaureate exams across Morocco from May 29 to June 2. Independent candidates make up 22% of the total, while female candidates make up 52%.
Around 50,600 teachers will supervise the exams, while approximately 43,000 educators will be responsible for grading candidates' papers across 310 correction centers.
The exams are being conducted in an environment in full compliance with the ministry's instructions, several executives from the Ministry of Education have indicated.
Mohamed Dib, the director of the regional academy of Education and Training in the Casablanca-Settat region, said today that this year's exams are taking place in a strict and calm environment.
More than 6,000 candidates are sitting for the baccalaureate exams in the Ain Chok regional directorate, including 928 independent candidates.
Fifteen observers and 15 heads of exam centers are supervising the exams, along with 3,000 educators who will be assigned to monitor the exam environment for three days.
Despite the pledges, converging reports claimed that pictures of the exams are sweeping social media despite the strict monitoring.
Last year witnessed a heartbreaking incident when a 17-year-old female student tragically ended her life by jumping from the top of the Jorf Amouni cliff in Safi, coinciding with the start of the baccalaureate exams.
She committed su icide after she was caught cheating by the exam supervisors.
Last year, a total of 493,651 candidates sat for the exams, including 373,374 students and 120,277 independent candidates.
Around 245,881 candidates in public and private schools passed the ordinary session, representing a pass rate of 67.8%. Tags: BaccalaureateBaccalaureate 2020 France
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