Caretaker Education Minister Abbas Halabi considered on Tuesday that “the greatest achievement has been the completion of the official exams” especially in the circumstances the country is going through
“We will continue our work, and this year we have changed the method of presenting questions,” he said.
In an interview on the local radio station “Voice of Lebanon,” Halabi confirmed that there was no exam question leakage. He pointed out that what happened with the chemistry test is under ongoing administrative investigation. “A report will be issued, and I will make decisions based on its findings,” he added.
Halabi reiterated that there was no leak before the distribution of the exams, assuring that the matter will be subject to legal prosecution. “We are working in impossible times, and fairness has been ensured through the inclusion of optional questions,” he said.
He also mentioned that he had authorized the head of the examination committees, Imad Ashqar, to travel to the United States, and that his absence did not affect the official exams.
Halabi revealed that the ministry is in the process of revising the curricula, hoping to complete the process within a year.
Of note, the official exams started on June 24, 2024, and will end on July 5.
