The first semester exams for first-year secondary students began amid strict precautionary measures, and were plagued by a host of technical issues. Various parents complained that technical problems with the assigned tablet devices hindered their children from performing their exams, alongside internet outages within the schools. The founder of Egyptian Mothers Union for Advancement of Education and Coalition for Private Schools Parents Abeer Ahmed said that the union received several complaints from parents and students attempting to take their Arabic language exams on the tablet. A large number of students across the country could not access the exam platform due to system failure. Egyptian universities commenced mid-year exams on Saturday amid strict precautionary measures against the spread of the coronavirus.

Source: Egypt Independent February 28, 2021 14:10 UTC