By Intissar Faouzi
By Intissar Faouzi
Rabat – Head of Government Saad Eddine El Othmani has wished a year full of success to students who are preparing to take the regional and national baccalaureate exams this year.
El Othmani began his speech in government council on Friday, May 25, by calling on students to be reassured and confident to take their exams in a good atmosphere with positive thoughts.
After El Othmani stressed Morocco’s quality of education, he asked students to stay away from cheating.
El Othmani said, “We regret that we observe the phenomena of cheating; students should rely on themselves and on their own abilities, because cheating is not beneficial for them; the one who passes the exams by cheating will weakly continue his path, and cannot continue it in a positive way.”
He also renewed his call to students to be diligent and ready, warning of the legal ramifications for cheaters.
“The government council today, will approve an executive decree of the legal requirements, the importance of which does not necessarily appear in deterrence, so as not to exaggerate, but the importance appears in the existence of the will, which we all must have, and it is not only the ministry, educators, teachers, and administrators who are responsible, but also families and parents who should make sure that their children have the virtue of self-reliance, and should advise them to avoid cheating and encourage them to be self-confident.”
The Ministry of Education declared that the national baccalaureate exam will be given June 5-8 and the regional baccalaureate exam will be given June 1-2.
The ministry indicated that there are nearly 440,000 candidates taking the exam this year, an increase of 9.7 percent from 2017.
