Egypt sets 50/50 exam format for General Secondary and Baccalaureate certificates

Egypt's Ministry of Education and Technical Education announced exam specifications for the General Secondary and Egyptian Baccalaureate certificates for the 2026/2027 academic year.

• The ministry said Baccalaureate exams for the second and third secondary years, and General Secondary exams for the third secondary year, will combine 50 percent multiple-choice and 50 percent essay questions.
• The General Secondary total is 320 marks, calculated from a single exam in the third secondary year.
• Baccalaureate grades are calculated after students study six core subjects across the second and third secondary years.
• Baccalaureate second-secondary exams run June 12–22 and General Secondary exams June 26–July 21, 2027.
• Egypt's Official Gazette published the education minister's decision making religious education a compulsory Baccalaureate subject for all tracks.
• The ministry set the Egyptian Baccalaureate total at 600 marks across the second and third secondary years.
• Students must complete at least 60 percent of weekly and monthly assessments to qualify for their first exam attempt.
• The ministry said the final Baccalaureate exam timetable has yet to be published.