The Egyptian Ministry of Schooling and Technical Schooling has introduced plans to reinstate the Scholastic Evaluation Take a look at (SAT), broadly used for faculty admissions, for college kids in American Diploma packages after a four-year suspension.
The Minister of Schooling and Technical Schooling, Mohamed Abdel Latif, and Matthew Chovanec, the Director of the School Board Worldwide Staff for South West Asia and North Africa, held a video convention assembly on 5 December to debate the reintroduction of the SAT exams and outlined mechanisms for conducting the exams.
Abdel Latif emphasised the significance of collaboration between the ministry and the School Board to offer exact, digitally-administered worldwide exams for American Diploma college students, making certain equal alternatives for all.
He additionally praised the School Board for its function in growing and administering internationally accredited exams, together with the SAT and different standardized exams.
Equally, Chovanec, on behalf of the School Board, affirmed the establishment’s full readiness to assist the Ministry’s efforts and implement the mandatory measures to make sure the correct administration of SAT exams.
In 2020, the School Board cited repeated leaks of take a look at questions and suspended the SAT exams in Egypt, and college students needed to take the ACT faculty admission examination. The next 12 months, Egypt’s Ministry of Schooling stopped recognizing SAT scores for college admissions in 2021.
Whereas the SAT was discontinued, new options have been launched, together with the Egyptian Scholastic Take a look at (EST), developed and administered by a UK-based group, and the ACT take a look at.
In accordance to the previous Schooling Minister, Tarek Shawky, the ACT examination assesses the identical abilities because the SAT however has a definite benefit over it by being digital which reduces the chance of examination papers being stolen or leaked.
Moreover, Shawky defined that the choice was meant to discourage college students from touring overseas to take the SAT, a observe usually managed by intermediaries charging excessive charges.
