Egypt's education ministry denies rumors of school-year split and exam fees

Egypt's Ministry of Education has denied social media claims that the school year will be divided into four terms and that exam fees will be charged.

• The ministry denied as baseless claims that the school year would be divided into four academic terms.
• It denied reports of a 25,000 EGP fee per subject for national identity exams at international schools, saying no such decision was issued.
• It said the national identity exam system continues as in previous years without any change.
• The ministry urged social media users to verify information and rely on its official statements.