KUWAIT: The curtain fell today on the final exams for 12th grade students in Kuwait, marking the end of an important academic chapter for over 42,000 students across the country. Scientific section students completed their last test with the chemistry exam, while their peers in the literary stream wrapped up with statistics. Students in the religious education track concluded with the subject of Hadith.

Speaking to the press, Hanan Al-Otaibi, General Science Supervisor at the Ministry of Education, confirmed that the chemistry exam was characterized by clarity and a variety of question levels, ensuring fairness by accommodating different student abilities. “The diversity in the structure of questions contributes to justice and equal opportunity,” she said.

In the literary section, no deprivation cases were recorded during the statistics exam, a significant marker of student compliance. However, ministry statistics showed 1,163 absences on the day. Throughout the exam period, which began on June 11, the total number of deprivation cases across both scientific and literary sections reached 243. Notably, the number of such cases steadily declined as the exams progressed, reaching zero by the final day.

Ahmad Abdulaziz, Director of Educational Affairs in the Capital Governorate, extended his congratulations to the graduates. “We’re proud of their efforts and hopeful for their bright futures,” he said, reaffirming the ministry’s confidence in students’ abilities to fulfill their ambitions.

Earlier in the exam period, Kuwait’s Ministry of Education announced a “notable decrease” in the number of students barred from taking their high school exams on the first day of the 2024–2025 academic year finals, compared to the same period last year. In a press statement, the ministry said exam bans were down by 37.8 percent. The decline reflects a “higher level of awareness among students” and the success of preventive and regulatory measures implemented across exam centers. — Agencies