KUWAIT: The final exams for the second semester of the 2024-2025 academic year officially began on Wednesday morning for 12th grade students across Kuwait, with approximately 42,000 students participating in both the scientific and literary streams. The scientific stream started their exams with mathematics, while the literary section’s first exam is French. The Ministry of Education has finalized all necessary preparations and arrangements to provide a conducive and regulated environment for students. In a statement, the ministry urged students to work diligently and remain persistent to achieve the best possible results. The exams will conclude on June 22 for the scientific section and June 23 for the literary section.

Students walk to their assigned exam halls ahead of their first final exam on Wednesday.

Students check their assigned seat numbers at the school on the morning of their first exam.

Dr Ahmed Al-Majidi, Acting Director of the Educational Capital Region, told KUNA that 199 national supervisors have been assigned to oversee the exam committees to ensure transparency and integrity. He explained that these committees operate strictly in accordance with regulations and submit reports to the Ministry’s Audit and Inspection Office. During an inspection tour of exam committees on Wednesday, Dr Al-Majidi confirmed the smooth progress of the exams. He noted that the 42,417 students are distributed among 179 committees across six educational regions, with 28,833 students in the scientific section and 13,584 in the literary section. — KUNA