Ammon News - About 204,000 students across the Kingdom on Monday ended general secondary education certificate (Tawjihi) exams, which Education Ministry officials said went smoothly and lauded the efforts of educators and staff.

The ministry's secretaries general for education and administrative and financial affairs Nawaf Ajarmeh and Najwa Qabilat took a tour of exam halls in Amman and Salt on the last day of the exams, which began on June 30.

They were in attendance as sealed question paper envelopes were opened and distributed to students at a school in an Amman suburb.

Ajarmeh was assured of the progress of the exam, adding that the exams were generally fair and comprehensive, taking into account the individual differences between students.

The officials said the exams went according to plan, pointing to the ministry's readiness and commending public awareness to keep order and calm around schools so that students could take the exams with the utmost ease and comfort.

The ministry has set two operation rooms to monitor the management of the exams, and address queries and complaints from both students and the local community.

It hailed the efforts of all cadres overseeing the exams, including teachers exam proctors and correctors, supervisory committees and technical staff for the management and success of the examinations.