Muscat: The Ministry of Education (MoE) has issued a statement addressing what has been circulated on social media concerning the "first semester failure rate" .
According to the ministry, the circulated information is scientifically incorrect.
The Ministry clarified that the term "those who failed in the first semester" is inaccurate, as success and failure are determined by the final academic year results.
According to the Ministry, the academic achievement indicators for the General Education Diploma in the first semester of the 2024/2025 academic year amounted to 80.76%, which aligns closely with the first-semester results of the past three academic years, as those percentages amounted to 80.24%, 80.78%, and 80.85%, respectively.
This consistency suggests that the percentage of students who did not achieve the minimum passing grade of 50 points remains within the normal range, the ministry clarified.
In the statement, the MoE further highlighted that a significant number of students achieved high grades, with 20,269 students scoring between 80% and 99.88%, including 8,660 students who surpassed 90%.
The Ministry said this semester’s results are consistent with previous years and remain within the expected average.
It reaffirmed its commitment to improving student performance through curriculum development, educational supervision, modern technologies, teacher training, and other initiatives implemented across various levels.
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