Iraq’s Education Ministry Restores Retake System for Sixth-Grade Students
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- Iraq’s Education Ministry has restored the retake system for sixth-grade students who failed one or two subjects in the 2025-2026 academic year.
- Eligible students will sit retake examinations during the 2026-2027 school year.
- Students who took external examinations are excluded from the decision.
Iraq’s Ministry of Education has decided to restore the retake system for sixth-grade students who failed one or two subjects during the 2025-2026 academic year.
The decision applies to students in all branches of the sixth preparatory grade. Eligible students will be allowed to take retake examinations during the 2026-2027 academic year.
Students who sat external examinations are excluded from the measure.
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Originally published by Alsumaria in Arabic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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