Ministry will not recognise non-Jordanian high school degrees

AMMAN — The Education Ministry has decided not to recognise non-Jordanian high school degrees that are issued by schools and not through a unified national exam as of next year.

According to a statement received by The Jordan Times, the decision is meant to improve the quality of education as students in some countries are granted their high school certificates through schools.

In Jordan, the General Secondary Education Certificate Examination (Tawjihi) is prepared by the Education Ministry, making it a national exam that tests students’ abilities and qualifies them to enrol in universities.

The new decision also entails that the high school certificates of Jordanians, including those who hold dual nationalities, will not be equalised if they obtain them from Arab schools located outside their country of origin.

Minister of Higher Education Labib Khadra noted that the decision will have a huge impact on the number of Arab students enrolled in Jordanian universities.

“The decision was solely taken by the Education Ministry, but it will not go into effect before next year. We will definitely cooperate to apply the new regulations in the best way possible,” he told The Jordan Times over the phone on Saturday.